New graduate students

Your offer of admission contains important information about program length, deficiencies and possible conditions of admission. Here's what those terms mean.

Conditions        

The conditions section of your offer letter outlines any conditions you need to meet before starting your degree at Concordia. You will not receive a new letter once the condition is fulfilled.

Deficiency        

A deficiency is a course required to get into your program that you have not completed. You need to complete courses identified as deficiencies as early in your studies as possible.

Questions?        

Depending on your graduate program, your Graduate Program Director or supervisor can answer questions about your offer of admission. They can assist you with in identifying and requesting course exemptions and transfer credits. You'll find their name and contact information in your offer letter.

Now that your offer is confirmed, you can complete these mandatory modules designed to ensure a safe and equitable learning environment.

Academic Success and Integrity Module

As a graduate student at Concordia, you will likely have questions related to academic integrity such as proper citation practices. The Academic Success and Integrity Module will prepare you to understand the relevant regulations and help you succeed in your program.

Sexual Violence Awareness Training

It Takes All Of Us is a mandatory training program that everyone at Concordia, including faculty, completes every year as part of our ongoing efforts to maintain a safe and respectful environment. It covers topics such as consent, bystander intervention and supporting survivors. All students must complete the training by the middle of their first term.

DEADLINE: You must complete the training by the appointed deadline within your first term.

Use the class schedule builder, waitlists and swap feature to select and register for your courses. Plus, make sure you have the prerequisites you need for future classes.

When you're ready to begin adding courses, log in to the Student Hub, go to My CU Account, select the Academic tab and click on Courses. Select build your class schedule to help you generate various combinations of your weekly class schedule based on the courses you plan to take. Many courses will have additional components to include in your schedule such as labs or tutorials. These may be optional or required. Add the courses you wish to take and finalize your enrolment.

The sooner you register for courses, the more options you’ll have. If you are offered admission after registration opens or the course you want is full, don’t panic! Course waitlists are often available and course swaps are possible. You can add or drop courses up until the Did Not Enter (DNE) deadline, generally after the first two weeks of classes in the fall and winter terms, which allows you to withdraw from courses and be refunded the tuition fees.

If you see a course has spots available but you are unable to register for it, this may be due to some spots being reserved for students in a specific program. If possible, add yourself to the waitlist and continue to monitor the class availability and your progress on the waitlist. You may need to contact the department offering the course for more information.

If you have any other questions about how to use the registration system, please contact our Welcome Crew student mentors.

See how tuition fees are calculated, make sure you have a permanent code and verify your eligibility for student loans.

Tuition fees        

Once you've registered for courses, you can see your tuition owing by going to the Student Hub's My CU Account page and selecting Tuition & fee payments. Tuition fees are due at the beginning of term. A few factors determine your tuition fees, including whether you’re from Quebec (or qualify for Quebec residency status), another province or outside Canada. These and other factors could affect your tuition fees. If you have questions about your tuition fees, contact the Birks Student Service Centre.

Permanent code        

All students studying in Quebec are required to have a permanent code, an identification number issued by the Quebec government. Without a permanent code, you will pay a fee surcharge. If this is your first time studying in Quebec, you will need to apply for a permanent code and submit it to Concordia to avoid tuition surcharges. Simply fill out the permanent code form in your Student Centre in the personal information section. International students, to finalize your permanent code application, we require a copy of your study permit.

If you already have a permanent code and you didn't submit it as part of your application for admission, please enter it in the permanent code data form in your Student Centre.

Student loans      

For Canadian and U.S. students, if you are considering student loans (also known as government student aid programs), apply a minimum of six to eight weeks before the start of term to receive your funds on time.

Whether you’re from Quebec, another province or another country, make sure your healthcare coverage is in place for your time at university.

Health insurance

Canadian students from another province: retain your healthcare coverage from your home province. Make sure you notify your provincial health authority you are studying in Quebec.

If you're a Canadian living abroad: it's likely you won't be covered by a provincial health plan. Instead, make sure you're covered through your parents' insurance or purchase insurance through Concordia. 

International students: you are covered by a compulsory health insurance plan as required by Immigration Quebec.

GSA health and dental plan         

All Quebec and out-of-province students registered for more than three credits are automatically enrolled in the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) Health and Dental Plan. The plan provides coverage for services not included under provincial health care, like vision and dental care and travel insurance.

Vaccination         

Before you leave home, review your vaccine history and consider getting any vaccines or boosters you're missing. And pack your vaccine records: it's important you have easy access to this info while you're at Concordia!