Universite TELUQ
Quebec City, Quebec
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The short answer
- TÉLUQ is a public French-language distance university based in Quebec City. It offers 140 programs and more than 530 online courses.
- Most undergraduate programs accept a DEC (the Quebec college diploma), age 21 or older with relevant experience, or a university degree. You must master French in every program.
- The application fee is $85. Decisions come in 4 to 6 weeks after all documents arrive.
- For 2026–27, one three-credit course costs $461.21 for Quebec residents studying in Quebec. A Canadian non-resident studying in Quebec pays $1,122.50.
- TÉLUQ has no campus, no residences and no meal plan. Distance study does not lead to a study permit or permanent residence.
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Overview
Quick Facts
| Location | Quebec City, Quebec |
|---|---|
| School Type | Public francophone distance university |
| Directory Size | Mid-size university |
| Campus Setting | 100% distance learning, based in Quebec City |
| Ranking Signal | No QS World 2026 position listed in this guide |
| Program Strengths | Online Learning, Business, Education, Computer Science, Arts |
Start with campus and program fit. Then check official admissions, residence, and cost details. Do this before you build the final application list.
Admissions Planning
100% distance · French-language university
TÉLUQ admission requirements and 2026–2027 dates
Most undergraduate programs accept one of three admission bases. These are a DEC (Diplôme d'études collégiales) or equivalent, age 21 or older with relevant knowledge and experience, or a university degree. The exact program can add French, mathematics, second-language, or other conditions. TÉLUQ imposes mastery of French in every program it offers. So an anglophone applicant is choosing to complete a Canadian degree in French.
Fall 2027 cycle status
Not yet published · Fall 2027
Not yet published. TÉLUQ's Dates importantes table currently covers three trimesters only. These are Automne 2026, Hiver 2027, and Été 2027. Their admission periods are February 16 to October 30, 2026, August 3, 2026 to February 26, 2027, and December 14, 2026 to June 18, 2027. No Automne 2027 admission window, registration window, or course-start date appears on the page.
TÉLUQ receives admission applications year-round. So there is no single Fall 2027 deadline to miss. Plan against the published Automne 2026 pattern. That window opens roughly six months before the trimester. Re-check Dates importantes once TÉLUQ posts 2027–2028.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Dates importantes: admission and registration windows by trimestre · Verified August 15, 2026
French is not a preference here — it is an admission condition
Current rule · Published for this period
TÉLUQ states plainly that it imposes mastery of French in all of its programs of study: « L'Université TÉLUQ impose la maîtrise du français dans tous ses programmes d'études. » Its own English-language entry page at teluq.ca/en carries an English title and footer but publishes its headline, its list of study domains, and its calls to action in French. An anglophone applying here is choosing to complete a Canadian degree in French.
This is the first decision, not a detail to settle later. Every graded assignment, every exam, and every exchange with your tutor will be in French.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Complément d'information à la maîtrise du français · Verified August 15, 2026
Size, mandate, and network membership
University-published counts · Published for this period
TÉLUQ publishes 140 distance programs, more than 530 online courses, and about 27,000 people studying each year. It was founded in 1972. It describes itself as the first and only 100% distance French-language university in North America. It is one of the 10 components of the Université du Québec network alongside UQAM and UQAR. It is recognised by Québec's ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur on the same footing as the province's other universities.
These counts come from TÉLUQ itself. Treat them as directional, not as audited enrolment data.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Explorez nos études: programme, course, and enrolment counts · Verified August 15, 2026
Who actually studies here
University-published profile · Published for this period
TÉLUQ publishes an average student age of 37. It says 67% are the first generation in their family to attend university. More than 50% have dependent children. One in two students say TÉLUQ is the only university that meets their needs. It names autonomy, diligence, and perseverance as the competencies required to succeed at a distance.
This is not a school-leaver cohort. A 17-year-old Caribbean or Ontario applicant looking for a first-year residential experience is not the student TÉLUQ is built for.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Avantages TÉLUQ: flexibility rules, tutoring, student profile · Verified August 15, 2026
University-wide acceptance rate and entering averages
Current disclosure practice · Not applicable
TÉLUQ publishes no acceptance-rate percentage. It publishes no entering average, no R-score cut-off, and no competitive ranking of applicants. Admission is condition-based. You either satisfy one of the published bases for the cycle and the program's supplementary conditions, or you do not. Do not quote an unsourced percentage for TÉLUQ.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Conditions d'admission (1er cycle and graduate bases) · Verified August 15, 2026
Delivery
100% online
Study from Quebec, elsewhere in Canada, or abroad.
Decision timing
4–6 weeks
After every required document reaches the registrar.
Application fee
$85
Non-refundable file opening and evaluation fee.
