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Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

HEC Montreal

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $2,350.00
      • Non-Resident: $4,630.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Non-resident $243.00
      • Resident $123.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 167
      • Full-Time MBA: 77
      • Part-Time MBA: 36
      • Executive MBA: 40
      • PhD Program: 14
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,581
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Master of Human Resources, Master of Technology, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 112
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 35 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 92 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? French applicants may take the TAGE MAGE

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 25th Percentile 550
      • 50th Percentile (median) 610
      • 75th Percentile 660
      • 90th Percentile 700
      • Average GMAT Score 594

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 560
      • 25th Percentile 600
      • 50th Percentile (median) 640
      • 75th Percentile 680
      • 90th Percentile 720
      • Average GMAT Score 638
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • HECTOPE - the English Test of HEC Montreal

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 31 %
      • International students: 16 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 78
      • Median: 70
      • From: 50
      • To: 120
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 22 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 14 %
      • General Management: 3 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 19 %
      • Management Information Systems: 11 %
      • Operations/Production: 25 %
      • Other: 3 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 14 %
      • Financial Services: 14 %
      • Government: 11 %
      • Manufacturing: 6 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 6 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 39 %
      • Other: 7 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 31
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 31

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 750

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 181
      • Non-Tenured: 102

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 467

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 202

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: N/A
      • Non-Tenured: N/A

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 61
      • Non-Tenured: 171

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 170
      • Non-Tenured: 83
      • Faculty on company boards: 31

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Finance
        • Consulting

    • Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

        • International Club
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 45 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Average core class size: 36
      • Average elective class size: 20
      • Electives available: 112
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • International Business
        • Economics
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Management Information Systems

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 57

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Development and implementation of a new version of HEC Montreal's Learning, Management system base on Sakai, of Eduroam a secure worldwide Internet Access service for research and education coomunities. Deployment of WIFI access on the main Campus. Renovation and technology upgrade of our second Campus. Investment in IT management best parctice : IT Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management and Information security policy. Anlaysis and planning of the ERP update and evolution.
      • Amount spent: $6,298,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 8,057
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 4
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 3
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 14 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $811.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $41,285,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.diplomes.umontreal.ca/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.hec.ca/en/alumni/reseau/index.html
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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