Universite du Quebec a Rimouski
Rimouski, Quebec
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The short answer
- International applications for Fall 2027 open September 1, 2026 and close March 1, 2027.
- Canadian Fall 2027 dates are pending; the Canadian page still labels Fall 2026.
- A Quebec DEC, the Quebec college diploma, is one admission route; each program sets its own R score.
- Biology needs a Quebec DEC R score of 23; Business Administration needs 22 plus one college math course.
- French evidence is required: TEF or TCF 460, or Bright Language 3.5, unless you qualify for an exemption.
Reviewed August 16, 2026 · Official university sources · How we review guides
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Overview
Quick Facts
| Location | Rimouski, 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 | Marine Science, Education, Regional Development, Arts, Science |
Start with campus and program fit. Then check official admissions, residence, and cost details before you build the final application list.
Admissions Planning
Fall 2027 admission planning
Start with the credential route, then apply the program rules
UQAR is a French-language university. A Quebec DEC (Diplôme d'études collégiales) is one route. Other Canadian credentials are another. Foreign studies, university transfer work and experience are more routes. They do not share one percentage floor. The program you pick sets the prerequisites, the selection and any conditional preparation.
International opening
September 1, 2026
Explicitly labelled for Fall 2027.
International closing
March 1, 2027
General international date; program restrictions still apply.
Canadian cycle
Pending
The current Canadian table still labels Fall 2026.
Do not project dates
Fall 2027 Canadian and academic-calendar dates are not published
UQAR’s Canadian page currently gives dates for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027, while the academic calendar ends at Winter 2027. The confirmed international cycle is not a substitute for domestic or class dates.
Admission route audit
| Route | Published basis | Planning boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec DEC | Hold the DEC or equivalent. Meet the selected program's R-score, prerequisite and selection conditions. | Biology publishes a 23 R-score floor. Business Administration and Nursing DEC–BAC publish different thresholds. |
| Other Canadian credential | Use the exact program’s studies-outside-Quebec basis rather than assuming a university-wide percentage. | Credential equivalency, course preparation and French evidence are assessed by program. |
| International credential | A credential equivalent to a Quebec DEC or the program's named foreign route. You also need required prerequisites and French evidence. | Computing and Business Administration publish 11/20 for their outside-Quebec bases. Biology publishes a distinct 14/20 French scientific-baccalaureate route. |
| University studies | Meet the program-specific credit and GPA basis. | Biology publishes 15 university credits and 2.3/4.3 in engineering, pure or applied science plus mathematics, chemistry and biology preparation. |
| Experience | This is available only when the program publishes an experience basis. Its evidence must also be demonstrated. | Computing accepts related employment or demonstrated interest with appropriate mathematics; Business Administration does not admit directly on experience. |
| Preparatory or qualifying work | Complete only the missing courses assigned after file review. | Biology and Computing publish conditional upgrading. The upgrading can be in science or mathematics. These are program remedies. They are not a universal preparatory year. |
Deadline audit
Fall 2027 international applications open
September 1, 2026
Confirmed on UQAR’s international admission page.
Fall 2027 international applications close
March 1, 2027
Confirmed general international date; a program can impose its own restrictions.
Fall 2027 Canadian applications
Pending
The Canadian page still labels Fall 2026, so its March 1 and August 30 dates must not be rolled forward.
Fall 2027 academic calendar
Pending
The live academic calendar ends with Winter 2027 and does not publish Fall 2027 classes or payment dates.
Fall 2027 French/Belgian award cohort
Confirmed
The dedicated award page lists the targeted Fall 2027 bachelors and selection rules.
Lévis open house
January 30, 2027
Confirmed event date; it is not an admission or scholarship application deadline.
French evidence
TEF Études, Canada or Québec
460
The submission must include reading, listening and written-expression components.
TCF, TCF Québec or TCF Canada
460
The submission must include reading, listening and written-expression components.
