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Guide for newly admitted students – MSc

Congratulations! You’ve received an offer from us. Follow this guide, step by step. It contains information that will help you, right up to your first week of courses.

Step 1: Start immigration procedures

International students

If you have to start immigration procedures to study at HEC Montréal, don’t waste any time. It can be a long process!

Use your admission letter now.

Step 2: provide transcripts

If your admission is conditional, you must provide official transcripts for your university studies. As specified in the admission letter, these official transcripts must contain the words “study program completed,” “degree obtained,” or other words to that effect. Scanned or photographed transcripts are not considered official.

For studies in Quebec: ask the issuing university to send the transcript(s) electronically, through the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI).
For studies elsewhere in Canada or in the United States: ask the issuing university to mail the transcript(s) to HEC Montréal.
For studies in other countries (or in other cases): bring the paper originals of the appropriate documents to Zone Info.

These documents must be submitted before the deadline in your admission letter.

Step 3: Enroll in courses

You must enroll in courses in the first term. If you do not, your file will be closed.

If you wish to obtain course equivalencies, submit an application for recognition of prior credits.

Step 4: Consult your class schedule and the academic calendar

Your schedule and your courses will be posted on HEC en ligne before classes start.

Step 5: Get your school supplies

The HEC Montréal Coop bookstore and the library have all the textbooks you will need.

For some courses, you will also have to get a laptop computer configured to the School’s standards. To buy a laptop or a calculator, contact the HEC Montréal Coop.

Step 6 : Pay your tuition fees

Your invoice will be available on HEC en ligne about two weeks before classes begin. To avoid line-ups and late fees, you can pay your tuition fees online or by telephone through your financial institution.

Step 7: Read the HEC Montréal Code of Conduct

We suggest that you read the Code of Conduct for HEC Montréal students, as it gives guidelines on the appropriate behaviour to ensure a quality learning environment.

We suggest that you also read the Academic Regulations, which explain the conditions to be met in order to continue in your program:

Enrol in the structure for your program in your admission term.
Maintain a GPA of at least 2.7/4.3 in your program of studies.
Find a professor who will be prepared to supervise you, before you earn 21 credits in the thesis stream or 36 credits in the supervised project stream.
Complete the required preparatory courses in the specialization within one year.
Complete your program within 5 years.

Step 8: Get ready for your workload

Most HEC Montréal courses are worth 3 credits. A 3-credit course corresponds to 45 classroom hours, including exams, and 90 hours of individual work. In the fall or winter term, courses generally last 15 weeks; in the summer term, 7 weeks. In both cases this is followed by an exam period.

Full-time students must be enrolled in at least 9 or 12 credits (equivalent to 3 or 4 courses) for the fall and winter terms, and 6 credits for the summer term. For more information, contact Student Services.

To help you properly manage your workload, ask about our study support tools.