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Administration des affaires avec année préparatoire

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Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

Other deadline details
February 1Preparatory BBA Fall applicationStanding yearless admission policy · Every year
  • BBA with preparatory year
  • no Winter or Summer entry
  • February 1
  • The programme page states the month/day without a dated entrant year
  • Direct entry and preparatory-year rules are distinct
  • Direct BBA also has no Summer admission
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Before July 15Submit your final transcriptStanding Fall preparatory year admission guide · Every year
  • Students admitted to the BBA with preparatory year in Montréal
  • Before July 15
  • Upload the final transcript in HEC en ligne
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By May 1Accept your offerStanding Fall preparatory year admission guide · Every year
  • Students admitted to the BBA with preparatory year in Montréal
  • By May 1
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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • MHF4U / MCV4UAdvanced Functions or Calculus and Vectors80% min.
  • Complete six Grade 12 U or M courses with an overall average of at least 80%.
  • Meet HEC Montréal’s intermediate-advanced French requirement through recognized schooling or accepted test evidence. There is no minimum English level for preparatory entry.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Application steps

Entry terms · Fall

Standing programme policy. Winter and summer admissions are closed.

HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2BBA: documents for your diploma and study history
    • Use the diploma selector. No academic document is required for Québec CEGEP studies; university studies require a copy of the official transcript where applicable. Other diploma routes list secondary completion, recent university/preparatory results and current course lists. Language and status evidence depend on your situation.
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  3. Step 3BBA: certified translation, when required
    • Documents outside French or English require an official certified translation by an accepted consular authority, OTTIAQ member or official translator.
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  4. Step 4BBA application: $111.77 Canadian/PR or $346.23 international
    • Non-refundable CAD application fee. The page says fees may change without notice. Certificate and other program routes have separate admission instructions.
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  5. Step 5Use the B.A.A. with preparatory year application.
  6. Step 6For the Ontario route, provide Grade 11 results, first-term Grade 12 results and the winter course list. Other credential branches use their published document checklists.
  7. Step 7Upload applicable supporting documents within five business days of receiving HEC’s document instructions.
  8. Step 8Where required, provide a certified translation for documents outside French or English.
Applicant pathways
Preparatory year: France secondary baccalauréat

BAA with preparatory year only; France secondary baccalauréat

  • Mathematics specialization in première and Mathematics specialization or complementary-Mathematics option in terminale; obtain the secondary baccalauréat with mention Bien or better.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria secondary baccalauréat

BAA with preparatory year only; Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria secondary baccalauréat

  • Experimental Science or Mathematics stream; mention Bien, stated as 14/20, or better.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Senegal secondary baccalauréat

BAA with preparatory year only; Senegal secondary baccalauréat

  • S1 Mathematics/Physical Sciences or S2 Experimental Sciences; mention Bien, stated as 14/20, or better.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Côte d’Ivoire secondary baccalauréat

BAA with preparatory year only; Côte d’Ivoire secondary baccalauréat

  • C Mathematics or D Sciences; mention Bien, stated by HEC as 14/20 or 266/380, or better.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Other secondary baccalauréat countries

BAA with preparatory year only; Other secondary baccalauréat countries

  • Science or Mathematics stream; mention Bien, stated as 14/20, or better.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Alberta secondary diploma

BAA with preparatory year only; Alberta secondary diploma

  • Overall average at least 80% and Mathematics 30-1 at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: British Columbia secondary diploma

BAA with preparatory year only; British Columbia secondary diploma

  • Overall average at least 80% and Precalculus 12 at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Ontario secondary diploma

BAA with preparatory year only; Ontario secondary diploma

  • Six Grade 12 U/M courses averaging at least 80%, and MHF4U Advanced Functions or MCV4U Calculus and Vectors at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: New Brunswick secondary diploma

BAA with preparatory year only; New Brunswick secondary diploma

  • Overall average at least 80%, and the published Grade 12 Mathematics courses 30 411 and 30 421 at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Other Canadian provinces outside Quebec

BAA with preparatory year only; Other Canadian provinces outside Quebec

  • Overall average at least 80% and an Advanced Mathematics course at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: US high school diploma

BAA with preparatory year only; US high school diploma

  • Overall GPA at least 3.2/4.0, stated by HEC as 80%, and Advanced Mathematics Precalculus or Calculus at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: IB Diploma

BAA with preparatory year only; IB Diploma

  • At least 32 Diploma points; six subjects including three Higher Level. Mathematics Applications or Mathematics Analysis at SL or HL must be among the six subjects, with at least 4/7.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Spain Bachillerato

BAA with preparatory year only; Spain Bachillerato

  • Science stream with Notable, stated as 8/10, or better.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Mexico or Cuba Bachillerato

BAA with preparatory year only; Mexico or Cuba Bachillerato

  • Bachillerato general at least 8/10.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Certificat d’enseignement secondaire supérieur

BAA with preparatory year only; Certificat d’enseignement secondaire supérieur

  • General section, overall average at least 80%; Mathematics eight hours or six hours, or Mathematics four hours with a result at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Switzerland secondary qualification

