Students are deemed French-speaking and have the required level in French if students meet one of the requirements below:

• Have successfully completed with at least 60% an institutional language test, taken not more than two years ago, from another French-speaking university or from a recognized assessment body with general knowledge of French requirements equivalent to those of HEC Montréal.

Students are deemed English-speaking and have the required level in English if students meet one of the requirements below:

• Have obtained a high school diploma entirely in English or in French, without the reception of anglicization.
• Have completed three years (90 credits) of university-level courses entirely in English or in French.

One of the following tests are required for admission:

• International French test (TFI) – 750
• French assessment test (TEF) – 541
• French knowledge test (TCF) – 400