Admissions
Master in International Finance
Hold a Bachelor or Master's degree from an international institution
HEC welcomes applications from candidates of all nationalities, who are fluent in English and who have a strong quantitative background.
For the Business track, they must also:
- hold a Bachelor or Master's degree from an international institution - 2:1 honors or above (or equivalent: Dean’s list...)
- have prior training (at least introductory level) in financial accounting, corporate finance, investments, derivatives, business statistics and calculus.
For the Accelerated track, they must also: hold a Bachelor or Master's degree from an international institution, or a master degree from a French university or engineering school (“Grande Ecole”) - 2:1 honors or above (or equivalent: Dean’s list...).
The selection is a 2 phase process:
- A first selection is made based on the evaluation of your application and supporting documents.
- The pre-selected candidates will then be invited for a face-to-face or Zoom interview.
Apply online at: hec.edu/applytomasters/
Supporting documents to be up-loaded before the application deadline:
- Degree certificate(s) or current enrollment certificate
- All official academic transcripts obtained in a higher education institution (exchange programs included) with official GPA
- Résumé (CV)
- GMAT (including GMAT Focus) or GRE (including GRE shorter version) or TageMage official score report. Please note that no minimum score is required to apply.
- GMAT and GMAT Focus: If taken online, please upload a screenshot of your results to your application and send your official score report to our institution via mba.com
- GRE and GRE shortened version: Please upload your test taker score report to your application and send your scores via ETS using code 3623. A department code is not required.
- English language proficiency test score report: TOEFL or TOEIC (Bridge or Listening and Reading or Speaking and Writing) or IELTS or Cambridge. Please note that, no minimum pass score is required to apply. This test is waived only for the following:
- English natives (please upload a scan of your passport)
- Students who have earned a degree from an institution in which ALL instruction is conducted in English. The official language of the degree program has to be stated in the degree certificate or its supplement, or in the transcript of records
- 2 completed online reference forms (at least one should be filled out by a professor)
- Reference letters must be submitted by the application deadline for each round.
- We recommend asking for references at least four (4) weeks before the application deadline.
- Any reference letter uploaded directly by the candidate to their application must be in PDF format and include the signature of the referee.
- Passport-style photo
- Non-refundable application fee of €180.
Candidates are only allowed to apply to one track within a parent program. This means that a first choice MIF application cannot have a MIF track as a second choice.
Each applicant must choose either Accelerated Track or Business Track, keeping in mind that the ideal candidate profile for each track is different. Please see “THE PROFILE WE VALUE” if you are unsure which track to choose.
Each applicant must then choose either Capital Markets or Corporate Finance as a specialization. If you are unsure which specialization to choose, please see our “COURSE PORTFOLIO” section.
See examples below that demonstrate these rules:
FIRST CHOICE AND SECOND CHOICE
EXAMPLE OF CHOICES THAT ARE ACCEPTED:
1st CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Capital Market
2d CHOICE : Grande Ecole Master in Management
1st CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Capital Markets
2d CHOICE : Master in Strategic Management
1st CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Corporate Finance
2d CHOICE : MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs
EXAMPLE OF CHOICES THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTED:
Please note that any 2d choice application that fall funder the same parent program as the 1st choice will not be studied.
1st CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Capital Markets
2d CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Corporate Finance
1st CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Capital Markets
2d CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Capital Markets
1st CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Capital Markets
2d CHOICE : Master in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Corporate Finance
APPLICATION DEADLINES NO LATER THAN:
- Round 1: October 10th, 2024 at 12pm (noon) CEST
- Round 2: January 6th, 2025 at 12pm (noon) CET
- Round 3: February 27th, 2025 at 12pm (noon) CET
- Round 4: April 14th, 2025 at 12pm (noon) CEST
ADMISSIBILITY RESULTS NO LATER THAN*:
- Round 1: October 31st, 2024
- Round 2: January 28th, 2025
- Round 3: March 20th, 2025
- Round 4: May 12th, 2025
ADMISSION RESULTS NO LATER THAN 6pm (CEST) ON*:
- Round 1: November 22nd, 2024 at 6pm
- Round 2: February 18th, 2025 at 6pm
- Round 3: April 11th, 2025 at 6pm
- Round 4: June 3rd, 2025 at 6pm
* may be subject to change
The intake will take place on September 1st 2025 on Campus.
*Students from Tsinghua University who wish to participate in our MIF double-degree program must apply in Round 2.
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