Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi
Saguenay, Quebec
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Reviewed August 16, 2026 · Information checked against official university sources · How we review guides
Overview
Quick Facts
| Location | Saguenay, Quebec |
|---|---|
| School Type | Comprehensive teaching and applied-program university |
| Directory Size | Mid-size university |
| Campus Setting | Regional university city with a defined campus community |
| Ranking Signal | No QS World 2026 position listed in this guide |
| Program Strengths | Engineering, Science, Arts, Education, Health |
Start with campus and program fit, then verify official admissions, residence, and cost details before building the final application list.
Admissions Planning
Fall 2027 admission planning
Start with the admission base, then the program rules
UQAC publishes four broad first-cycle bases, but they are not one common minimum. The official description for the chosen program decides which bases are accepted, the prerequisites, whether selection applies, and the actual location and intake.
International Fall deadline
March 1
A standing hard deadline; earlier program rules still control.
French benchmark
B2 / NCLC 8
For applicants and identified programs that require a test.
Outside-Quebec base
13 years of schooling
Or equivalent, plus the chosen program's preparation.
Fall 2027 evidence boundary
The standing deadline is live; the general cycle is not
March 1 is live as the international Fall deadline and the target for a domestic non-contingent application. A Fall 2027 opening, a final domestic general deadline, and the academic calendar are not yet published. Selected continuing-education Fall 2027 cohorts do not change that boundary.
Admission routes
| Base or route | General threshold | Planning boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec college studies | A DEC appropriate to the chosen program | The program description controls prerequisites and selection. A DEC is an admission base, not a universal guarantee. |
| Studies outside Quebec | An appropriate diploma after at least 13 years of schooling or its equivalent | Country and program preparation still matter; applicants should not treat the 13-year rule as a universal grade minimum. |
| University studies | At least 15 university credits | The program can publish higher credit, prerequisite, GPA, or selection conditions. Physiotherapy, for example, uses a separately defined university category. |
| Sufficient preparation | Relevant knowledge and experience | This is program-specific and often selective; it is not an automatic mature-student pathway across all degrees. |
| DEC–BAC agreement | Eligible college program plus approval from the college contact | Recognition depends on a named agreement with a participating CEGEP and the destination program. |
| Cohort or off-campus program | Cohort-, centre-, and location-specific conditions | Some cohorts are announced by continuing education or a study centre and may not appear as a general campus intake. |
Fall 2027 checkpoints
Standing international Fall deadline
March 1, 2027
The registrar publishes March 1 as the hard Fall deadline for international applicants; program-specific earlier dates still control.
General Fall 2027 application opening
Pending
The live FAQ shows the past Fall 2026 window, not a cycle-specific Fall 2027 opening date.
Quebec/Canadian general Fall 2027 deadline
Pending
March 1 is a target for non-contingent programs, but the current extension language is limited to 2026 terms.
Fall 2027 academic calendar
Pending
The public calendar hub currently ends at Winter 2027, so term dates cannot be rolled forward.
Selected Fall 2027 continuing-education cohorts
Confirmed
UQAC lists Fall 2027 cohorts in occupational health and safety and classroom-diversity support; these do not establish the general admissions calendar.
French proof belongs in the file
The undergraduate grid maps B2 to TCF or TEF 400, Bright 3.5, DELF B2, and the published TFI component/global thresholds. Where a result is required, submit it with the admission documents. After admission, use the study-permit guide for the separate immigration layer.
Standing Fall schedule used for Fall 2027 planning
Standing international Fall deadline
The registrar publishes March 1 as the hard Fall deadline for international applicants.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Undergraduate admission bases and program boundaries · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027
Fall 2027 general application opening
No reviewed first-party page publishes a cycle-specific general Fall 2027 opening date.
The FAQ's explicit opening window is for Fall 2026 and must not be advanced by one year.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Admission deadlines, program choices, and current-cycle FAQ · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Undergraduate French-test level
The current first-cycle equivalency grid sets B2 / NCLC 8 for applicants required to prove French.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Official French-test equivalency grid · Verified August 16, 2026
Current fees
Application fees and international deposit
UQAC publishes a $30 domestic application fee and a $100 international fee plus a $900 undergraduate tuition deposit; the page excludes France and Belgium from the deposit.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Domestic and international application fees and deposit · Verified August 16, 2026
Programs and Pathways
Programs, campuses, and selection
Program fit includes location and cohort status
UQAC combines broad undergraduate study with distinctive professional, outdoor, digital, engineering, and Indigenous-context options. Treat Saguenay, NAD-UQAC in Montréal, the regional centres, online delivery, and cohort programs as separate availability questions.