Bright Language
3.5
A program may require a higher result than the general threshold.
Canadian, French or Belgian exemptions
Credential-specific
Examples include a qualifying post-1998 DEC with the uniform French exam, French baccalaureate, francophone Belgian CESS, or qualifying French-taught university credential.
UQAR institutional French exam
After admission when required
The three-hour 500-word writing exam costs $25; failure requires a written-French course in the next term.
Biology Quebec DEC minimum
Current requirements · Published for this period
Biology publishes a minimum R score of 23, plus named science prerequisites. Applicants at 22–23 submit a motivation letter and may need upgrading.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Biology bachelor program and admission conditions · Verified August 16, 2026
Biology university-study base
Current requirements · Published for this period
Biology publishes 15 university credits. You need at least 2.3/4.3 in engineering, pure or applied science. You also need college-level mathematics, chemistry and biology.
Applies to: Transfer
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Biology bachelor program and admission conditions · Verified August 16, 2026
Business Administration Quebec DEC minimum
Current requirements · Published for this period
The BAA publishes R score 22 plus one college mathematics course. Applicants at 20 to 22, or missing mathematics, can be conditionally tested.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Business Administration bachelor program · Verified August 16, 2026
Business Administration does not admit directly on experience
Current requirements · Published for this period
The current BAA conditions direct experience-basis candidates to the Administration certificate rather than direct bachelor admission.
Applies to: Experience / mature
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Business Administration bachelor program · Verified August 16, 2026
Official admission sources
Programs and Pathways
Program and location fit
Keep Rimouski, Lévis and regional delivery separate
UQAR’s current catalogue spans degrees, majors, minors, certificates and short programs. Program availability and admission conditions belong to the exact credential and teaching site—not to the Université du Québec network as a whole.
Biology
A 90-credit Rimouski B.Sc. with general, fauna and habitats, ecology, organismal function and evolution, and marine-sciences concentrations.
Boundary: The Quebec DEC R-score floor is 23. Candidates at 22 to 23 add a motivation letter. They may receive conditional upgrading.
Computer Science
This is a 90-credit B.Sc.A. It is offered at Rimouski and Lévis. The study areas are software, Internet, systems and professional integration.
Boundary: Internships and integration projects are in option blocks. They need approvals. Do not say the degree is a co-op for everyone.
Nursing DEC–BAC
This is an integrated bachelor degree. It has 96 credits. It recognizes 24 credits from Quebec nursing-college learning. University study takes place at several delivery sites.
Boundary: It requires a nursing DEC and R score 22; a 20–22 conditional route exists for fall only. It is not direct entry from secondary school.
Business Administration
A 90-credit BAA offered at Rimouski and Lévis; the business-technologies concentration is Lévis-only.
Boundary: The Quebec DEC base needs an R score of 22 plus college mathematics. At 20 to 22, there is conditional testing. No direct experience-basis admission is published.
Electromechanical Systems Engineering
A 120-credit B.Eng. technical-DEC route at Rimouski with distinct electrical and mechanical technical profiles.
Boundary: Its work/study profile and stage sequence are program-specific. They do not set up a university-wide co-op guarantee.
Marine, northern and regional strengths
UQAR names current research axes. They are marine and coastal sciences, and nordicity, rurality and maritimity. They also include prevention and inclusion in social and health practices.
Boundary: ISMER is at Rimouski and its formal oceanography programs are graduate-level; undergraduates should use the exact bachelor catalogue.
Marine focus without overstating the undergraduate route
ISMER is based at Rimouski. UQAR names marine and coastal sciences among its current research axes. Formal ISMER oceanography programs are graduate-level. At undergraduate level, Biology offers a marine-sciences concentration. Students should not use an institute description in place of an exact bachelor curriculum.