Choose the correct study status
| Route | Best for | Key rule |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate program | A bachelor's degree, major, certificate, or short program | Meet one general basis. This can be a DEC or equivalent, age 21+ with relevant knowledge and experience, or a university degree. Also meet any program-specific conditions. |
| Étudiant libre | Taking a few credit-bearing courses outside a program | Capped at 15 credits (five three-credit courses) at the 1er cycle and uncapped at the 2e and 3e cycles. You get a transcript but no diploma, and the credits are not counted inside a program. |
| Auditeur | Learning without grades or university credit | Auditors do not complete graded assessments, receive a grade, or earn course credit. |
| Visiting student | A student keeping a degree at another university | Use Quebec's interuniversity authorization process or obtain a Letter of Permission from a university outside Quebec before applying. |
Current admission and registration calendar
| Term | Most-program admission window | Undergraduate registration | Earliest course start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automne 2026 | February 16–October 30, 2026 | August 3–November 27, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Hiver 2027 | August 3, 2026–February 26, 2027 | November 30, 2026–April 2, 2027 | January 1, 2027 |
| Été 2027 | December 14, 2026–June 18, 2027 | April 5–July 30, 2027 | May 1, 2027 |
TÉLUQ receives most applications throughout the year, but these windows control a targeted term. International applicants must submit at least 14 days before the listed end date. Always check the program page because some programs use different deadlines. No Automne 2027 window is published yet.
The three undergraduate admission bases
Current requirements · Published for this period
For a baccalauréat, majeure, certificat, or programme court at the 1er cycle, you must satisfy one of three requirements. Hold a diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) or the equivalent. Be 21 or older with relevant experience and knowledge. Or hold a university degree. Graduate admission requires a completed first-cycle degree. Doctoral admission requires a master's. The individual program can add supplementary conditions in mathematics, French, or a second language.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Conditions d'admission (1er cycle and graduate bases) · Verified August 15, 2026
Whether an Ontario OSSD or a Caribbean CSEC/CAPE profile counts as a DEC equivalent
Not yet published · Current published guidance
TÉLUQ publishes the phrase « DEC ou l'équivalent ». But it does not publish an equivalency table. That table would name specific out-of-province Canadian or international secondary credentials. It also does not publish a separate international-applicant admission chart. For an applicant without a DEC or a university degree, only one route is stated in plain terms. That route is the age-21 basis with relevant experience and knowledge. Some programs quantify that basis themselves. The Baccalauréat en administration requires at least six months of work experience in an organization.
Do not assume an OSSD, CSEC/CAPE profile, or A Levels will be read as a DEC equivalent. Ask the Registrariat in writing before paying the $85 file fee, and be ready to fall back on the age-21 experience basis.
Applies to: Ontario high school, Other Canadian, International
Université TÉLUQ: Conditions d'admission (1er cycle and graduate bases) · Verified August 15, 2026
How TÉLUQ tests French, and what happens if you fail
Current requirement · Published for this period
You have one year from your admission date to satisfy the French condition and may be required to sit TÉLUQ's written French test: a minimum 400-word composition, two hours, no reference tools, $77, marked against seven criteria. Passing requires 60% overall and at least 20 of 40 points on the syntax/punctuation and spelling criteria. You are convoked by email as soon as admission is accepted and have 30 days to take it. Fail it — or miss the 30 days — and you must pass FRA 1002 Maîtrise du français écrit (or FRA 3005) within 12 months and before completing half your program credits; no retake of the test is permitted for the next five years.