BSc in physiotherapy
Contingent, Fall-only, full-time, Saguenay campus
The current 2026–2027 description uses a March 1 complete-file deadline and does not accept international applications.
BSc in outdoor intervention
90 credits with two internships and a specialization project
Applicants complete dossier review and mandatory field selection; it is a contingent Fall-only Saguenay program.
Digital arts and game programs
Cinema 3D, game 3D, and game-development degrees
The program finder must be checked for the actual study location; NAD-UQAC is in Montréal and is not the Saguenay main campus.
Engineering and earth sciences
Degree study plus optional internship microprograms
UQAC says no internship is mandatory in the bachelor's degrees; the microprograms provide a co-op-like sequence instead.
Centre des Premières Nations Nikanite
Indigenous-context degrees, certificates, and cohorts
The substitute-teacher microprogram is cohort-only; it should not be presented as a permanently open general intake.
Regional and online delivery
Alma, Saint-Félicien, Sept-Îles, and selected distance offerings
Availability varies by program, cohort, term, and centre; the Saguenay catalogue cannot be assumed at every location.
Read physiotherapy capacity as 35 plus one
The current allocation has 35 regular places across three bases, plus one additional place reserved for a First Peoples applicant. This is why a shorthand total can appear as 35 or 36; keep the extra-place boundary explicit.
2026–2027 program
Physiotherapy route boundary
The physiotherapy bachelor's is Fall-only, full-time, contingent, delivered at the Saguenay campus, and currently closed to international applications.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Physiotherapy admission, selection, and delivery rules · Verified August 16, 2026
2026–2027 selection
Physiotherapy seat-count presentation
The allocations total 35 regular places (26 college, 8 university, 1 sufficient preparation) plus one additional reserved First Peoples place, yielding either 35 or 36 depending on whether the added place is included.
Preserve the distinction between the regular contingent and the additional reserved place instead of collapsing both to one unexplained number.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Live physiotherapy seat-allocation table · Verified August 16, 2026
Current program
Outdoor intervention structure
The 90-credit degree includes 87 required credits, one enrichment course, two internships, and a specialization project.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Outdoor intervention degree admission and curriculum · Verified August 16, 2026
Current program
Nikanite cohort boundary
The Indigenous-context substitute-teacher microprogram opens by cohort only and directs applicants to the Centre des Premières Nations Nikanite.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Nikanite Indigenous substitute-teacher microprogram · Verified August 16, 2026
Residence and Campus Fit
Housing and residence
Current rooms are published; Fall 2027 is not guaranteed
Val-Lomberette has 241 rooms across seven buildings, with shared apartments, suites, and studios. UQAC publishes current rates but also states that finding housing remains the student's responsibility.
Current residence inventory
7 buildings / 241 rooms
Val-Lomberette room types include shared apartments, studios, and suites; services are included.
2026–2027 monthly range
$480–$810
Published rates run from a room in a four-bedroom apartment to a studio; some semi-furnished rooms are listed separately from $385.
Housing guarantee
No general guarantee published
UQAC explicitly says finding housing is the student's responsibility.
New residence project
72 rooms planned for summer 2027
Construction began in June 2026, but a Fall 2027 opening, booking process, and rates are not yet published.
Fall 2027 rates and guarantee
Pending
Do not treat the planned construction completion as a confirmed booking promise.
A construction target is not a room offer
UQAC plans to complete a new 72-room residence in summer 2027. Until the university publishes opening, rate, and booking terms, it should not be counted as guaranteed Fall 2027 inventory.
