New students must register every semester in their Student File (Dossier étudiant).
| TERM | REGISTRATION PERIOD |
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| Fall 2025 | August 11 to september 9, 2025 |
| Winter 2026 | 1st period: December 9 to 22, 2025 / 2nd period: January 5 to 21, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 | April 14 to May 14, 2026 (short semester) / April 14 to May 22, 2026 (long semester) |
These dates are also included in the academic calendars.
You must first retrieve your access code and password from the Student File home screen (the answers you provide must match those you provided on your application).
Please note that no fee will be charged at registration. Tuition fees are payable in October for the autumn semester, in February for the winter semester and in June for the summer semester. An email from the Registrar's Office will then be sent to you.
Click on the links below to discover the dates and the procedures to follow:
As a new student, you do not have any course choices to make. After confirming your registration, your course schedule will be available in your Student File (dossier étudiant), in the Horaire personnel option. However, you must allow approximately 3 business days following your registration before receiving your course schedule.
| TERM | COURSE SELECTION PERIOD |
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| Fall 2025 | August 12 to september 9, 2025 |
| Winter 2026 | 1st period: December 10 to 22, 2025 / 2nd period: January 5 to 21, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 | April 15 to May 14, 2026 (short semester) / April 15 to May 22, 2026 (long semester) |
If you need advice on your course selection, an advisor form your program (.pdf) can help you. If you would like to take a course but there is no more space available for it, please consult the list of department advisors (.pdf).
- More details: Choose your courses and modification
- More details: Course exemptions
As a new student, you must complete your study plan and submit it to your department for approval by your director of studies or research and by your Graduate Program Coordinator. Any candidate admitted to a graduate program must have his or her study plan approved by the registrar at the latest before the last day of the courses selection period of his first trimester of studies.
You must choose your courses in your student file (dossier étudiant) online, according to your study plan.
| TERM | COURSE SELECTION PERIOD |
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| Fall 2025 | August 12 to september 9, 2025 |
| Winter 2026 | 1st period: December 10 to 22, 2025 / 2nd period: January 5 to 21, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 | April 15 to May 14, 2026 (short semester) / April 15 to May 22, 2026 (long semester) |
- More details: Choose your courses and modification
- If you would like to take a course but there are no more places available, please consult the list of designated advisors by department (.pdf).
LANGUAGE CLASSES
If you are concerned that your language skills might hinder your studies, you should consider including language classes in your study plan.
- More details: Registration - French Language Courses section
Authorization to Transfer Credits
The interuniversity agreement of the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire allows a regular student of Polytechnique Montréal to take one or more courses in another Quebec university (host university). Certain conditions apply. A student who has obtained authorization to follow a course in another university has to follow the institutional regulations of Polytechnique as well as those of the host university.
- More details : Authorization to transfer credits
Once you have confirmed your registration, you must make your course selection by making sure that you are registering your courses in the right program. To choose your courses, you must consult two documents: the academic path of your program (If you need advice on your course selection, your program officer can help you) and the course schedule for certificates.
| TERM | COURSE SELECTION PERIOD |
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| Fall 2025 | August 12 to september 9, 2025 |
| Winter 2026 | 1st period: December 10 to 22, 2025 / 2nd period: January 5 to 21, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 | April 15 to May 14, 2026 (short semester) / April 15 to May 22, 2026 (long semester) |
- More details: Course selection and modification for undergraduate certificate
- If you would like to take a course but there is no more space available, please contact certificats@polymtl.ca.
After confirming your registration, your class schedule will be available in your Student file (dossier étudiant) under the Horaire personnel option. Please allow 48 hours. Before making any changes, be sure to respect the constraints described in the following section:
If necessary, consult the class schedule.
| TERM | COURSE SELECTION PERIOD |
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| Fall 2025 | August 12 to september 9, 2025 |
| Winter 2026 | 1st period: December 10 to 22, 2025 / 2nd period: January 5 to 21, 2026 |
After confirming your registration, your class schedule will be available in your Student file under the Horaire personnel option. Please allow 48 hours. Before making any changes, be sure to respect the constraints described in the following section:
- Choice of courses for the International Thematic Clusters
If necessary, consult the class schedule.
| TERM | COURSE SELECTION PERIOD |
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| Fall 2025 | August 12 to september 9, 2025 |
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COURSE MODIFICATION (with no financial penalties) |
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After having officially registered, and only during the course modification period, you can use your Student File to make changes to your course selections. You can add or remove a course or change your course section (as per your needs and the workload of the chosen courses), in accordance with university regulations and available space in classes/sections. Please see the course modification periods :
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Tuition fees must be paid for dropped courses. A dropped course will be listed in your file with the grade “R” (without a failing grade).
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⇒ Watch the video on the study plan to learn how to complete it in 7 steps:
All graduate students at Polytechnique Montréal are required to prepare a study plan. It consists of a list of all the academic activities (workshops, courses, internships, projects and seminars) and research activities you must complete for your program. You are responsible for selecting study plan content based on your educational background, your program requirements, and your own needs. It’s an opportunity for you to choose the courses and academic path that match your interests, and the goals you’d like to reach by the end of your graduate studies.
Additional mandatory courses must be successfully completed before a graduate studies degree can be granted. Students in all graduate programs must attend a three-hour course on health and safety. Other mandatory workshops (whose course codes beginning with “CAP”) are specifically required for research-based Master’s and PhD students. Please refer to your study plan for a list of mandatory courses and the deadlines for completing them:
To prepare your study plan, you should first examine the list of available courses and your program structure (mandatory courses, elective courses, specializations, etc.). Click on a course code to access a description of the course, the number of credits offered, the course’s weekly breakdown (three-digit code), the professor assigned to the course, and the terms during which the course is offered.
Your study/research supervisor can help you select the right courses for you. Click on the following link to access a description of your program: List of graduate programs.
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WHAT IS A RESEARCH DIRECTOR AND A SUPERVISOR? Your Supervisor (DESS or Professional Master’s) or Research Director (Research-based master’s or Doctorate/PhD) is the professor who agreed to supervise your studies and mentor you at Polytechnique Montréal. His/her name is mentioned on your admission letter. We encourage you to contact your Supervisor or Research Director before the beginning of the semester to discuss your studies and your respective expectations. You will also be able to begin developing your study plan with him/her. Students enrolled in research master's and doctoral programs are well advised to use the Student-Supervisor Roadmap. This is a tool to clarify collaboration and structure discussions between students and their supervisors, in the interest of transparency and open communication. The roadmap will be available on the Moodle My Master's Research skills assessment and My PhD skills assessment, 48 hours after registration for your first term. |
IMPORTANT! Getting your study plan approved
The study plan must be completed using the appropriate form, which you can fill out with the help of your department's student records officer. The study plan must be approved by your academic supervisor (DESS and professional master's programs) or research supervisor (research master's programs and doctoral programs) and submitted to your departmental student records officer no later than the course selection modification deadline.
| TERM | DEADLINE FOR REGISTRAR'S APPROVAL OF THE STUDY PLAN |
| Fall 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
| Winter 2026 | January 21, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| TERM | Classes begin |
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| Fall 2025 | August 25, 2025 |
| Winter 2026 | January 7, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 | May 7, 2026 |
What are the important dates? For detailed information, please refer to the academic calendar (in French only).
