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Language requirements to the preparatory year in English

Preparatory year		B.B.A.
French	English	Regular	Bilingual	Trilingual

Knowledge of French

Must have completed at least two years of high school or college studies in French
or
meet one of the following conditions:

	Requirements
	Required score	Minimum score
International Baccalauréat (IB) A1 or A2 or B French course	4	3⁽¹⁾
Advanced Program Placement du College Board AP French	3	2⁽¹⁾
SAT Subject Test	for each section :	for each section :
« French »	620	between 500 and 620⁽¹⁾
or « French listening »	640	between 550 and 640⁽¹⁾
DELF test ⁽²⁾	B1	A2⁽¹⁾
TFI test ⁽²⁾	605	between 400 and 605⁽¹⁾
TCF test	B1	A2⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾Admission conditionnal on successful completion of the 6 credits French course beginner-intermediate level (offered at HEC Montréal) before the beginning of the first semester classes.

⁽²⁾ Exemption : A student admitted after passing the TFI with a score of 850 or higher or the DELF with a score of B2 or higher will be exempt from part 1 of the ORTHOGRAM test required for graduation.

Knowledge of English

Must have completed at least three years of high school or college studies in English or meet one of the following conditions :
	Minimum score
International Baccalaureat (IB) A1 or A2 English course, Higher or Standard Level	5
Advanced Program Placement du College Board AP English	4
HECTOPE	A-
IELTS test Academic format (reading and written expression units)	Band 7,0
SAT test « Critical reading » and « Writing »	600 for each section
TOEFL test iBT with a minimum score	100 with a minimum de 21 for each section