2026–2027
Residence inventory
UQAC lists seven Val-Lomberette buildings with 241 rooms.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: UQAC residences, room inventory, and 2026–2027 rates · Verified August 16, 2026
2026–2027
Published monthly residence rates
For 2026–2027, listed monthly rates range from $480 for a room in a four-bedroom apartment to $810 for a studio.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: UQAC residences, room inventory, and 2026–2027 rates · Verified August 16, 2026
Planned for summer 2027
New residence construction
UQAC reports a 72-room residence project that began construction June 29, 2026, with completion planned for summer 2027.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: New 72-room residence planned for summer 2027 · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027
Fall 2027 residence rates and availability
UQAC has not published 2027–2028 rates, a Fall 2027 booking process, or a guarantee tied to the planned new building.
A planned summer completion is not a confirmed move-in date or room offer.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: New 72-room residence planned for summer 2027 · Verified August 16, 2026
Official UQAC housing sources
Housing and Location Questions
| Campus Setting | Regional university city with a defined campus community |
|---|---|
| Residence | Check residence guarantee rules, first-year room styles, meal plans, deposit deadlines, and off-campus housing pressure. |
| City Fit | Students should compare transit, weather, cost of living, safety, and community feel in Saguenay. |
| Commuting | If living off campus, map commute time to classes, labs, placements, and evening activities before committing. |
Tuition, Scholarships, and Aid
Tuition and awards
Use the Fall 2026 calculator as a term baseline
The official calculator separates Quebec, Canadian non-Quebec, and international categories for 15 first-cycle credits in Saguenay. The totals include its listed institutional charges, and international health insurance appears separately in the international scenario.
Quebec resident, 15 credits, Saguenay
$2,074.85 per Fall 2026 term
$1,558.80 tuition plus $516.05 listed institutional, association, insurance, and transit charges.
Canadian non-Quebec, 15 credits, Saguenay
$5,381.30 per Fall 2026 term
$4,865.25 tuition plus the same $516.05 listed charges in the calculator scenario.
International, 15 credits, Saguenay
$13,123.25 per Fall 2026 term
$12,307.20 tuition, $516.05 regular listed charges, and $300 international health insurance.
French undergraduate rate
Canadian non-Quebec rate
UQAC's finance page says French first-cycle students are not exempt from the supplemental rate and should use the Canadian non-Quebec amount.
Fall 2027 / 2027–2028 tuition
Pending
The calculator currently offers Fall 2026 as its latest Fall term; later totals must not be inferred.
Admission awards and exemptions
Quebec college entrants
Automatic consideration for published admission awards
Eligible new full-time bachelor's students normally take no separate action; selection uses the general R score available March 1 for Fall.
Award payment
Normally tuition exemptions across the first two terms
UQAC says program-specific award descriptions can set different administrative rules.
Current award amount ladder
Pending
The general admission-award page does not publish one universal current dollar ladder; students must use the live award postings.
International regional-program exemption
Not renewed from 2026–2027
Only students already receiving the program may continue under its original rules.
Watch the stale exemption page
The international budget page still promotes the regional-program exemption, but the student-services policy update says it was not renewed from 2026–2027. New applicants should use the later update, while existing recipients may continue under their original terms.
Fall 2026
Fall 2026 calculator arithmetic
The Quebec total is $1,558.80 tuition plus $516.05 listed charges; the Canadian total is $4,865.25 plus $516.05; the international total is $12,307.20 plus $516.05 plus $300 insurance.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Official Fall 2026 term-cost calculator · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027
Fall 2027 tuition
The official calculator does not yet publish a Fall 2027 or 2027–2028 total.
The latest selectable Fall term is Fall 2026; do not apply an assumed increase.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Official Fall 2026 term-cost calculator · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027 planning
Current entrance-award dollar ladder
The general admission-award page does not publish one universal current amount ladder.
Use the live award portal and individual postings; do not invent a dollar value.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Undergraduate admission-award eligibility and selection · Verified August 16, 2026
Current source conflict
Stale exemption promotion on international budget page
The international budget page still promotes the program-and-region exemption, while the newer student-services update says it was not renewed from 2026–2027.