There is no IELTS, TOEFL, or Duolingo equivalent here, and no English-language alternative. The single sitting with a five-year lockout on retakes is the strictest language rule in this guide.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Complément d'information à la maîtrise du français · Verified August 15, 2026
Exemptions from the French test
Current requirement · Published for this period
TÉLUQ exempts applicants who pass the collegial épreuve uniforme de français (or hold a francophone CEGEP DEC with the 2020 exemption), hold a French baccalauréat under the Entente France-Québec, passed the MES French test used from 1992 to 1997, hold a baccalauréat, DESS, master's, or doctorate from a francophone university it recognises, passed a test it judges equivalent or superior, or passed FRA 1002 or a recognised equivalent. A program director who identifies oral or written gaps can still impose a French course.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Complément d'information à la maîtrise du français · Verified August 15, 2026
Continuous admission with term windows on top
Current process · Published for this period
TÉLUQ states that it receives admission applications at any time of year for the majority of its programs and for étudiant libre status — « Contrairement aux autres universités, la TÉLUQ reçoit les demandes d'admission en tout temps. » Applying outside a trimester window does not reject you; the file is simply processed for the next trimester. To start in a specific trimester you must land inside the published window, and a few programs publish their own different deadlines on the program page.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Dates importantes: admission and registration windows by trimestre · Verified August 15, 2026
Published trimester windows and the international 14-day rule
2026–2027 published calendar · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Automne 2026: admission February 16 to October 30, 2026. Registration August 3 to November 27, 2026 at the 1er cycle (November 20 for graduate). Earliest course start September 1, 2026. Hiver 2027: admission August 3, 2026 to February 26, 2027. Registration November 30, 2026 to April 2, 2027 (March 26 graduate). Earliest start January 1, 2027. Été 2027: admission December 14, 2026 to June 18, 2027. Registration April 5 to July 30, 2027 (July 23 graduate). Earliest start May 1, 2027. International applicants must file at least 14 days before the end of the admission period. If not, the file moves to the next trimester. Graduate students must register at least seven days before the closing date.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Dates importantes: admission and registration windows by trimestre · Verified August 15, 2026
Application fee and decision timing
Current fee schedule · Published for this period
The non-refundable admission fee is $85. It covers opening, reopening, and analysing a file. You pay by Visa or Mastercard. Analysis begins only once every requested document has been uploaded. TÉLUQ says an official admission decision follows within four to six weeks. You register for your first courses only after receiving the official confirmation. You do this through the MaTÉLUQ portal. A change of program or of status later costs a further $85.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Demande d'admission: steps, decision timing, visiting students · Verified August 15, 2026
Per-course enrolment: étudiant libre, auditeur, and visiting study
Current rules · Published for this period
Free-study applicants must still meet the minimum admission conditions of the cycle or the course prerequisites. Étudiant libre at the 1er cycle is capped at 15 credits — five three-credit courses — and yields a transcript but no diploma, and the credits are not counted inside a program; at the 2e and 3e cycles there is no cap. An auditeur may take unlimited courses but completes no graded work, receives no grade, and earns no credit. A student enrolled at another Québec university uses the entente interuniversitaire; a student outside Québec must obtain a letter of permission from their home university before applying.
Applies to: All applicants, Transfer, Mature
Université TÉLUQ: Études libres: étudiant libre and auditeur rules · Verified August 15, 2026
Placement test for second-language English and Spanish courses
Current requirement · Published for this period
Every new student who registers in a second-language English or Spanish course must sit TÉLUQ's placement test. It costs $34.75. You must complete it within five business days of the emailed link. It has three parts: multiple choice, a written production, and an oral assessment by telephone. The test is also required again if the previous TÉLUQ placement is more than two years old. It is also required again if the last second-language course was passed more than three years ago. Bilingual applicants can file an exemption request.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Test de classement for second-language English and Spanish courses · Verified August 15, 2026
Application Checklist
| Academic Requirements | Verify prerequisite courses, minimum averages, and program-specific requirements on the official admissions pages. |
|---|---|
| Supplementary Review | Competitive programs may ask for essays, portfolios, interviews, experience profiles, or timed video responses. |
| International Applicants | Plan transcript evaluation, English-language proof if required, study permit timing, and proof-of-funds documentation. |
| Deadlines | Confirm application, document, scholarship, residence, and portfolio deadlines every cycle before submitting. |
| Stellar Coaching Use | Bring your target program, your transcript, your activities, and draft responses to a coaching session. The session is for school-specific planning. |
Programs and Pathways
TÉLUQ online programs in French
TÉLUQ lists more than 140 distance programs. These are across the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral cycles. Compare the credential structure, language and course prerequisites. Do not compare only the subject name.
Business and administration
Administration, accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, management, marketing, law, and information-technology management
Computing, science, and environment
Computer science, information technology, science, and environmental study at undergraduate and graduate levels
Education
Adult education, educational technology, teaching-focused certificates, graduate diplomas, and graduate study
Humanities and social fields
Communication, languages, literature, social sciences, and multidisciplinary bachelor's and certificate structures
Most study is asynchronous and location-flexible. But individual courses can still set rules. They may specify technology, assessment, or material needs. They may specify practicum or schedule needs. Read the current course and program descriptions before you apply.
What the 140-program catalogue actually contains
Current catalogue · Published for this period
The programme directory filters by credential — attestation d'études, certificat, majeure, baccalauréat, baccalauréat avec majeure, baccalauréat général, baccalauréat par cumul de certificats at the 1er cycle, then attestation, diplôme de 2e cycle, maîtrise, maîtrise par cumul, and doctorat above it. Everything is delivered by four academic units: the École des sciences de l'administration and the departments of Éducation, Science et Technologie, and Sciences humaines, Lettres et Communication. Study domains include administration, accounting, law, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, IT management, computer science, communication, education, environment, letters and languages, marketing, management, sciences, social sciences, and pluridisciplinary routes.