BAA with preparatory year only; Switzerland secondary qualification

  • Diplôme de maturité, higher-level Mathematics, obtained with 4.8 or better; no denominator is invented where the source does not state one.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Turkey secondary qualification

BAA with preparatory year only; Turkey secondary qualification

  • Lise Diplomasi and Mathematics result at least 4; no denominator is invented where the source does not state one.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: China secondary qualification

BAA with preparatory year only; China secondary qualification

  • Senior High School Diploma at least 80% overall and Mathematics at least 80%.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
Preparatory year: Other secondary qualifications outside Canada

BAA with preparatory year only; Other secondary qualifications outside Canada

  • Overall average at least 80% or the university-determined equivalent, and Advanced Mathematics at least 80%. Individual equivalence remains HEC’s decision.
  • One completed preparatory-class or university year may instead permit consideration for the ordinary BAA under its own published requirements.
HEC Montréal B.A.A. with preparatory year, entry and degree structure
French evidence through previous education

Applicants satisfying the published Francophone education criteria

  • Accepted evidence includes Quebec uniform French exam; French-as-second-language college course level 102 for non-doctoral programmes; IB French A; Canadian secondary diploma entirely in French; or a baccalauréat from a French academy.
  • Other options: secondary diploma/certificate with non-translated French transcripts in an entirely Francophone school, attested by that school; 60 university credits/120 ECTS entirely in French at a Francophone university, excluding internships/directed work/theses; a recognized 30-credit French-as-second-language mastery certificate; or Université de Montréal PIFU completion.
  • At least 60% within two years on the listed institutional French tests UQAM, TFLM Montréal/Laval, Polytechnique French mastery or TECFÉE also qualifies under the published criteria. HEC evaluates the language of instruction, not simply mother tongue.
HEC Montréal French-medium academic evidence criteria
French test alternatives

Applicants without qualifying French-medium education evidence

  • Results/diplomas are valid for two years from testing. The test must include listening comprehension, reading comprehension and written expression.
  • The exact intermediate-advanced column gives TEF B2 400–499; DELF/DALF B2; TCF B2 400–499; or AP French score 4. These are HEC’s published alternatives, not score conversions created by the catalogue.
  • Proof of test registration is enough to submit the application where the document pages say so; final satisfaction of the required language level still applies.
HEC Montréal French test/level matrix, exact intermediate-advanced column
Preparatory-entry document profiles

BAA preparatory-year applicants, according to their named qualification

  • Canadian/US secondary: Grade 11 official transcript copy, first Grade 12 term transcript and Winter course list. IB: prior-year transcript, current first-term transcript and predicted IB exam results.
  • French secondary baccalauréat: première transcripts, anticipated general-baccalauréat exam result, first terminale term and final result if already obtained. Morocco: complete first-year transcripts, continuous/regional results and first second-year term. Tunisia: complete third-year and first fourth-year term. Algeria: complete second-year and first third-year term.
  • Senegal/Côte d’Ivoire: première and first terminale term. Other baccalauréat countries: penultimate year and first final-year term. Bachillerato: penultimate year and first current term. CESS: fifth-year and first sixth-year term. Other secondary diplomas: penultimate year and first current-year term.
  • All preparatory profiles also request qualifying French evidence or a recent intermediate-advanced French result; proof of test registration can accompany the initial application. Official certified translation is required for documents in neither French nor English.
HEC Montréal preparatory B.A.A. documents and application procedure

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
Grades and academic standing

Program facts

Majors & specializations

One 30-credit preparatory year followed by the three-year, 90-credit B.A.A. Shared upper-year specializations are selected during the ordinary B.A.A. sequence.

Affaires internationales

B.A.A.

Étudier les stratégies d’affaires dans un contexte international et participer à une activité de mobilité.

Courses

Official 2026–27 preparatory-year course set, elective menus and conditional support. Years 2–4 show the shared B.A.A. common core. Individual semester placement and specialization courses vary.

Year 1 · Preparatory required courses8 listed

21 required credits. The official appendix supplies the yearly course set. Student Services assigns term sections.

HEC Montréal official preparatory B.A.A. description, effective June 1, 2026, sections 3.1–4.1 and Appendix 1
Year 1 · Management options5 listed

At least 1.5 credits from this group. At least 9 option credits total across the published groups.

HEC Montréal official preparatory B.A.A. description, effective June 1, 2026, sections 3.1–4.1 and Appendix 1
Year 1 · Language and writing options2 listed

At least 3 credits from these examples or an approved HEC business-language course at the appropriate level.

HEC Montréal official preparatory B.A.A. description, effective June 1, 2026, sections 3.1–4.1 and Appendix 1
Year 1 · Conditional math support1 listed

This extra course is outside the 30-credit preparatory-year requirement.

