4-year bachelor’s degrees
Would you like to study in French in Montreal? Discover our university programs in humanities and social sciences, arts and letters, or fundamental and applied sciences designed for students who have completed their pre-university studies outside Quebec.
Discover the 4-year bachelor’s programs at Université de Montréal
Did you complete your pre-university studies outside Quebec, but would like to do a bachelor's degree at Université de Montréal? A 4-year UdeM bachelor’s degree could be right for you!
This academic path is intended for candidates who have earned a high school diploma outside the province that isn't equivalent to a Quebec diploma of college studies (DCS). It allows you to delve into your field of study by completing specific courses as well as preparatory courses in your chosen discipline in your first year.
Over 30 disciplines are offered in the 4-year path in the fields of science, letters and humanities.
Our programs
UdeM 4-year bachelor's degrees consist of one year of preparatory courses and 3 years in one of the programs offered in the 4-year path at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. This type of program requires a single application for admission.
The first year of a 4-year bachelor’s degree includes 24 preparatory course credits. Depending on your level of French proficiency, you must successfully complete between 0 and 6 credits of French courses, as well as the preparatory and disciplinary courses, during the first year, with some exceptions.
The following bachelor's degree are offered on a 4-year path:
See program descriptions for areas of study, courses and specifics, admission requirements, and other important information per chosen discipline.
Applicants who would like to to take a program that is not offered on the 4-year path must apply to the preparatory program, as well as to their desired program. In fact, quota programs, i.e., those for which the university receives more admissions applications than there are places, are not offered on the 4-year path.
Intensive university French program
This 4-month program enables future students to achieve the level of French proficiency (B2) required for admission to one of our many study programs.
FAQs
Over 30 disciplines from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are offered as part of a 4-year UdeM bachelor’s degree. They are grouped under 3 programs: Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Arts and Letters. The admissions letter mentions one of these programs and specifies the area of study chosen.
No, however, 4-year UdeM bachelor's degrees include over 30 programs from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
No, admission to the program in the chosen discipline is automatic upon the successful completion of the first-year preparatory and French classes if required.
If you are an international student or were educated outside Quebec, you can apply for a 4-year bachelor’s degree in fundamental and applied sciences, humanities and social sciences, or arts and letters. The program description allows you to select the discipline or area of study that interests you.
Graduates of Quebec’s CEGEP pre-university programs complete 13 years of study before entering university. Secondary school systems in Canada outside Quebec and in some countries have 12 years of schooling. Depending on the province or country where the secondary education was pursued, a university year may be required to make up the difference and to give you every opportunity to succeed in your study program.
The degree earned at the end of a 4-year UdeM bachelor is the same as the regular bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the same discipline.