There is no medicine, nursing, engineering, law-practice, or studio-art degree here. Short programs of 12 to 15 credits and 30-credit certificates make up a large share of the catalogue.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Répertoire des programmes: filters, credentials, and departments · Verified August 15, 2026
Every bachelor's program page repeats the French condition
Current programs · Published for this period
The published admission conditions for the Baccalauréat en administration (cheminement général, 7764), the Baccalauréat en communication (7887), and the Baccalauréat ès arts (7695) all close with the same line: « maîtriser le français. La maîtrise du français doit être attestée par le test de français écrit de l'Université TÉLUQ ou un test jugé équivalent. » Program descriptions, course titles, and course codes are published in French.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Baccalauréat en administration (cheminement général), programme 7764 · Verified August 15, 2026
The one bilingual degree route — and it still requires French
Current program · Published for this period
TÉLUQ publishes a Baccalauréat en administration (cheminement général bilingue français/anglais), programme 7364. It is 90 credits, a B.A.A. with a bilingual-pathway mention. It is offered under a signed protocol with Athabasca University. Its admission conditions require mastery of English at advanced II level. This is attested by TÉLUQ's English test or a pass in ANG 4005. They also require mastery of French, attested by TÉLUQ's written French test or an equivalent. They also require collegial mathematics or the MQT 1001 bridging course.
Read this as bilingual, not as an English-language degree: it raises the language bar rather than lowering it. Athabasca-side courses inside this route are billed at $150 per credit on top of TÉLUQ's own fees.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Baccalauréat en administration (cheminement général bilingue français/anglais), programme 7364 · Verified August 15, 2026
The only English-medium courses TÉLUQ publishes
Current catalogue · Published for this period
English appears in the catalogue as a subject. It is not a language of instruction across the degree. The placement-test page lists the English ladder. This ladder is ANG 0001 First Level English (non-credit bridging, closed to étudiant libre). It is also ANG 2001, ANG 3001, ANG 3501, ANG 4005, ANG 4017, and ANG 4020. The LIN and DLS courses are on second-language teaching and linguistics. The page also lists a parallel Spanish ladder from ESP 2000 to ESP 4001. Short programs in anglais fonctionnel exist at the 1er cycle. Short programs in approfondissement de l'anglais exist there too.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Test de classement for second-language English and Spanish courses · Verified August 15, 2026
Credit structures and how long you have to finish
Current structures · Published for this period
A bachelor's degree is 90 credits. A certificate is 30 credits. Short programs run 12 or 15 credits. TÉLUQ publishes completion limits of up to 5 years for a certificate and up to 10 years for a bachelor's degree. TÉLUQ permits up to 5 trimesters of leave. The baccalauréat par composantes totals 90 credits. Its maximum duration is 12 or 15 years depending on the formula. The maîtrise par cumul totals 45 credits. Its maximum is 10 years.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Avantages TÉLUQ: flexibility rules, tutoring, student profile · Verified August 15, 2026
TÉLUQ Online Study, Location & Immigration Rules
Online study, location, and international status
TÉLUQ is designed for distance learning rather than a residential campus experience. There are no residences, no meal plan, and no campus. There are only administrative offices in Québec City and Montréal. Students plan housing and daily life where they already live. They use remote academic and student support.
TÉLUQ has no residences, no campus, and no meal plan
Current model · Not applicable
There is nothing to apply for. TÉLUQ is 100% distance and publishes no student housing, no residence application, no residence fee schedule, and no meal plan. Its only physical addresses are administrative: the Québec head office at 455, rue du Parvis and a Montréal office at 5800, rue Saint-Denis, bureau 1105. You live where you already live, and your housing budget is your own, not a line on a university invoice.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Nous joindre: Québec head office and Montréal office addresses · Verified August 15, 2026
What replaces a timetable: pacing rules
Current model · Published for this period
Courses are asynchronous with no fixed schedule, and you choose your own start date inside the trimester. TÉLUQ budgets 6 to 9 hours of work per week for each three-credit course across 15 weeks. Registration takes about 7 business days to confirm, and the course website opens 7 days before the start date. Up to 5 trimesters of leave are permitted, and one four-month extension per course can be bought for $85 through MaTÉLUQ before the official end date.
Six to nine hours a week per course is TÉLUQ's own number. Three concurrent courses is a 20-to-27-hour week with no lectures to anchor it — the reason TÉLUQ names autonomy and perseverance as prerequisites.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Foire aux questions: how a course runs from start to finish · Verified August 15, 2026
Tutoring and encadrement: who you actually deal with
Current model · Published for this period
When registration is confirmed, you receive an information sheet. It names the person responsible for your encadrement in that course. It gives their contact details and availability. TÉLUQ states that this person makes first contact within the first two weeks of the course. This person follows your work, answers questions, and supports your learning. Each course website carries a feuille de route guiding the readings, exercises, and assignments. TÉLUQ also publishes program teams supporting students across a whole pathway. Courses are built for distance delivery by multidisciplinary teams of professors, pedagogues, technopedagogues, and web designers.
