Universite du Quebec en Outaouais
Gatineau, Quebec
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Reviewed August 16, 2026 · Information checked against official university sources · How we review guides
Overview
Quick Facts
| Location | Gatineau, 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 | Education, Business, Computer Science, Arts, Social Work |
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 program, applicant base and campus
UQO is a French-language university. Quebec college, other Canadian, international, university-transfer and experience applications do not share a single admission floor. The selected program controls prerequisites, selection evidence and any conditional preparation.
Fall 2027 opening
Pending
The deadline hub still links to Fall 2026 tables.
Gatineau deadlines
Pending
Current program dates are explicitly Fall 2026.
Saint-Jérôme deadlines
Pending
The live fall table is still the 2026 cycle.
Do not project dates
UQO has not published the Fall 2027 admission cycle
The current site covers Fall 2026 and Winter 2027. Those domestic, international and program-specific dates cannot be shifted forward by one year. The Fall 2027 academic calendar, tuition-payment dates and residence application cycle are pending too.
Admission route audit
| Route | Published basis | Planning boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec DEC | Hold the program’s accepted DEC and meet its R-score, prerequisite, portfolio and selection rules. | Law publishes R score 27; initial-entry Nursing publishes R score 24 plus route-specific science preparation. |
| Other Canadian credential | Submit the required Canadian transcript and use the exact program’s equivalency and prerequisite rules. | An Ontario college diploma of at least two years can support the college base; an OSSD alone cannot. |
| International credential | Use UQO’s country-level credential guide, submit official final transcripts and satisfy program and French conditions. | The international route is not one university-wide percentage minimum. |
| University studies / transfer | Meet the selected program’s minimum completed credits, cumulative average and prerequisite evidence. | Law publishes 15 university credits and 3.0/4.3; another program may use different figures. |
| Experience | Use only when the program publishes a base expérience and document its named experience and academic preparation. | Initial-entry Nursing publishes five years of relevant health experience plus college-level sciences. |
| Conditional preparation | Complete only prerequisites or upgrading assigned after program review. | Ecology and Environment can impose missing science or mathematics work; UQO does not publish one universal preparatory year. |
Deadline audit
Fall 2027 undergraduate opening
Pending
The live deadline hub still links to Fall 2026 tables.
Fall 2027 Gatineau deadlines
Pending
Current program-by-program dates are explicitly Fall 2026.
Fall 2027 Saint-Jérôme deadlines
Pending
The live Saint-Jérôme fall table is still the 2026 cycle.
Fall 2027 academic calendar
Pending
Current academic calendars end with Winter 2027.
Fall 2027 tuition-payment dates
Pending
The Quebec tuition page marks Fall 2027 payment timing as to come.
Fall 2027 residence application
Pending
The current notice is for Fall 2026 applications and leases.
French evidence
Quebec uniform French examination
Qualifying pass
One of UQO’s published undergraduate test exemptions.
UQO / TÉLUQ SEL-B
60/100 on each part
The online test has a language-code section and 300-word writing section.
Francophone university degree
Credential evidence
An official transcript and final diploma support the exemption request.
French-only degree at a bilingual university
Credential evidence
The completed degree must have been taught only in French.
French general baccalaureate
Credential evidence
UQO lists this credential as an exemption regardless of the academy’s location.
Current requirements
Ontario route requires college-level study
UQO accepts an Ontario college diploma from a program of at least two years for the college base; an Ontario Secondary School Diploma alone is not equivalent to an Ontario college credential.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Undergraduate admission documents · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
SEL-B is UQO’s current undergraduate French test route
A non-exempt newly admitted undergraduate completes the online SEL-B during the first term after course selection.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Undergraduate French policy and SEL-B · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Law college minimum
The contingent Law bachelor publishes a Quebec DEC R score of at least 27; files at 25–26 may be considered only if capacity remains and can require an interview.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Law bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Initial-entry Nursing college minimum
Initial-entry Nursing publishes R score 24 plus named biology, chemistry and mathematics prerequisites for applicants outside the specified science DEC routes.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Initial-entry Nursing bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Arts and Design portfolio boundary
Applicants without a Quebec arts DEC submit one PDF with no more than 15 images and a descriptive work list; Quebec arts-DEC holders are exempt from the portfolio.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Undergraduate admission documents · Verified August 16, 2026
Programs and Pathways
Program and location fit
Keep Gatineau, Saint-Jérôme and Ripon boundaries clear
UQO publishes a broad undergraduate catalogue, but location and admission rules belong to the exact credential. Saint-Jérôme does not reproduce Gatineau’s full inventory, and the Pierre-Moreau pavilion in Ripon is tied to ISFORT rather than a general undergraduate campus.
