French Category

1. At least First-year Undergraduate student/At least First-year master’s student (excluding doctoral students). According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection., 前述「以上」包含該年級。欲選填該校為志願的同學，請務必先行詳閱系所限制.
2. GPA should be higher than 3.20, 部分院系有更高 GPA 要求，選填志願前請詳見注意事項，以免遭到拒收.
3. French at least B2(High-Intermediate) level, TFI 或 TCF 或 DELF 或 DALF .
4. Not available to students in the College of Management.

Fall semester: September - December
Winter semester: January - April/May 

✔ Refer to here for the academic calendar.

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
2. For exchange information, please refer to the website. Refer to here for the fact sheet.
3. For course information, please refer to the website. Course list for French as a Second Language can be found at the website. 
4. The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a French-language university. Most courses are taught in French.
5. A definitive admission to an exchange program does not guarantee access to the courses chosen by the student. Some courses may require the successful completion of prerequisite courses, may not be offered during your stay or may be full. You may have to choose other courses before or upon your arrival at UQAM.
6. All courses identified as ateliers (workshop), stages (interships), Jeu (Acting) concentration, or séminaires d’intégration (integration seminar) are not available for exchange students.
7. The majority of courses offered at UQAM are worth 3 credits. A 3-credit course corresponds to 45 class hours over 15 weeks at a rate of 3 hours per week. Double the hours for study and personal work.
8. All exchange students must be enrolled in a full-time course load. The number of credits (per semester) required to be considered a full-time student:
   • Undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree or Certificate): 12 to 15 credits (4 or 5 three-credit courses)
   • Graduate levels (Master’s degree, DESS, PhD):  6 to 9 credits (2 or 3 three-credit courses)
9. UQAM'S School of Management is not open to university-wide exchange students.
10. Students are NOT allowed to take-cross faculty courses, and must stick to their home university major(s). 
11. For Faculty of Political Science and Law
    • Baccalauréat en droit
      • Minimum cumulative average required for the entire university curriculum: 3.4/4.3.
      • Be enrolled in a law study program (law-economics-management courses are not eligible, unless transcripts show that the equivalent of 24 to 30 credits of law courses (48 - 60 ECTS) have bee successfully completed.
    • Baccalauréat en relations internationales et droit international (BRIDI)
      • Minimum cumulative average required for the entire university curriculum: 3.3/4.3.
      • Be enrolled in a law or political science study program.
12. For Faculty of Communication:
    • Baccalauréat en communication (création médias - cinéma)
      • The candidate must demonstrate a good knowledge of the theory and practice related to filmmaking in both documentary and fiction, as well as experience on set on at least two different film projects.
      • First-year courses are not open to exchange students. In the second year, it is only possible to register for the winter term. Exchanges for a full year are only possible in the third year
    • Maîtrise en communication
      • At the graduate level, students can register for a maximum of 3 courses. No exceptions will be granted in the programs of the Faculty of Communication.
13. For Faculty of Arts:
    • Baccalauréat en art dramatique
      • Concentration scénographie (7603)
      • Concentration enseignement (7605)
      • Concentration études théâtrales (6507)
    • The Jeu (Acting) concentration is not open to exchange students.
    • The number of places is limited.
    • Some courses are not accessible to exchange students.
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a similar program at the home institution.
    • Depending on concentration, an interview process and/or submission of portfolio may be required.
14. Estimated cost of living: Living expenses for students, depending on their lodging and lifestyle, is about $1,500 CAD monthly.
15. Health Insurance: Exchange students at UQAM are obliged to be covered by a health insurance plan ($356 CAD per semester).