All of this happens in French, by email, phone, and video. There is no lecture hall and no classmate sitting next to you.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Foire aux questions: how a course runs from start to finish · Verified August 15, 2026
Exams are remote, timed, and proctored
Current rules · Published for this period
TÉLUQ states that every evaluation is completed at a distance. No in-person attendance is required. Not all courses have exams. Where they do, you receive a convocation four weeks ahead. You choose your moment inside a availability period of a few days. To protect integrity, TÉLUQ uses télésurveillance on a secure third-party platform run by Solution Nexam. It also uses Zoom-supervised exams at fixed times. These include audio and video capture of you, your environment, and your screen. They also include a government-issued photo ID check. Without consent to télésurveillance, you cannot register for a course that uses it.
Plan the hardware and the room. Moving an exam date is free the first time and $63.60 the second.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Évaluations: remote exams, télésurveillance, and Zoom proctoring · Verified August 15, 2026
Accommodations inside the distance model
Current services · Published for this period
TÉLUQ supports students with physical, sensory, neurological, organic, learning, speech and language, neurodevelopmental, and mental-health conditions. Its published accommodations include additional time on timed activities, adapted materials, specialised services, and adaptations for specialised software, arranged after an analysis of needs by the saeh@teluq.ca advisory team. Disclosure is voluntary and confidential, and TÉLUQ asks students to declare at admission so accommodations are in place before the first exam.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Situation de handicap: accommodations and the advisory team · Verified August 15, 2026
The student services that exist without a campus
Current services · Published for this period
TÉLUQ publishes free orientation counselling. It also publishes psychosocial and mental-health resources inside the MaTÉLUQ portal. It has financial-aid and bursary teams. It offers disability support. It gives dedicated welcome and support for First Nations and Inuit students. It has a library with search, writing, training, and advisory services. It also handles official-document requests. It offers a linguistic evaluation service. Students also get the MaRéussite study-skills platform. They get the MaTÉLUQ portal and eduroam Wi-Fi access. They also get published recommended-hardware guidance.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Parcourez nos services: the full remote student-service list · Verified August 15, 2026
Where TÉLUQ physically is, and how to reach it
Current contact details · Published for this period
The head office is at 455, rue du Parvis, Québec (Québec) G1K 9H6, with a Montréal office at 5800, rue Saint-Denis, bureau 1105. The library maintains rooms in both — local 1120 in Québec and local 12.002 in Montréal. General enquiries run Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:30, on 1 888 843-4333 in Canada and +1 418 657-3695 from elsewhere; the Registrariat is on 1 877 444-2505 or +1 514 843-2161. TÉLUQ publishes reduced summer hours from June 24 to August 29, 2026.
Both office phone lines and every service email are answered in French. Budget for that before you rely on phone support from the Caribbean or from outside Québec.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Nous joindre: Québec head office and Montréal office addresses · Verified August 15, 2026
Community, association, and what is absent
Current campus life · Published for this period
TÉLUQ describes an active online community. It has exchange groups, a student association, and a digital library. The AÉTÉLUQ levy is $25.30 per trimester. Everyone admitted to a program pays it. So does anyone registered in a course by letter of permission. So does an étudiant libre. Its group insurance plan costs $125 per four months. TÉLUQ publishes no varsity athletics. It publishes no clubs directory. It publishes no campus events calendar. It publishes no orientation week. The social side of a residential university simply does not exist here.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Détails des frais à payer: itemised current, course, and other fees · Verified August 15, 2026
Distance study is not an immigration route
Published May 4, 2026 · Published for this period
TÉLUQ states directly that distance studies do not allow you to obtain a Certificat d'acceptation du Québec or a study permit. They do not give access to a post-graduation work permit or to permanent residence. It notes that refugees, asylum seekers, temporary workers, and their spouses may take courses. Some graduate programs can involve time in Québec. TÉLUQ names the doctorat en informatique cognitive as requiring a presence in Québec. TÉLUQ dates this information to May 4, 2026. It presents it for information only. It disclaims responsibility for immigration-rule changes. It directs applicants to IRCC and MIFI.
If your goal is a study permit, a PGWP, or Canadian permanent residence, TÉLUQ's ordinary distance programs will not deliver it. Verify with IRCC and MIFI directly before paying anything.