Psychology
A 90-credit B.Sc. offered at Gatineau and Saint-Jérôme with general and scientific foundations.
Boundary: The bachelor alone does not authorize practice as a psychologist in Quebec.
Initial-entry Nursing
A contingent Gatineau bachelor for qualifying DEC, university-study or experience bases.
Boundary: OIIQ student registration and current vaccination evidence are required for clinical placement.
Nursing DEC–BAC
A distinct route at Gatineau and Saint-Jérôme for nursing-DEC or qualifying UQO-certificate applicants.
Boundary: It is not direct entry from secondary school and placement requires professional authorization or a CÉPI permit.
Law
A 99-credit full-time, contingent LL.B. at Gatineau.
Boundary: The published college floor is R score 27; 25–26 review is conditional on remaining capacity.
Arts and Design
A 90-credit Gatineau B.A. combining visual arts, comics and graphic design.
Boundary: Non-arts-DEC applicants submit a portfolio; qualifying Quebec arts-DEC applicants do not.
Ecology and Environment
A 90-credit Gatineau B.Sc. linking ecology to social, economic and governance dimensions.
Boundary: Its integrated practical-training route is selectable and is not universal co-op.
Distinctive study without network overreach
UQO’s catalogue includes a Gatineau Law bachelor, a three-discipline Arts and Design bachelor, Ecology and Environment, and professional health and education routes. These are UQO facts. Admission or delivery at another Université du Québec institution cannot be used as evidence for this guide.
Current requirements
Psychology is a 90-credit bachelor at two campuses
UQO lists the Psychology B.Sc. at Gatineau and Saint-Jérôme and explicitly warns that the bachelor alone does not authorize practice as a psychologist.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Psychology bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Initial-entry Nursing is a distinct contingent program
Program 7456 is offered at Gatineau, is contingent, and requires OIIQ student registration plus current vaccination evidence for clinical placements.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Initial-entry Nursing bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Law is a 99-credit Gatineau bachelor
UQO’s 99-credit LL.B. is offered full-time at Gatineau and is designated as contingent.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Law bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Arts and Design combines three disciplines
The 90-credit Gatineau B.A. combines visual arts, comics and graphic design through theoretical and practical study.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Arts and Design bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Ecology and Environment is interdisciplinary
The 90-credit Gatineau B.Sc. integrates ecological, social and economic dimensions and includes options such as urban ecology, agroforestry and environmental biotechnology.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Ecology and Environment bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Ripon is an ISFORT research pavilion, not a general undergraduate campus
UQO identifies the Pierre-Moreau pavilion in Ripon as the home of the Institut des sciences de la forêt tempérée (ISFORT).
Université du Québec en Outaouais: ISFORT and Pierre-Moreau pavilion · Verified August 16, 2026
Official program sources
Official campus and student-life sources
Residence and Campus Fit
Housing audit
UQO residence is at Gatineau—and allocation is not guaranteed
Current UQO residence evidence applies to the Alexandre-Taché campus in Gatineau. The university publishes detailed 2026 rents and a first-come allocation method, but no university residence at Saint-Jérôme and no Fall 2027 guarantee or rate schedule.
Residence location
Gatineau only
UQO lists its university residence inventory at Alexandre-Taché, not at Saint-Jérôme.
New residence
152 places
30 studios and 61 two-bedroom apartments opening in August 2026.
Taché rooms
$525–$556 per month
Published for leases beginning August 15, 2026.
Townhouse options
$607–$847 per month
Two-bedroom room and studio rates for the 2026 lease cycle.
New-residence options
$674–$878 per month
Two-bedroom room and studio rates for the 2026 lease cycle.
Allocation
First-come, first-served
A place is confirmed only after allocation and receipt of the first-month-rent deposit; no universal guarantee is published.
Fall 2027 housing pending
The current notice opened applications April 1, 2026 for leases beginning August 15, 2026. Use its rent range for current context, then recheck the application date, deposit, lease and price for the 2027 cycle.