Biology bachelor structure
Current requirements · Published for this period
The Rimouski 90-credit B.Sc. offers general, fauna and habitats, ecology, organismal function and evolution, and marine-sciences concentrations.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Biology bachelor program and admission conditions · Verified August 16, 2026
Computer Science bachelor structure
Current requirements · Published for this period
The 90-credit B.Sc.A. is offered at Rimouski and Lévis. It focuses on computing, software and Internet-related preparation.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Computer Science bachelor program and WIL options · Verified August 16, 2026
Nursing is an integrated DEC–BAC route
Current requirements · Published for this period
The 96-credit B.Sc. recognizes 24 credits from eligible nursing-college learning. It is not a direct-entry secondary-school bachelor.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Nursing DEC–BAC bachelor program · Verified August 16, 2026
Current research axes
Current requirements · Published for this period
UQAR names four axes of excellence. They are marine and coastal sciences, nordicity, rurality and maritimity. They also include prevention and inclusion in social and health practices.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Current research axes of excellence · Verified August 16, 2026
ISMER undergraduate boundary
Current requirements · Published for this period
ISMER at Rimouski is UQAR’s marine-science institute and publishes graduate programs in oceanography; the undergraduate Biology degree separately offers a marine-sciences concentration.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Institut des sciences de la mer · Verified August 16, 2026
Official program sources
Official campus and student-life sources
Residence and Campus Fit
Housing audit
UQAR residence is at Rimouski—and allocation is a wait-list
The UQAR residence complex has current inventory and monthly rates. The reservation form does not confirm a place. At Lévis, UQAR points students to private nearby housing rather than listing a UQAR residence.
UQAR Rimouski residences
Five buildings; capacity 314
The complex includes 104 four-bedroom apartments and one 34-room building with shared common spaces.
Apartment room
$400 or $420 per month
Per student, depending on the apartment.
Shared-common-space room
$450 or $470 per month
Per student, depending on room size.
Allocation
Wait-list, not a confirmation
Submitting the form does not reserve a space; confirmed residents are selected and contacted.
Lévis housing
No UQAR residence listed
UQAR points to the nearby private Le Vital project; its 230 units are not UQAR residence inventory.
Fall 2027 housing pending
Current Rimouski rents are useful budgeting evidence, but the page does not label them for Fall 2027. Confirm the selected applicant’s wait-list status, lease term and final rent before relying on housing.
Rimouski residence capacity
Current requirements · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
The UQAR complex has five buildings and capacity for 314 students after 134 places were added for Fall 2025.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Rimouski residence capacity, rates and wait-list process · Verified August 16, 2026
Current Rimouski residence rates
Current requirements · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Apartment rooms cost $400 or $420 per month per student; individual rooms cost $450 or $470 depending on room size.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Rimouski residence capacity, rates and wait-list process · Verified August 16, 2026
Residence is not guaranteed
Fall 2027 planning · Published for this period
UQAR explicitly says the reservation form places the applicant on a wait-list and does not confirm a place.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Rimouski residence capacity, rates and wait-list process · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027 residence rates are pending
2027 pending · Fall 2027
The live page publishes current monthly rents but does not label them for Fall 2027.
Recheck rates and availability before signing a lease.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Rimouski residence capacity, rates and wait-list process · Verified August 16, 2026
Lévis has no UQAR residence listed
Current requirements · Published for this period
UQAR points to the nearby private Le Vital project with 230 units; those units are not UQAR residence inventory.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Rimouski and Lévis housing boundaries · Verified August 16, 2026
Official residence sources
Housing and Location Questions
| Campus Setting | Regional university city with a defined campus community |
|---|---|
| Residence | Check the residence guarantee rules, first-year room styles, meal plans, and deposit deadlines. Also check off-campus housing pressure. |
| City Fit | Students should compare transit, weather, cost of living, safety, and community feel in Rimouski. |
| Commuting | If you live off campus, map your commute time to classes, labs, placements, and evening activities. Do this before you commit. |
Tuition, Scholarships, and Aid
Tuition and awards
Budget from 2026–27 evidence and keep Fall 2027 rates pending
UQAR publishes indicative tuition by applicant group and course load. The arithmetic below uses two equal 15-credit terms. Insurance, association charges and program-specific costs can change the account.
