Admissions for Class of 2028

Requirements

• Be registered for all required Year 1 courses by August 2026 (COMM 214 –Business Analytics and COMM 217 – Financial Accounting or equivalent should be completed by December 2026
• Finish course work no earlier than December 2028 (two-year commitment to the program)
• Have a strong academic record (e.g., minimum CEGEP CRC score of 28.5 or equivalent and University CGPA of 3.5 or equivalent)
• Being registered for COMM 221 Financial Markets to be completed by December 2026 is an asset
• Membership in the John Molson Investment Society is an asset

How to apply

The annual recruitment season for new KWPMP students starts in the fall term of each year. An in-person fall information session will take place on September 15, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Registration for the fall registration session will take place in late August. Link to the application form will be available at the end of August as well – refer to the dates below for the admissions process.

For more information, please contact the director of the program, Sergey Gelman, at kwpmp@concordia.ca.

Key dates in selection process

There are two rounds of interviews in addition to submitting the application form.

The newly recruited students will receive training in the fall term prior to beginning their official role as research associates in January 2027.

The important dates for the admissions process to be admitted in 2026 are as follows:

• September 22 – Application deadline
• September 24 – Notification for first round interviews
• September 25 – First round interview
• October 2 – Notification for second round interviews
• October 9 – Second round interviews
• October 15 – Announcement for class of 2028

Once accepted to the program

• KWPMP students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5
• Must follow the KWPMP code of ethics and standards of conduct
• Must follow a special training program and take:
  • FINA 409 (Applied Investments Part I) in January 2027
  • FINA 455AA (Applied Investments Part II) in the fall 2027 term
  • FINA 455A in the second year of the program
  • FINA 411 (Portfolio Management) within 2 years
  • Weekly seminars with industry professionals
  • Mentor meetings for two years
  • Two summer internships
• KWPMP students are encouraged to successfully pass the level I CFA examination before graduating