Current requirements
UQO residence inventory is at Gatineau
The university residence page locates its residences at the Alexandre-Taché campus in Gatineau; it does not publish university residence inventory at Saint-Jérôme.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Gatineau residence inventory and rates · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
New Gatineau residence adds 152 places
UQO says the residence opening in August 2026 contains 30 studios and 61 two-bedroom apartments for up to 152 students.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Gatineau residence inventory and rates · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
2026 Gatineau monthly residence rates
For leases beginning August 15, 2026, monthly rents run from $525 for a small Taché room to $878 for a new-residence studio; utilities and Internet are included.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2026 residence allocation notice · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Residence allocation is first-come, first-served
The 2026 notice orders applications by receipt time and confirms allocation only after the first-month-rent deposit is received.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2026 residence allocation notice · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
No universal first-year residence guarantee is published
UQO publishes a timed application and first-come allocation process rather than a first-year or admission-linked guarantee.
Treat housing as unguaranteed unless UQO later publishes a Fall 2027 guarantee.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2026 residence allocation notice · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027
Fall 2027 residence rates and application dates are pending
The live allocation notice is for Fall 2026 and leases beginning August 15, 2026; it does not publish the Fall 2027 housing cycle.
Recheck the residence notice for a Fall 2027 application window, lease and rates.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2026 residence allocation notice · Verified August 16, 2026
Official residence 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 Gatineau. |
| 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 current evidence without presenting it as Fall 2027 pricing
UQO’s latest viewbook provides approximate Canadian undergraduate totals for Fall 2025, while a March 2026 resolution confirms the 2026–27 regulated international surcharge. A complete 2027–28 fee schedule is not published.
| Applicant group | Published value | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec undergraduate, 15 credits | $1,962.88 | Latest viewbook estimate for Fall 2025; approximate and not a Fall 2027 quote. |
| Quebec undergraduate, 30 credits | $3,925.76 | Arithmetic cross-check: two equal published 15-credit estimates. |
| Canadian outside Quebec, 15 credits | $5,173.03 | Latest viewbook estimate for Fall 2025; approximate and status-dependent. |
| Canadian outside Quebec, 30 credits | $10,346.06 | Arithmetic cross-check: two equal published 15-credit estimates. |
| International regulated surcharge, per credit | $720.64 | Confirmed for Fall 2026, Winter 2027 and Summer 2027; base tuition and fees are additional. |
| International regulated surcharge, 15 credits | $10,809.60 | Arithmetic cross-check: 15 × $720.64 before base tuition and other fees. |
| 2027–28 undergraduate tuition | Pending | No complete Fall 2027 schedule is published for any applicant group. |
Entrance-award evidence
Bachelor entrance excellence award
$2,000 renewable
First UQO fall bachelor, full-time, Quebec DEC base and R score 31 or higher, subject to available funds and renewal rules.
Published maximum
$6,000–$8,000
Depends on bachelor length; Nursing DEC–BAC has a published $4,000 maximum.
Camille Villeneuve initial Nursing
Seven × $5,000 annually
Published for the Gatineau initial-entry Nursing program through 2031.
Camille Villeneuve Nursing DEC–BAC
Five × $1,000 annually
Published for the Gatineau DEC–BAC Nursing program.
Official fee conflict retained
UQO’s Quebec tuition page still displays a $60 late-payment penalty, while the March 2026 board resolution approves $80 beginning Fall 2026. Students should use the current regulation and their account notice before relying on either webpage figure.
Current requirements
Latest published Quebec undergraduate estimate
UQO’s 2025–26 viewbook estimates $1,962.88 for a 15-credit full-time undergraduate term, or $3,925.76 across two equal terms.
This is an approximate Fall 2025 estimate, not a Fall 2027 quote.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2025–26 Outaouais undergraduate viewbook · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Latest published non-Quebec Canadian estimate
UQO’s 2025–26 viewbook estimates $5,173.03 for a 15-credit full-time undergraduate term, or $10,346.06 across two equal terms.
This is an approximate Fall 2025 estimate, not a Fall 2027 quote.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2025–26 Outaouais undergraduate viewbook · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
2026–27 regulated international undergraduate surcharge
The March 2026 UQO resolution sets the regulated first-cycle international surcharge at $720.64 per credit for Fall 2026, Winter 2027 and Summer 2027; 15 credits equal $10,809.60 before Quebec tuition and other fees.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2026–27 international fee resolution · Verified August 16, 2026
Fall 2027
2027–28 undergraduate tuition is pending
UQO has not published a complete 2027–28 undergraduate fee schedule for Quebec, other Canadian or international students.
