Université de Montréal 2025 Student Exchange Program

An opportunity for a one or two-term study abroad experience at Université de Montréal.

You may study at UdeM for one or two terms while staying enrolled in your home university. Every year, UdeM hosts over 1000 international students as part of its exchange program.

• Table of Content
• About Université de Montréal
• Student Exchange Program
• Requirements for Student Exchange Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Université de Montréal

Student Exchange Program

Requirements for Student Exchange Program Qualification

To be admitted as an exchange student in an undergraduate program at UdeM: you must have completed at least one year of full-time studies in the undergraduate program at your home institution before starting your exchange at UdeM.

To be admitted as an exchange student in a graduate program at UdeM: you must have completed at least the first semester of the master’s or doctoral program at your home institution before starting your exchange at UdeM. 

Note for students from institutions in France:

• If you wish to study at UdeM during the first semester of your Master 1 or for the entire first year of your Master 1, you must submit an application for an undergraduate (bachelor’s) program.
• If you wish to study at UdeM during the second semester of your Master 1, or during your Master 2, you may submit an application for a master’s-level program.

Language requirements:

The language of instruction at Université de Montréal is French. To take courses at UdeM, you must have a level of French proficiency equivalent to at least level B2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). To identify those programs that require higher French proficiency levels or require you to take official language tests, see the list of programs with particular requirements.

If the language of instruction at your home institution is not French, then you must submit: 

• a proof of French proficiency, which may be issued by the language department of your home institution, the Alliance française, a language school, etc. Check the list of programs with particular requirements to see whether the program in which you want to enrol requires you to provide an official language test.

Other requirements:

• Remain enrolled full-time in your home institution for the entire period of your exchange at UdeM.
• Pay the tuition fees at your home institution for the entire time that you are studying at UdeM (UdeM will not charge you any tuition fees).
• Make sure that the credits that you earn at UdeM will count toward your degree requiremets at your home institution (UdeM does not award any degrees to exchange students).
• Be in good academic standing.
• Meet any particular requirements of the UdeM program in which you want to study.
• Begin attending class at the very start of the term. Late arrivals will not be accepted.
• Be covered by UdeM’s mandatory insurance plan.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Université de Montréal Program webpage