In order to properly inform students, a mandatory welcome meeting is held at the beginning of the school session. The following subjects are covered during this meeting: schedule, identification card, storage locker, insurance, student association, educational support, and depending on the program, an English placement test.

Students receive their schedule on the first day of classes and do not have to choose any courses for the first session.

Here is some important information to know:

• Each week includes about 30 hours of courses over 5 days.
• The course schedule is modified each session.
• Any changes requested to the course schedule are practically impossible to make.
• The time dedicated to courses and studying can vary from one session to another, one week to another and even one day to another, depending on the workshops and educational projects specific to each program.
• On some days, a course may begin early in the morning (e.g. 8:00 a.m.) or end late in the evening (e.g. 7:00 p.m.).
• Students who have course credits may not condense their schedule or reduce the duration of their curriculum.

Please note that students who believe they developed the skills taught in a course or module in their prior training may apply for recognition of prior learning before the beginning of the session or the eighth hour of a course at the latest. Information on this process can be found in the document Les règles du jeu (Rules of the game) available at the Registrar’s Office.

Students 18 years of age or under before September 1^st are eligible for reduced rates from the Agence métropolitaine de transport (commuter trains) and public transportation companies (bus and subway). Students 18 to 25 years old who are residents of Montreal can benefit from the Carte Privilège offered by the Société de transport de Montréal (Montréal Transit Commission).

To take advantage of these reduced rates, students must submit an application that can be obtained from the Service des affaires étudiantes (Student Affairs Services), Room 1.04.

A cafeteria service is offered on course days only, from Monday to Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.