Applies to: International
Université TÉLUQ: Mobilité internationale: legal status and distance-study limits · Verified August 15, 2026
Ordinary distance programs are not an immigration route
TÉLUQ states that its distance programs do not allow you to obtain a CAQ or study permit. They also do not give access to a post-graduation work permit or permanent residence. TÉLUQ notes separately that some graduate programs can involve time in Quebec. It names the doctorat en informatique cognitive as requiring a presence in Quebec. TÉLUQ dates this information to May 4, 2026. It directs applicants to IRCC and MIFI. Verify current rules with TÉLUQ, IRCC, and Quebec immigration before making any immigration decision.
Housing and Location Questions
| Campus Setting | 100% distance learning, based in Quebec City |
|---|---|
| Residence | Check rules for a residence guarantee. Check first-year room styles and meal plans. Check deposit deadlines and off-campus housing pressure. |
| City Fit | Students should compare transit and weather in Quebec City. They should also compare cost of living, safety, and community feel. |
| Commuting | If you live off campus, map commute time to classes, labs, placements, and evening activities. Do this before committing. |
Tuition, Scholarships, and Aid
TÉLUQ tuition and fees
Fees depend on legal status and where the student is physically studying. These are the university's current three-credit examples. They are not a guaranteed program total.
| Student status | Study location | Current 3-credit example |
|---|---|---|
| Québécois or Quebec resident | Studying in Quebec | $461.21 |
| Canadian citizen or permanent resident, non-Quebec resident | Studying in Quebec | $1,122.50 |
| Canadian citizen or permanent resident, non-Quebec resident | Studying outside Quebec | $1,473.98 |
| International student | Studying outside Quebec | $1,473.98 |
| International student | Studying in Quebec, undergraduate or non-thesis graduate | $2,418.95 |
The $85 application fee is separate. General, technology, copyright, student-association, materials, shipping, tests, and insurance charges can also apply. TÉLUQ publishes the Canadian exemption — paying Quebec rates while studying in French — inside its “studying in Quebec” block, so confirm with the Registrariat before assuming it applies from another province. Neither fee page carries an academic-year label, so treat every amount as current, not as a quote for a future trimester.
Current per-course cost by residency and study location
Currently published table · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
For one three-credit course, TÉLUQ publishes $461.21 for a Québécois or Québec resident. It publishes $1,122.50 for a Canadian citizen who is not a Québec resident but studies in Québec. It publishes $1,473.98 for a Canadian non-resident studying outside Québec. It publishes $1,473.98 for an international student studying outside Québec. An international student studying in Québec pays $2,418.95 at the 1er cycle and for a non-thesis master's. That student pays $2,284.31 for a thesis master's and $2,065.73 at the doctoral level. Each total already bundles general fees of $72.79 per trimester. Each total also bundles the $25.30 AÉTÉLUQ levy, $15.42 student-community services, $33.81 technology, and $2.13 copyright.
There are four categories, not three. A Canadian non-resident who studies from inside Québec pays about $350 less per course. The same person studying from another province pays more.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Coût des études: per-course fees by residency category · Verified August 15, 2026
TÉLUQ's fee tables carry no academic-year label
Not yet published · 2027–2028
Neither the Coût des études page nor the Détails des frais à payer page states an academic year such as 2026–2027 or 2027–2028. Both carry only the notice « Ces renseignements sont fournis à titre indicatif. Les frais sont sujets à changement. » There is therefore no published TÉLUQ figure that can honestly be called a 2027–2028 rate, and no dated schedule to compare year over year.
Budget with the amounts shown right now. Take a screenshot on the day you apply. Re-check both pages before you treat any figure as a quote for a future trimester.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Détails des frais à payer: itemised current, course, and other fees · Verified August 15, 2026
The fees the per-course headline does not include
Currently published schedule · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Didactic-material fees are variable and non-refundable. Shipping is charged by destination. In Québec it is $10. In Ontario it is $11. In Alberta and Saskatchewan it is $16. In Manitoba it is $24. In Nunavut and Yukon it is $32. It is $35 to the continental United States. It is $45 to Western Europe. It is $60 to Eastern Europe and Asia/Australia. It is $75 to South and Central America and the Caribbean. It is $95 to Africa and the Middle East. Optional charges are an $11 per-trimester Fonds TÉLUQ donation. Another is $125 per four months for the AÉTÉLUQ group insurance plan. Late payment 60 days after registration costs $34.25. Insufficient funds cost $34.25. A stopped payment costs $34.25.
