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27.5Required minimum R score · Current period (page consulted on 2026-10-26; no distinct year displayed)

Published R score thresholds

Threshold type	R score	Term	Applicant category	Source
Required minimum R score	27.5	Current period (page consulted on 2026-10-26; no distinct year displayed)	Holders of a Quebec DEC, without university studies	Source

Minimum R score of 27.5 required for eligibility (official accordion "Conditions d'admissibilité", Quebec DEC option). Official band below the threshold: 25 to 27.5 = conditional offer possible; below 25 = the pathway of 30 university credits at 2.7. HEC does not publish its admission rates.

Prerequisites

Basis of admission

DEC (college studies in Quebec)
DEC + one university year of 30 credits
High school diploma (DES) + 30 university credits

Eligible DECs and their conditions

DEC (any DEC, with the required R score and the three mathematics courses)

Required prerequisite courses

Differential calculus
Vector and linear algebra
Integral calculus OR any other college-level mathematics course whose code starts with 201, or a 60-hour course from families 300 or 360

Official description 2026-2027 (§2.1.1, studies in Quebec): DEC "with the required R score" + 3 mathematics courses; OR DEC + 3 mathematics courses + one year of university studies of 30 credits "with the required average"; OR DES + 30 university credits (required average) + 3 university mathematics courses. The official description states NEITHER the required R score NOR the required average: it states that "the School is not required to accept all eligible students" and that "the minimum result required for each admission period is published on the website". This minimum result could not be found in accessible text on hec.ca on 2026-10-26. 90-credit program, full-time, daytime, in-person; French and bilingual streams; 15 specializations. Mathematics missing in the DEC: HEC may still issue an offer, provided the missing course(s) are completed and passed BEFORE the start of the admission term (official B.A.A. page, browser reading 2026-10-26).

Key dates

Date	Deadline	Applicant category
November 1, 2026	Application for admission — winter term	Applicants from Canada (citizens or permanent residents)
February 1, 2027	Application for admission — fall term	International applicants
March 1, 2027	Application for admission — fall term	Applicants from Canada (citizens or permanent residents)
June 1, 2027	Application for admission — winter term	International applicants

Possible bridging options

Continuation conditions after an admission without the required results Required

An admitted student who did not obtain the results required at admission must pass 8 of the 10 mandatory first-year courses within one year to be authorized to continue into the second year (official program description, §5 Continuation conditions).

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If you're not eligible yet

R score between 25 and 27.5 (below the minimum of 27.5)
R score below 25
Required mathematics courses not passed in the DEC

Official pathways

Conditional offer of admission (R score of 25 to less than 27.5, DEC without university studies)

HEC explicitly invites applicants to apply. The offer includes conditions for access to the 2nd year: pass at least 8 of the 10 mandatory first-year courses (24 credits) within one year (rule applicable starting with fall 2026 admission). If the final CEGEP R score reaches 27.5 at the end of the winter term, the conditions are lifted.

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Weighted R score (DEC with fewer than 30 university credits in Quebec)

HEC combines college and university results into a weighted R score; if it reaches 27.5, an offer may be issued.

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R score below 25: one year of university studies (30 credits and more, average ≥ 2.7 on 4.3)

Offer possible if three conditions: DEC; at least 30 university credits completed with a minimum overall average of 2.7 (or B-) on 4.3; required mathematics courses passed.

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Missing mathematics: offer possible, courses to be passed before the start of term

Mathematics courses missing from the DEC do not prevent an offer; they must be completed and passed before the start of the admission term.

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Plan B — related programs to consider

HEC Montréal certificates, then an application for admission to the B.A.A. on the university-credits basis

HEC publishes no certificate → B.A.A. bridge; only courses may be recognized after admission to the B.A.A., on a case-by-case basis.

Source

HEC does not publish, in the official documents consulted on 2026-10-26, a numerical table of pathways by R score. The alternative admission bases below are those of the official description 2026-2027 (§2.1.1).

Adjacent programs

B.A.A. with preparatory year (HEC Montréal) — for 12-year schooling, NOT for Quebec DEC holders
HEC Montréal certificates (no official bridge to the B.A.A. published)

Official sources

Check your status with the admission planner Calculate your R score

Data verified on October 26, 2026 from the university's official sources. A past threshold does not guarantee admission: it describes previous years.