Convocation
To ensure that the ceremony runs smoothly, please take note of the important information on this web page and share it with your guests.
BBA
DATE AND LOCATION
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May 19, 2026 at 10 am |
Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts |
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May 19, 2026 at 3pm |
Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAS
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Have completed their degree in fall 2025
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Earned 84 credits or more, including credits for the 2026 winter term.
Certificates and Bachelor in Management (BGest)
Date and location
| January 25, 2027 at 7:00 p.m. | Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts |
Eligibility criteria
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Earned a diploma for a Certificate or a Bachelor in Management (BGest) in fall 2025, winter 2026 or finish the program in summer 2026.
Specialized Graduate Diplomas
Date and location
| January 25, 2027 at 1:30 p.m. | Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts |
Eligibility Criteria
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Earned a diploma in fall 2025, winter 2026 or summer 2026.
MSc and Professional Masters
Date and location
MSc and Professional masters:
| January 25, 2027 at 1:30 p.m. | Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Place des Arts |
Eligibility criteria
- MSc
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Received email confirmation that you have met all program requirements to graduate in Fall 2025, Winter 2026, or Summer 2026.
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- Professional Master's degree
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Received email confirmation that you have met all program requirements to graduate in Fall 2025, Winter 2026, or Summer 2026.
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MBA
Date and location
| Full-time MBA | September 15, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. | Salle Claude-Champagne, Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal |
Eligibility Criteria
- Earned a diploma during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Date and location
| Part-time MBA | September 15, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. | Salle Claude-Champagne, Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal |
Eligibility Criteria
- Earned a diploma in fall 2025 or winter 2026 or finish the program in summer 2026.
EMBA
Date and location
| EMBA | September 15, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. | Salle Claude-Champagne, Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal |
Eligibility Criteria
- Earned a diploma during the 2025-2026 academic year.
PhD
The convocation ceremony is for students who have completed their doctoral studies in all the faculties and schools at the Université de Montréal. For more information, please consult the following page (in French only): Collation des grades.
Date and location
| August 19, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. | Palais des Congrès de Montréal |
CEREMONY
Useful information
Before the ceremony
- You must arrive 90 minutes prior to the ceremony to pick up your cap and gown and to be placed in the correct sequence to enter the Convocation Hall in a formal procession.
- You will not be seated with your guests during the ceremony and will not see each other until the end.
During the ceremony
- You will enter the Convocation Hall in a formal procession, followed by the procession of School representatives. Guests will already be seated.
- You will be led, row by row, to get your marshalling card (name and last name) before going on stage.
- On stage, you will be directed to the Reader; give him or her your marshalling card.
- The Reader will read your first name and last name and you will cross the stage to receive your letter of congratulations from School representatives.
- Two official photos are taken while you are on stage (one with School representatives and one alone).
- You will resume your seat again until the end of the ceremony.
After the ceremony
- The Secretary General will invite the graduates and their guests to enjoy a celebratory glass of wine in the lobby.
- Please remember to return your gown before you leave.
OTHER Information
- Be on time and don’t forget your graduation ceremony ticket.
- Keep your graduation ceremony ticket with you at all times! You will be asked to present it several times during the event.
- Remember that the gowns do not close. What you wear underneath will show.
- Remember that the Convocation venue does not accept purses, backpacks or other kinds of bags at the coat check. Leave such items with your guests before you arrive.
- Please do not carry flowers or other gifts onto the stage. Leave these with your guests.
- There are no childcare facilities at the venue. Please make your childcare arrangements before the ceremony.
- The invitation is sent by email to your @hec.ca address and your personal email (if one is indicated on your HEC en ligne).
- Your graduation ceremony ticket is free.
- Each guest ticket costs $45. Each graduate can purchase a maximum of 2 to 4 guest tickets, depending on the ceremony;
- Graduates must arrive 90 minutes prior to the ceremony to get their cap and gown and to be placed in the correct sequence to enter the Convocation Hall in a formal procession.
- Graduates and guests will not be seated together during the ceremony.
- The ceremony lasts approximately two hours. Out of courtesy to all graduates, we ask that you and your guests remain seated for the entire ceremony.
There will be only one Convocation ceremony for the diploma you are to receive. If you do not attend this ceremony, you will not be able to do so at a later date.