The Caribbean shipping band at $75 per shipment is a real cost for a Caribbean-based student and is not part of the advertised per-course total.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Détails des frais à payer: itemised current, course, and other fees · Verified August 15, 2026
Proving Québec residency to avoid the surcharge
Current requirement · Published for this period
Québec's ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur requires proof of Québec residency. This applies to Canadian citizens, registered Indians, and permanent residents at Québec universities. If they do not prove it, a montant forfaitaire is added on top of normal tuition. The rule targets Canadian citizens born outside Québec and permanent residents. International students are not concerned. You file proof with the admission application. You use one of two sworn declarations. One is 12 months of Québec residence without full-time study. The other is 3 months of Québec residence without having lived more than 3 months elsewhere in Canada. Applicants born in Québec supply a civil-status birth certificate.
Applies to: Other Canadian, Ontario high school, Transfer, Mature
Université TÉLUQ: Établissement du statut de résidence au Québec · Verified August 15, 2026
Exemptions that lower the bill — and where they apply
Current exemptions · Published for this period
TÉLUQ publishes the Canadian exemption only inside its « Citoyens canadiens non-résidents du Québec — Études au Québec » block: the Canadian population may study in French in Québec while paying the same tuition as Québec residents, subject to Québec's eligibility conditions and eligible-program list. Separate exemptions exist for French and francophone Belgian nationals, for training prescribed by a Québec professional order, under Québec's international mobility agreements, and by immigration status — refugees and protected persons, spouses and dependent children of temporary workers, diplomatic and international-organization staff, and CSQ holders authorised to apply for permanent residence. Every exemption requires the supporting documents to be filed with the admission application.
Read the placement of the Canadian exemption carefully. TÉLUQ prints it under studying in Québec, not under studying from another province. Confirm with the Registrariat before you assume it applies to you from outside Québec.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Coût des études: per-course fees by residency category · Verified August 15, 2026
Government aid, and what full-time means at a distance
Current rules · Published for this period
TÉLUQ participates in Québec's Aide financière aux études under institution code 978011. Full-time status in one trimester means 12 credits at the 1er cycle and 9 credits at the 2e cycle. Aid covers a four-month period keyed to the course start date: start between the 1st and 15th of a month and payments begin that month, start between the 16th and 31st and they begin the following month. Deferring a course end date brings no additional aid, and dropping a course means repaying the AFE in full or in part. Canadians resident outside Québec apply through their own province or territory.
Twelve credits in a trimester is four courses, or 24 to 36 hours of study a week at TÉLUQ's own 6-to-9-hour estimate. Most TÉLUQ students do not carry that load.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Aide financière: AFE participation and TÉLUQ hardship exemption · Verified August 15, 2026
Scholarships and TÉLUQ's own hardship exemption
Current awards · Published for this period
TÉLUQ has a bursary directory you can search. You can filter by cycle. You can filter by donor category: Université TÉLUQ, Fondation de l'Université du Québec, public bodies, and private bodies. You can also filter by type. Types include merit, excellence, financial support, retention support, participation, mentorship, and research. Listed entries include the AÉTÉLUQ precarious-situation bursary at $750. Its deadlines are October 15 and March 15. They also include the Fondation CRHA engagement bursary at $1,500. Separately, you may get a TÉLUQ tuition exemption for one trimester if you are a student in a precarious situation. You must be ineligible for Québec's AFE. The exemption is capped at 6 credits.
TÉLUQ publishes no automatic entrance scholarship keyed to an admission average. Do not budget one.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Bourses d'études: searchable scholarship directory · Verified August 15, 2026
Cost Planning
| Tuition | Tuition depends on your program, your student status, and the year. Check domestic and international tuition on the official fee schedule. |
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| Scholarships | Check automatic entrance awards, competitive major awards, faculty scholarships, and international-student awards. |
| Living Costs | Budget for residence or rent. Also budget for 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 the feel of classes, access to professors, and student clubs. Also compare how easy it is to build community. |
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| 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
Prior learning, visiting study, and course credit
TÉLUQ can assess earlier university study, workplace learning, and demonstrated competencies. This is done through recognition of prior learning. You may request a preliminary analysis before applying. But credit is awarded only when the evidence matches the chosen program or course. Every supporting document must be written in French. Courses taken more than ten years ago must be backed by professional experience.
Recognition of prior learning: two processes, two price tags
Current process · Published for this period
The analyse préliminaire des acquis (APA) is filed before applying. It costs $85 per request per program. This is refunded if admission is confirmed within 12 months. It takes about one month after a complete file. The reconnaissance des acquis (RAC) is filed after an admission confirmation. It costs $68.25 plus $35 per credit recognised for extracurricular learning and study outside Québec. It takes up to four months. Both assess university courses, certain technical collegial courses, and professional experience against course or program objectives. Every document must be written in French. Courses taken more than 10 years ago must be backed by professional experience. Some programs require a minimum C-. TÉLUQ states that not all training or experience earns credit.
The APA before you apply is the cheap, reversible step. Do that first — it tells you how much of your existing study or work actually converts before you commit to a program.