| Applicant group | Published value | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec undergraduate, 15 credits | $1,911.23 per term | Fall 2026 indicative estimate including listed institutional fees. |
| Quebec undergraduate, 30 credits | $3,822.46 | Arithmetic cross-check: two published 15-credit terms at $1,911.23. |
| Canadian outside Quebec, 15 credits | $5,217.68 per term | Fall 2026 indicative estimate before any eligible French-study exemption. |
| Canadian outside Quebec, 30 credits | $10,435.36 | Arithmetic cross-check: two published 15-credit terms at $5,217.68. |
| Other international undergraduate, 15 credits | $12,275.93 per term | Fall 2026 indicative estimate; mandatory insurance and some program costs can be additional. |
| Other international undergraduate, 30 credits | $24,551.86 | Arithmetic cross-check: two published 15-credit terms at $12,275.93. |
| 2027–28 undergraduate tuition | Pending | UQAR has not published a complete Fall 2027 undergraduate fee schedule. |
Entrance-award evidence
Bachelor entrance scholarship
$1,000–$3,000
Automatic review for first-time UQAR bachelor entrants admitted on a DEC with R score 31 or higher.
Entrance ladder
$1,000 / $1,500 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000
Published bands run from R score 31–under 32 through R score 35 or higher.
Fall 2027 French/Belgian award
Quebec-rate tuition in targeted bachelors
France 13/20 or francophone Belgium 75. Also first UQAR bachelor, full-time temporary-resident and other published conditions.
Searchable directory
Award-specific
The directory filters by study cycle, field, Canadian status and award type. Values and dates vary.
Official wording conflict retained
The international overview calls the French and francophone Belgian scheme a Fall 2027 launch. The dedicated page says from Fall 2026 and separately publishes Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 program lists. The Fall 2027 cohort is clear; the general launch sentence is not uniform.
Current Quebec undergraduate tuition estimate
2026–27 latest available · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
UQAR publishes $1,911.23 for 15 credits in Fall 2026; two equal terms total $3,822.46 for 30 credits.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: 2026–27 tuition estimates and exemption rules · Verified August 16, 2026
Current Canadian-outside-Quebec tuition estimate
2026–27 latest available · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
UQAR publishes $5,217.68 for 15 credits in Fall 2026; two equal terms total $10,435.36 for 30 credits.
Applies to: Other Canadian
Université du Québec à Rimouski: 2026–27 tuition estimates and exemption rules · Verified August 16, 2026
Current other-international undergraduate tuition estimate
2026–27 latest available · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
UQAR publishes $12,275.93 for 15 credits in Fall 2026; two equal terms total $24,551.86 for 30 credits.
Applies to: International
Université du Québec à Rimouski: 2026–27 tuition estimates and exemption rules · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027 tuition is pending
2027 pending · Fall 2027
UQAR has not published a complete 2027–28 undergraduate fee schedule.
Use the official estimator after the Fall 2027 fee table is released.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: 2026–27 tuition estimates and exemption rules · Verified August 16, 2026
Bachelor entrance scholarship ladder
Current requirements · Published for this period
The automatic DEC-based ladder is $1,000 at R score 31–under 32, $1,500 at 32–under 33, $2,000 at 33–under 34, $2,500 at 34–under 35, and $3,000 at 35 or higher.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Bachelor entrance scholarship ladder · Verified August 16, 2026
Official wording differs on the award’s general launch year
Official-source conflict · Fall 2027 planning
The international overview says the program begins in Fall 2027. The dedicated award page says from Fall 2026. It separately lists both Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 program cohorts.
The Fall 2027 program list is confirmed. When you describe the scheme, keep the differing general launch language.
