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Step 1 – Get your supporting documents ready

Supporting documents

Select a program: 
  • Copies of official transcripts
    • Educated anywhere in Canada: Transcripts must include all grades up to the most recent, including of unfinished programs and courses taken as part of academic exchanges.
      Not required for studies done at HEC Montréal.
    • Other education systems:Transcripts from all years of undergraduate studies and graduate studies if you have completed any.
      Documents should be scanned in vertical orientation (portrait) and consolidated into a single PDF document in chronological order.
  • Copies of university diplomas, if obtained.
  • Proof of compliance with language requirements
    You must show proof that you meet our language requirements.
    • Collegial studies (CEGEP): No proof of compliance to provide.
    • Others studies or test : Copies of official transcripts or test score. The official scores on tests taken outside of HEC Montréal must be transmitted directly by the organization responsible.
  • Letters of recommendation
    • You must request at least two letters of recommendation, preferably from professors or, if not possible, from people of your workplace.
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Motivational letter
    You must submit a motivational letter including answers to the following questions. Each answer, typed on the computer, must not exceed one page. Suggested format: 12 point Arial type, 1.5 line spacing.
    • Choice of program: What professional and intellectual concerns motivate you to pursue a Short Graduate Program? Please explain your choice of specialization.
    • Career plan: What type of job do you think you will have after completing your Short Graduate Program (e.g. what type of company, positions and responsibilities)?
    • Work experience (optional): Briefly explain any work experience you may have if it is relevant for your admission application.
  • Optional documents
    • Proof of professional titles (order, association, etc.), if applicable.

  • Copies of official transcripts
    • Not required for studies done at HEC Montréal.
  • Copies of university diplomas
    • Not required for studies done at HEC Montréal.
  • List of courses in which you are currently enrolled
    • For each course, specify the name of the institution and the term.
  • Proof of professional titles (order, association, etc.), if applicable
  • Proof of compliance with language requirements
    • Collegial studies (CEGEP): No proof of compliance to provide.
    • Other studies or test: Copies of official transcripts or test score. The official scores on tests taken outside of HEC Montréal must be transmitted directly by the organization responsible.

  • At least two letters of recommendation, preferably from professors or, if not possible, from people of your workplace.
  • Official scores on GMAT, TAGE MAGE or GRE tests
    • Optional, but highly recommended to support your application if you studied abroad.
  • Answers to these questions (each answer, entered on a computer, must be a maximum of one page)
  1. Choice of program
    What professional and intellectual concerns motivate you to pursue short graduate program? Please explain your choice.
  2. Career plan
    What type of job do you think you will have after completing your short graduate program (e.g. what type of company, positions and responsibilities)?
  3. Work experience (optional)
    Briefly explain any work experience you may have if it is relevant for your admission application.
  • Copies of official transcripts
    • Educated anywhere in Canada: Transcripts must include all grades up to the most recent, including of unfinished programs and courses taken as part of academic exchanges.
      Not required for studies done at HEC Montréal.
    • Other education systems:Transcripts from all years of undergraduate studies and graduate studies if you have completed any.
      Documents should be scanned in vertical orientation (portrait) and consolidated into a single PDF document in chronological order.
  • Copies of university diplomas, if obtained.
  • Proof of compliance with language requirements
    You must show proof that you meet our language requirements.
    • Collegial studies (CEGEP): No proof of compliance to provide.
    • Others studies or test : Copies of official transcripts or test score. The official scores on tests taken outside of HEC Montréal must be transmitted directly by the organization responsible.
  • Letters of recommendation
    • You must request at least two letters of recommendation, preferably from professors or, if not possible, from people of your workplace.
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Motivational letter
    You must submit a motivational letter including answers to the following questions. Each answer, typed on the computer, must not exceed one page. Suggested format: 12 point Arial type, 1.5 line spacing.
    • Choice of program: What professional and intellectual concerns motivate you to pursue a Short Graduate Program? Please explain your choice of specialization.
    • Career plan: What type of job do you think you will have after completing your Short Graduate Program (e.g. what type of company, positions and responsibilities)?
    • Work experience (optional): Briefly explain any work experience you may have if it is relevant for your admission application.
  • Optional documents
    • Proof of professional titles (order, association, etc.), if applicable.