Applies to: Transfer, Mature, All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Reconnaissance et analyse des acquis (APA and RAC) · Verified August 15, 2026
Studying across universities through the BCI
Current process · Published for this period
Québec universities let you take courses at another institution through the entente interuniversitaire administered by the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire, but the course counts toward your program only with your home university's authorisation. When TÉLUQ is the host it processes the BCI-transmitted registration, provides the academic encadrement, and returns the final result to your home university. Fee routing is published precisely: a TÉLUQ student taking a course at another Québec university pays TÉLUQ general fees, normal tuition, the AÉTÉLUQ levy, and student-community fees; a TÉLUQ student at a university outside Québec pays TÉLUQ only a $30 administrative charge; a Québec-university student taking a TÉLUQ course pays their own university and owes TÉLUQ only the didactic-material fees; a student from outside Québec pays TÉLUQ all applicable fees with the registration.
Applies to: Transfer, All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Entente interuniversitaire through the BCI · Verified August 15, 2026
What the Université du Québec network is worth in practice
Current rule · Published for this period
TÉLUQ is one of the 10 components of the Université du Québec. The concrete published benefit is a fee waiver. You can apply to a graduate program: programme court de 2e cycle, diplôme, maîtrise, or doctorat. If you completed a diploma or degree program at a UQ-network institution less than three trimesters earlier, you can write in after the admission decision. Then the $85 admission fee is refunded. But your request must arrive before the end of the trimester of admission.
Being part of the network does not give you automatic course-by-course credit transfer between UQ institutions. That still goes through the entente interuniversitaire or through RAC.
Applies to: Transfer, All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Détails des frais à payer: itemised current, course, and other fees · Verified August 15, 2026
Building a degree out of components already earned elsewhere
Current process · Published for this period
The baccalauréat par composantes totals 90 credits. It follows one of three formulas: a majeure plus a certificate, a majeure plus complementary courses, two certificates plus complementary courses, or three certificates. At least one 30-credit certificate must be taken at TÉLUQ. The maximum duration is 12 or 15 years from the first course, wherever it was taken. The maîtrise par cumul totals 45 credits. It is a 30-credit TÉLUQ DESS plus a recognised 15-credit short program, including a 6-credit synthesis activity, over a maximum of 10 years. Processing takes 2 to 4 months. TÉLUQ states that an official pathway does not guarantee admission. You must apply separately to each component program.
Applies to: Transfer, Mature, All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Cheminements par composantes et par cumul · Verified August 15, 2026
Military training recognised toward undergraduate credit
Current process · Published for this period
TÉLUQ can recognise military experience and training toward 1er cycle study by assessing an applicant's academic and military record together. It requires the military file — MDN SDDP, formerly P-PE806 or MPRR — plus the other supporting documents, handled through saem@teluq.ca.
Applies to: Mature, Transfer, All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Reconnaissance et analyse des acquis (APA and RAC) · Verified August 15, 2026
Graduate employment rates, salaries, and co-op
Not yet published · Current disclosure practice
TÉLUQ publishes no graduate employment rate, no salary data, and no co-op program. Its career-adjacent published services are the free orientation service inside MaTÉLUQ. They also include the program pages' links to external labour-market references. These include the Ordre des administrateurs agréés du Québec and Québec government job-sector pages. Most TÉLUQ students are already working. The published average age is 37. So the university frames study as advancement inside an existing career. It does not frame it as placement into a first job.
Do not compare TÉLUQ with an Ontario co-op program on employment outcomes. Neither number is published. If placement matters to your decision, ask the department directly.
Applies to: All applicants
Université TÉLUQ: Parcourez nos services: the full remote student-service list · Verified August 15, 2026
Free-study credit is not automatic program credit
Undergraduate étudiant libre status is capped at 15 credits. Those credits are not automatically placed inside a future program. Admission to that program is a separate decision.
Career Planning
| Experiential Learning | Check whether your target program offers co-op or internships. Check whether it offers clinical placements, practicums, studios, field schools, or research terms. |
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| 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. |
TÉLUQ applicants need to choose the correct route: program, étudiant libre, auditor, or visiting student. Verify French and program-specific conditions. Use the relevant term window. Compare costs by legal status and study location. International applicants must also tell a Quebec distance credential apart from a Canadian study-permit or post-graduation-work-permit pathway. This guide keeps those decisions on one canonical, official-source-backed page.
TÉLUQ admission, French online programs, tuition, free-study, and international-student questions
Direct answers to TÉLUQ's undergraduate admission bases, French-language online programs, year-round applications, Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 dates, étudiant libre status, tuition by location, prior-learning credit, international study, study-permit limits, and PGWP rules.
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 15, 2026 · Editorial, corrections, and source methodology
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