Applies to: International
Université du Québec à Rimouski: French and francophone Belgian Fall 2027 admission awards · Verified August 16, 2026
Cost Planning
| Tuition | Tuition depends on the program, your student status, and the year. Confirm 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. Budget for food, books, and transit. Budget for health insurance and winter clothing. Budget for 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 | It is a mid-size university. Compare how classes 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 career preparation
Separate optional stages, clinical work and work/study profiles
UQAR highlights hands-on learning, but it does not use one co-op model for all undergraduates. Computer Science, Biology, Nursing and Engineering each publish different credit, approval and progression rules.
Practical-learning model
UQAR highlights field trips, laboratories, real cases, competitions, workplace stages and creation workshops. This applies across selected programs.
Computer Science stages
The option block includes 10 to 15-week full-time internships and a 4 to 6-month stage or project. Approval and credit prerequisites apply.
Biology stage
BIO38818 is an option. It requires 30 biology credits and at least 2.7/4.3. It is not mandatory in every Biology pathway.
Nursing clinical stages
The DEC–BAC plan includes community-health and critical-care stages with progression and professional-permit rules.
Engineering work/study profile
The technical-DEC electromechanical route publishes staged professional-integration courses and a 125-credit work/study profile.
Le Poste
UQAR’s portal lists internship and job opportunities. It also lists recruiting events and career resources. It gives contacts for Rimouski and Lévis.
Placement planning boundary
A listed internship course is not proof of automatic placement, paid work or co-op status. Confirm the program pathway, prerequisites, project approval, work authorization and employer process. Le Poste supports searches at both main campuses. But it does not replace those requirements.
Le Poste job and internship portal
Current requirements · Published for this period
UQAR’s portal provides internship and job postings, recruiting events and career resources.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Employment and internship services · Verified August 16, 2026
Computer Science internship options
Current requirements · Published for this period
The option block includes 10 to 15-week full-time stages and a four-to-six-month stage or project. Credit prerequisites and project approval apply.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Computer Science bachelor program and WIL options · Verified August 16, 2026
Biology internship option
Current requirements · Published for this period
BIO38818 is an optional three-credit stage. It requires 30 biology credits, six concentration credits and at least 2.7/4.3.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Biology bachelor program and admission conditions · Verified August 16, 2026
Nursing clinical stages
Current requirements · Published for this period
The DEC–BAC plan includes community-health and critical-care stages with progression and unrestricted professional-permit requirements.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Nursing DEC–BAC bachelor program · Verified August 16, 2026
Engineering work/study profile
Current requirements · Published for this period
The technical-DEC electromechanical program publishes professional-integration stages and a 125-credit work/study profile carrying a transcript and diploma notation.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Electromechanical Systems Engineering technical-DEC route · Verified August 16, 2026
No universal co-op or placement guarantee is published
2027 pending · Current requirements
UQAR's programs tell apart optional stages, clinical stages, projects and work/study profiles. Each one has its own approval and progression rules.
Do not promise paid work, co-op status or automatic placement unless the exact program source states it.
Applies to: All applicants
Université du Québec à Rimouski: Programs and practical-learning overview · 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. |
UQAR applicants need to match their credential to the exact program and location. They need to tell the confirmed Fall 2027 international cycle from still-pending Canadian and academic-calendar dates. They need to satisfy French evidence. They need to budget from current tuition and housing figures, not projected ones. This guide keeps Rimouski, Lévis, regional delivery, awards, distinctive programs and program-specific stages on one official-source-backed page.
UQAR admissions, French, costs, residence, programs, and stages FAQs
Current answers for Quebec, other-Canadian, international, transfer and experience applicants planning UQAR for Fall 2027, with campus boundaries, the official award wording conflict, and unpublished future dates and prices kept visible.
Official Sources and Next Steps
Stellar keeps this guide structured for comparison. But official university pages remain the source of truth. They are the source 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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