Recheck the status-specific fee pages and estimator after UQO publishes 2027–28 rates.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Tuition by student status · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Bachelor entrance excellence award
UQO publishes a $2,000 renewable award for first-time full-time fall bachelor entrants admitted on a Quebec DEC with R score 31 or higher, subject to available funds and renewal rules.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: UQO undergraduate scholarships · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Camille Villeneuve Nursing admission awards
The Foundation describes seven annual $5,000 initial-entry Nursing awards and five annual $1,000 Nursing DEC–BAC awards at Gatineau through 2031.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Camille Villeneuve Nursing admission awards · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Late-payment penalty sources conflict
The Quebec tuition page still displays a $60 late penalty, while the March 2026 board resolution approves $80 beginning Fall 2026.
Verify the student account and current regulation before quoting a late-payment charge.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: 2026–27 international fee resolution · Verified August 16, 2026
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
Co-op, practical training and clinical work
Match the work-integrated route to the exact program
UQO publishes co-op in selected bachelors, integrated practical training in Sciences comptables and Ecology and Environment, and professional clinical placements in Nursing. These routes have different entry, preparation, employer and professional requirements.
Co-op structure
Paid full-time placements of at least 12 weeks alternate with study terms in named programs.
Gatineau co-op
Administration, Computing, Industrial Relations and Human Resources, plus six Social Sciences concentrations are listed.
Saint-Jérôme co-op
Administration and Computing are the listed undergraduate co-op routes.
APS1000
The non-credit preparatory activity is mandatory for co-op participants.
Integrated practical training
Sciences comptables and Ecology and Environment can use a selected route with two paid summer placements of at least 12 weeks.
Clinical placements
Nursing placement access depends on the program-specific OIIQ, CÉPI and vaccination conditions.
Placement planning boundary
A named co-op or practical-training route is not a universal employer match or salary guarantee. The live co-op page and the viewbook also advertise different earnings ranges. Confirm selection, work authorization, employer offer and compensation for the exact term.
Current requirements
Co-op placements are paid and at least 12 weeks
UQO describes its co-op placements as full-time, paid and at least 12 weeks, alternated with study terms in designated programs.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Co-op and integrated practical training · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Co-op is attached to named programs
Undergraduate co-op is listed for Administration, Computing, Industrial Relations and Human Resources, and six Social Sciences concentrations—not every UQO bachelor.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Co-op and integrated practical training · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
APS1000 is mandatory for co-op
UQO requires the non-credit APS1000 preparatory activity for co-op students before placements.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Co-op and integrated practical training · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Integrated practical training is separate from co-op
Sciences comptables and Ecology and Environment use a selectable formation pratique intégrée route with two paid full-time summer placements of at least 12 weeks.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Co-op and integrated practical training · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Integrated practical training requires module selection
Students request entry through their module in the first week of their first winter term, and the module decides under the pathway’s integration conditions.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Co-op and integrated practical training · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Published placement earnings conflict
The live co-op page states $9,500–$14,000 per placement, while the current viewbook says $10,000–$12,000; neither is a guaranteed individual salary.
Use the employer offer for actual compensation.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Co-op and integrated practical training · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Employer recruitment does not guarantee placement
UQO invites employers to post opportunities and provides co-op guidance, but does not promise every eligible student an automatic employer match.
Confirm search, selection and work-authorization steps for the exact pathway.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Employer-facing co-op information · Verified August 16, 2026
Current requirements
Nursing clinical placements have professional prerequisites
Initial-entry Nursing requires OIIQ student registration and current vaccination evidence, while DEC–BAC requires authorization to practise or a valid CÉPI permit before placement.
Université du Québec en Outaouais: Initial-entry Nursing bachelor · Verified August 16, 2026
Official career and WIL sources
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. |
UQO applicants need to match their credential to the exact program and campus, satisfy the undergraduate French requirement, and keep every still-unpublished Fall 2027 milestone visible rather than rolling Fall 2026 dates forward. This guide separates Gatineau, Saint-Jérôme and Ripon; records current tuition and Gatineau housing evidence; and distinguishes co-op, integrated practical training and Nursing clinical placements.
UQO admissions, French, costs, residence, programs, and co-op FAQs
Current answers for Quebec, other-Canadian, international, university-transfer and experience applicants planning UQO for Fall 2027, with campus boundaries, official-source conflicts and unpublished future dates and prices kept explicit.
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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