Montréal, Quebec, Canada
HEC Montréal: English test requirements
A French-language business school that also teaches some programmes in English. It publishes one table of English tests at two levels: English-taught master's, graduate diploma and MBA programmes need the intermediate-advanced level,. No English test result is needed for BBA admission.
Checked on 2 Nov 2026 against the university's own pages. Universities change their requirements, and some courses ask for more. Always confirm on the university's page before you book a test or apply.
IELTS
PG 5.5
TOEFL iBT
PG 72
PTE Academic
PG 50 to 65
Duolingo English Test
PG Not on the list
Graduate (English-taught master's, graduate diplomas and MBA)
English-taught graduate programmes require the intermediate-advanced level. The school publishes each test as a score range for that level rather than a single cut-off, so the lowest figure in the range is shown as the minimum. Applicants who studied in English (for example an English-language DCS, high school entirely in English, or 60 university credits taught in English at an English-language university) already meet the level. Results are valid for two years and the test must include listening, reading and writing. The regulation lets a programme director recommend conditional admission subject to passing HEC language courses. The MBA also requires the GMAT, GRE or TAGE MAGE.
| Test | Overall | Each part | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic (online accepted) | 5.5, 6 and 6.5 (intermediate-advanced range) | no band minimum stated | AcceptedThe page lists the scores that count as intermediate-advanced rather than one cut-off. |
| TOEFL iBT | 4 to 4.5 (as of 21 January 2026) / 72 to 94 (before 21 January 2026) | no section minimum stated | AcceptedRange for the intermediate-advanced level. |
| PTE Academic | 50 to 65 (intermediate-advanced range) | no section minimum stated | Accepted |
| Duolingo English Test | – | Not on the listNot in the school's table of English tests. | |
| Cambridge English: First (FCE) / Linguaskill | Cambridge English: First (FCE); Linguaskill 160 to 179 | Accepted | |
| TOEIC | Listening and Reading 601 to 780; Speaking and Writing 150 to 170 | Accepted | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) English | 4 | Accepted | |
| SAT (English) | 700 | Accepted |
“Otherwise, you must pass an English test or complete an English program with a level of intermediate-advanced.”
Master's in Finance: admission requirements
Admissions tests
Other tests the university lists
- TOEIC
- Advanced Placement English, 4 (intermediate-advanced)
- SAT English, 700 (intermediate-advanced)
- English-as-a-second-language course at a French-language CEGEP in Quebec (level 102)
- Language test at an English-language university with equivalent requirements
“Not on the list” means the test does not appear on the university page we checked. It does not mean the test is refused: the course page or the admissions office may still accept it, so ask them.
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