Use the dated policy update as the controlling planning fact and preserve the stale-page conflict.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Latest published international undergraduate budget · Verified August 16, 2026
Official UQAC tuition and award sources
Cost Planning
| Tuition | Tuition depends on program, student status, and year. Verify domestic and international tuition on the official fee schedule. |
|---|---|
| Scholarships | Check automatic entrance awards, competitive major awards, faculty scholarships, and international-student awards. |
| Living Costs | Budget for residence or rent, food, books, transit, health insurance, winter clothing, and emergency funds. |
| Proof of Funds | International students should confirm current study-permit financial requirements and school-specific cost estimates. |
Student Life and Support
Fit Signals
| Community | Mid-size university profile: compare class feel, access to professors, student clubs, and how easy it is to build community. |
|---|---|
| Student Supports | Review academic advising, accessibility services, mental health supports, international student services, and writing centres. |
| Clubs and Leadership | Look for discipline clubs, cultural groups, entrepreneurship programs, varsity/intramural sports, and volunteering. |
| First-Year Transition | Ask how orientation, peer mentorship, residence programming, and advising help students settle in. |
Co-op, Research, and Career Outcomes
Stages and work-integrated learning
UQAC uses program-specific stages, not one universal co-op
Engineering and earth science use optional co-op-like internship microprograms. Outdoor intervention and social work build practical training into their own curricula. Always check program prerequisites, credit, approval, and placement rules.
Engineering / earth-science model
Up to five internship microprogram levels
More than 600 internships are advertised annually; the bachelor's internship is optional, not a universal co-op requirement.
Outdoor intervention
Two internships plus one practical project
The first internship requires at least 30 completed program credits.
Social work
Two 420-hour placements
The third-year placements run four days per week for 15 weeks in a continuous setting.
University-wide boundary
Stages vary by program
UQAC's regulation says practical training exists in several programs, not every undergraduate program.
The strongest WIL claim is program-specific
Applied sciences reports more than 600 postings per year, while the outdoor degree requires two internships and social work requires two 420-hour placements. Those models should not be generalized to every UQAC student.
Current study regulation
Practical training varies by program
UQAC says stages are possible in several programs; it does not describe one universal co-op structure for every undergraduate.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: UQAC study regulation and practical-training framework · Verified August 16, 2026
Current department facts
Applied-science internship volume
The Department of Applied Sciences reports more than 600 internship postings each year and about 130 bachelor's students in internships.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Engineering and earth-science internship microprograms · Verified August 16, 2026
Current program
Outdoor intervention practical learning
The degree includes two internships and a specialization project; the first internship requires at least 30 completed program credits.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Outdoor intervention degree admission and curriculum · Verified August 16, 2026
Current program
Social-work practicum hours
Third-year social-work students complete two 420-hour placements, each four days per week for 15 weeks, continuously in the same setting.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Social-work practicum structure and hours · Verified August 16, 2026
Career Planning
| Experiential Learning | Check whether your target program offers co-op, internships, clinical placements, practicums, studios, field schools, or research terms. |
|---|---|
| Career Services | Compare job boards, employer partnerships, resume support, interview preparation, and alumni mentoring. |
| Research Access | For graduate-school or professional-school pathways, look for undergraduate research assistant roles and lab access. |
| Outcome Questions | Ask where graduates work or study next, and whether outcomes differ by program, co-op stream, or campus. |
UQAC applicants need to distinguish the broad admission bases from each program’s prerequisites and selection, use the standing March 1 international Fall deadline without inventing a cycle opening or domestic final date, and provide B2 French evidence where required. They should keep Saguenay, NAD-UQAC in Montréal, regional study centres, online delivery, and cohort programs separate; use Fall 2026 tuition and 2026–2027 residence rates as current baselines; avoid treating the planned 72-room residence as a Fall 2027 guarantee; and distinguish engineering internship microprograms, mandatory practica, and optional stages from a universal co-op placement.
UQAC admissions, French, tuition, residence, programs, and stages FAQs
Current answers for Quebec, other Canadian, international, transfer, and sufficient-preparation applicants planning UQAC for Fall 2027, with campus boundaries, official conflicts, and unpublished future dates, prices, awards, and housing terms kept visible.
Official Sources and Next Steps
Stellar keeps this guide structured for comparison, but official university pages remain the source of truth for program requirements, tuition, residence, scholarships, deadlines, and policy changes.
Prepared by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed August 16, 2026 · Editorial, corrections, and source methodology
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