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New student journey - Graduate Studies

 

In order to be informed of all the important steps before and during your first semester at Polytechnique Montréal, follow the new student journey, which has been specially developed for new graduate students (research or professional master's, DESS and Ph.D). It is an essential reminder!

UPON ADMISSION

⇒ Accept your offer of admission in the online admission account.
⇒ Complete your immigration procedures (international students)
⇒ Get in touch with your supervisor or research director.
Start looking for accommodation (if applicable).
Learn about your health and dental insurance coverage.
⇒ Apply for student financial assistance (Canadian citizens, permanent residents or refugees in Quebec) (if applicable).
⇒ Plan your arrival in Canada (if applicable).
⇒ Start your study plan.

APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE THE START OF CLASS

Get your computer access code (see tutorial).
⇒ Register for the semester.
⇒ Make your course selection according to the study plan.
⇒ Get access to your Polytechnique email (see tutorial).
⇒ Get access to Moodle (see tutorial).
⇒ Sign the mandatory code of conduct.

DURING BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON

Get your Polytechnique ID card.
⇒ Get your student OPUS card (public transport).
⇒ Attend your welcome session and participate in GO-Poly activities (information kiosks, guided tours, etc.).
⇒ Attend student welcome and integration activities (optional).
⇒ Start your courses at Polytechnique Montréal.
⇒ Connect to wireless network (wifi) of Polytechnique Montréal.
Get your course manuals.
⇒ Provide the documents required to confirm your identity, your legal status in Canada, and your Quebec residency status to the registrar’s office no later than the course selection deadline.
⇒ Provide proof of exemption from the International Student Health and Hospitalization Insurance (ASHEE) to the registrar by e-mail before the deadline (international students).
⇒ Modify your course selection (if necessary).
⇒ Have your study plan approved before the course selection deadline.

DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER

⇒ Pay tuition and fees.
⇒ If necessary: drop a course (no mention of failure, with financial penalties).

 

To find out when school break is, when classes end, when final exams will take place and much more, consult the detailed calendar.

If you have any questions about your studies, you can contact your department’s team or the Association étudiante des cycles supérieures de Polytechnique (AÉCSP) at info@aecsp.qc.ca.