HEC Montréal official preparatory B.A.A. description, effective June 1, 2026, sections 3.1–4.1 and Appendix 1
Year 2 · required common core10 listed

The administration registers five courses per term, but this source does not assign each listed course to a named term. Cancellation or withdrawal requires its approval. Common core of the shared B.A.A. after successful completion of the preparatory year.

HEC Montréal · required common core by year
Year 3 · required common core21 credits7 listed

Actual academic-year group, without individual course-to-semester allocation. The separate 36-credit specialization component is not included in this common-core block. Common core of the shared B.A.A. after successful completion of the preparatory year.

  • DDRS 10405Société, développement durable et organisation3 credits

    Relations entre les organisations et la société, développement durable, diversité, équité, institutions et responsabilité sociale. Analyse des parties prenantes et des transformations internes et externes. Équivalent indiqué : MNGT 10404 (A/E). La source imprime DRRS 10405A/E pour les versions anglaise et espagnole, alors que le code principal est DDRS 10405; cette variante de code reste à confirmer.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
  • ECON 10804L'environnement macroéconomique de l'entreprise3 credits

    Analyse macroéconomique appliquée aux décisions de gestion : productivité, croissance, inflation, chômage, taux d’intérêt et de change, cycles économiques et politiques monétaire et budgétaire. Préalable : ECON 10803(A). Versions anglaise ECON 10804A et espagnole ECON 10804E.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
  • ENTR 11000Entrepreneuriat et innovation : concepts et outils3 credits

    Développement en équipe d’un projet entrepreneurial, de la formulation du problème à la validation d’une proposition de valeur. Utilisation du Business Model Canvas, de la pensée design et du Lean Start-up; présentation du modèle d’affaires et étude de l’écosystème entrepreneurial montréalais et québécois. Version anglaise ENTR 11000A.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
  • ETHI 10403Éthique, gouvernance et droit des affaires3 credits

    Éthique organisationnelle, décisions et leadership responsables, gouvernance, théorie de l’agence et parties prenantes. Droit des affaires, formes juridiques, propriété, contrats et obligations; étude de la fraude, de la corruption et des enjeux éthiques dans les organisations. Version anglaise ETHI 10403A.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
  • INTE 10000Affaires internationales3 credits

    Stratégie internationale : localisation des activités, modes d’entrée sur les marchés, organisation des entreprises et filiales, adaptation aux marchés émergents, légitimité et gestion du risque pays. Étude de la mondialisation, des institutions, de la distance entre pays et des stratégies non marchandes. Versions anglaise INTE 10000A et espagnole INTE 10000E.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
  • MATH 10620Statistique3 credits

    Collecte et analyse de données en gestion, estimation et marges d’erreur, tests d’hypothèses, ANOVA, indépendance, régression explicative et prédictive, exploration de données et intelligence d’affaires. Préalable : MATH 10605(A). Version anglaise MATH 10620A. Cours fermé aux étudiants en échange.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
  • MNGT 10401Comportement organisationnel3 credits

    Comportement humain au travail : personnalité, perception, motivation, adaptation, stress et émotions, apprentissage, relations humaines, influence sociale et équipes. Développement de compétences de connaissance de soi, de leadership, de collaboration et de direction d’équipe par les lectures, les discussions et la réflexion. Version anglaise MNGT 10401A.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
HEC Montréal current BAA common core by academic year: 30, 21 and 3 credits
Year 4 · required common core3 credits1 listed

Actual academic-year group, without individual course-to-semester allocation. The separate 36-credit specialization component is not included in this common-core block. Common core of the shared B.A.A. after successful completion of the preparatory year.

  • MNGT 10430Management stratégique des organisations3 credits

    Diagnostic, formulation, implantation et évaluation de la stratégie; avantage et positionnement concurrentiels, croissance et chaîne de valeur. Travail d’équipe et communication d’idées complexes. À suivre en dernière année, uniquement en automne ou hiver, après la réussite de 51 crédits du tronc commun. Version anglaise MNGT 10430A.

    HEC Montréal current BAA programme page: complete embedded course descriptions
HEC Montréal current BAA common core by academic year: 30, 21 and 3 credits
Elective choices
  • Choose at least 9 credits from the preparatory option groups. At least 1.5 credits must be management options and at least 3 credits must be language or writing options.
  • Choose a later specialization under the shared B.A.A. regulations.
Study routes

One 30-credit preparatory year followed by the three-year, 90-credit B.A.A. Shared upper-year specializations are selected during the ordinary B.A.A. sequence.

  • French B.A.A. pathway
  • French–English bilingual B.A.A. pathway
  • Optional trilingual Spanish mention within the bilingual pathway
Study locations
Teaching location and format
Daytime, in person at Côte-des-Neiges in Montréal.HEC Montréal teaching buildings by programme

Careers

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Official program page

Costs

B.A.A. preparatory year · 30 credits

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 · 30 credits · preparatory year · CAD

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Tuition and institutional charges$5,113.98
Books and suppliesNot published in this fee schedule
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
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Estimated subtotalNot available

Published amounts for the preparatory first year. Insurance, books, housing and meals are separate.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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