• Accept your offer of admission from the UdeM admission and recruiting department by logging in to your student center as soon as you receive it. It is essential to do so in order to confirm your admission. It is not necessary to wait for a reply from the Faculty of Music.
• Take care of immigration formalities.
• Do the placement tests. These tests are non-eliminatory, and are held in June. An invitation will go out to you by email.
• Make your course selection.
• Attend the welcome sessions.
• Consult the Faculty of Music student guides:

Study guide for the undergraduate level

Guide for graduate studies

• Take note of the important dates.
• Look at the standard progressions of your program.
• Consult the description of courses and seminars.
• Plan your  schedule.
• Watch the  tutorial for enrolment in the course.
• Consult the  help center for enrolment in the course.
• Check the  auditions timetable for the different Faculty ensembles.
• Have any other questions? Consult the list of administrative-team members of the Faculty of Music to identify the resource person who can help you.

People planning to continue their studies in Québec for a period of 6 months or longer must obtain their official immigration documents before their arrival. UdeM international is there to guide you.

Furthermore, for the entire length of your stay you must keep your official documents valid at all times.

If you want to remain in Québec after your studies, we advise you to find out the procedures for moving from the status of student to that of worker.

The Faculty of Music and Université de Montréal offer you a number of ways to get involved. At the Faculty you’ll discover AÉMUM, the UdeM Music Student Association. In addition, the UdeM’s student life services provide a wide range of activities. Consult the calendar so as not to miss out on anything.

If French is not your first language, you can deepen your linguistic knowledge in a number of ways. Among others, there’s the language school. Then, the Université de Montréal’s  Centre d’aide en français  (assistance in French center) can help you improve your command of the language of Molière.

The government of Québec offers international students francization courses free of charge.

Montréal is a dynamic metropolis, open to the world and diversity. It has many large parks where you can indulge in a number of sports and leisure activities. (https://montreal.ca/parcs-et-nature) Not to mention the cultural scene with its Maisons de la culture, its museums, its concert halls and its artistic events.

On a practical note, consult these few tips to have all the tools you need for your stay in the city.

Desjardins international-student group health insurance plan

International students attending the Université de Montréal in person are automatically registered in a group health insurance plan. The cost of this compulsory insurance is added to tuition fees.

RAMQ

International students attending the Université de Montréal in person are automatically registered in a group health insurance plan. However, Québec has a reciprocal agreement with10 countries (Romania, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal and Sweden) that allows for free coverage. For access, you must make a request for coverage to the Régie d’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ).

Dental care

As a University student and member of the FAÉCUM, you will be automatically registered for dental insurance, but with no obligation to keep that coverage.

On campus

If you need to consult a doctor during your stay in Québec, on campus you’ll find the Clinique de santé et de consultation psychologique (CSCP) (Health and Psychological Consultation Clinic) open to the university community.

In addition, the Faculty of Music offers a peer support program, PAMUM. Active listeners who will help you through your concerns, volunteer members of the student community are ready to welcome you in a laid-back atmosphere.

You can also consult the Tout le monde à des bas (Everyone Feels Down Sometimes) website, a campaign to promote the psychological health of the Université de Montréal community.

Other clinics are available to you on campus:

• Dental and orthodontics clinic
• Kinesiology clinic
• University sports medicine clinic
• University speech and hearing therapy clinic
• University eyesight clinic

Consult the scholarship offers of the Faculty of Music and of Université de Montréal

Looking for a part-time job?

Carrefour SAÉ – Financing and employment: Resources to help you finance your studies

UdeM job bank and career advice

Consult the resources of the Office of Student Success