Prepare your admission

Step 1: Choose your program

Below is some information that will help you understand how the Quebec education system works.

The Quebec education system has different levels of schooling: elementary, secondary, college (offered by CEGEPs), university and continuing education.
Higher education—also known as post-secondary education—consists of the CEGEP and university systems.
The ITHQ offers programs at the following levels: secondary (vocational programs, DVS), CEGEP (technical programs, DCS), university (BA) and continuing education (ACS, AVS).

The ITHQ school year is divided into three sessions:

Consult the list of programs offered to international students.
Visit the page for each program to find out their respective eligibility criteria and costs.
Contact us if you have any questions!

French is the language of instruction for ITHQ programs, with the exception of WSET® Level 2 Award in Wines and Level 3 Award in Wines (English only), Montréal Tourist Guide and Applied Bachelor in Hospitality and Hotel Management (bilingual: French and English).
Depending on the chosen program, proof of language proficiency in English or French will be required if you have not received academic instruction in one of these languages. Refer to the tables below for more information:
- Exemption criteria for language tests (98 KB)
- Language tests recognized by the ITHQ and the required score (127 KB)

Once you have chosen your program and your language proficiency has been assessed, you must send the ITHQ a complete application.
You can find the list of documents to send to us on the Admission Form page for your chosen program.
Candidates under consideration will then be invited to a selection interview done either at the ITHQ or remotely.