Dual Degree Program with HEC School of Management

NYU Stern and HEC School of Management, Jouy-en-Josas, France (HEC) offers a dual MBA program.  This is a rare opportunity for participants to benefit from the business excellence and extensive networks of two highly respected institutions.  This program is open to only first year students in the Full-Time MBA program. 

Program Overview
Admissions
Tuition and Fees 
Financial Aid 
Academic Affairs
Career Services   
Alumni 

Program Overview

The dual degree provides solid business training in a highly international environment by building on each institution’s excellence in management education and by blending the richness and variety of Europe. Successful graduates will be awarded both the NYU Stern MBA and the HEC MBA.

Participants may begin at either institution. Those beginning in the full-time NYU Stern MBA program will complete the Core Phase, normally from mid-September to mid-May. They would then integrate the equivalent second year at HEC. Conversely, those completing the second portion of their studies at NYU Stern would enter directly into the Electives, normally from September to mid-May.  During the Personalized Phase/Electives, dual degree participants will follow the same course structure, and are expected to carry a full load.
 

Option 1: Starting at NYU Stern

Option 2: Starting at HEC Paris

Option 3: Starting at HEC Paris

 

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Admissions

HEC retains control over admissions. There is no obligation to accept an NYU Stern student.  For admissions dates, please click here.

First year NYU Stern interested in attending HEC in their second year apply to HEC following the above Admissions Schedule for the Full-Time program.  Applications to HEC are submitted electronically only. Once an on-line account has been created and the application submitted, information concerning the application status and decisions are posted to the account for review by the candidate.

To be eligible to participate, a student must be in the Full-Time MBA program at Stern.  They must complete their first year at Stern to include all of their core requirements and a minimum of 30 credits at Stern before beginning the personalized phase of the HEC program in the Fall.  Waiving core courses or courses completed at other divisions or other AACSB schools do not count as Stern credits. 

Stern students must complete all core requirements .

Criteria: The admissions criteria for NYU Stern students is the same as that used to admit applicants during that admission cycle to include per the agreement:

1. Completed application form, including essays
2. Official GMAT results
3. Minimum TOEFL 250 (may be waived according to standard admissions procedure)
4. Official undergraduate/graduate transcripts
5. Transcripts of NYU Stern courses undertaken
6. 2 recommendations
7. Letter of introduction from Stern
8. Interviews
9. Degree conferral/diploma from UG (or any other degrees - Masters, etc)
10. Application fees will be waived upon request by the candidate

Student Status: As newly admitted HEC degree students, NYU Stern students receive the same admissions considerations, processes and services that are provided to the entering intake, including access to on-campus accommodation, processing of carte de séjour and arrival services.

Upon acceptance, dual-degree students assume full student status of the new school with all related rights, responsibilities and access.

Tuition and Fees

NYU Stern students pay the same full-time student tuition and fees to HEC as would a full HEC student. Tuition rates may be found at The HEC MBA Fees Webpage.

Once accepted to the program, the admitted NYU Stern student is expected to confirm acceptance by making a non-refundable tuition payment of 4500 € within approximately 4 weeks of the offer. The remaining tuition is due by September 30.

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Financial Aid

NYU Stern students who attend HEC in their second year will not be eligible for the traditional financial aid programs that they receive at Stern.  They will, however, be able to apply for Federal Stafford loans and HEC need-based and merit-based scholarships.  Need-based “Honorship Fund” awards range from 2500 to 8000 Euros and to be repaid within 2 years after graduation.  Merit-based awards can be awarded up to 10000 Euros with no obligation to be repaid.  All participants may apply for the HEC loan program with HSBC (no local guarantor needed), which can cover 100% of tuition (living expenses are not covered by loan or scholarship programs).  The loan is at a fixed rate 4.8% + .39% of the capital as insurance, repayable over 4 years.  There is a 50 Euro administrative fee and repayment may be deferred for up to 6 months following graduation.

NYU Stern students who receive 2-year awards (Consortium fellows and Dean’s Scholars) cannot use their scholarship funds at HEC.

 

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Academic Affairs

Before Arrival

Student Affairs will work with Admissions, Registration and Bursar to provide pertinent information with timelines for getting settled into HEC.  The information will include registration, housing, tuition payment details and information pertaining to administrative processes.  This information is provided via a dedicated website, but may also be emailed to the NYU Stern students on or around the time of admittance notification.  Additional information is sent via the mail.

After Arrival

Dual degree students from NYU Stern may enroll in the intensive French language course offered to incoming first-year MBA students. The program generally begins in early August. Dual degree students participate in the orientation and advising sessions offered to incoming first year and exchange students.

MBA Academic Affairs will monitor the program progress and degree requirements for dual-degree students.

Specialization Credit

Stern students may apply a maximum of three credits of internationally-oriented electives taken abroad toward the 9-credit Global Business specialization.  The remaining 6 credits must be completed at Stern before beginning the HEC phase of the program.  All other Stern specializations must be completed within the first year at Stern.

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Career Services

NYU Stern students have full access to all career services offered to MBA participants at HEC. Upon arrival, a meeting with a career counselor will be required.

On-Campus Recruiting:  NYU Stern students will be included in the second-year on-campus recruiting activities.

Activities include but are not limited to: corporate presentation, on-campus interviews, a ccess to the corporate databases, job postings, participation in all second year seminars, workshops and conferences and a ccess to online and print career resources through the website (such as guides, interview questions database, and company database.

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Alumni

Dual degree graduates will have access to lifetime resources, benefits and services available to alumni of the NYU Stern School of Business.

Dual degree graduates will have access to the HEC alumni association. A student rate is offered, and dues are paid annually.

Alumni Directory

A print version of the directory is sent annually to dues-paying members. Access to the on-line directory and the on-line community is independent of membership dues status.

On-going Career Services

The alumni association provides a wide variety of career services, including postings, advising, seminars and workshops.