Continuing Education DCS programs

Credit courses and programs

Admission requirements

Quebec high school students

To be considered for admission to a program leading to a Diploma of College Studies (DCS) 300.AA Social Science and 200.B0 Science or other programs including 080.04 University Prerequisites, 081.C1 Springboard to a DCS 081.C2 Requalification:

• have a Secondary School Diploma (DES) OR
• have a Secondary School Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP) and have passed Secondary IV
•  Mathematics, Secondary V English and Secondary V French.

NOTE: Applicants holding a Secondary School Diploma (prior to June 2007) without credits in…

• Secondary IV History
• Secondary IV Sciences
• Secondary IV Mathematics
• Secondary V English
• Secondary V French

will be required to complete one or more of the above courses or the equivalent mise-à-niveau courses and

• Meet the particular requirements of the program
• Meet the particular requirements of the College

See specific entrance requirements for all Science programs at the bottom of this page.

Pre-requisite equivalence table

Out-of-Province applicants

Students in secondary schools in a province other than Quebec require the completion of Grade XI and promotion to Grade XII.

N.B. Ontario applicants, who graduated prior to June 2003, require the Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with a minimum of 30 credits.

A fee for non-residents of Quebec was established by the Quebec Government in 2000. If you were not born in Quebec, you may be required to pay non-resident fees

Students in secondary schools in a province other than Quebec require the completion of Grade 11 and promotion to Grade 12.

Students in secondary schools in a province other than Quebec must be completing the following:

• Alberta: Grade 11 (67-100 credits)
• British Columbia: Grade 11
• Manitoba: Grade 11 (minimum 13 credits )
• New Brunswick: Grade 11 (minimum 12 or 13 credits, depending on regime)
• Newfoundland: Grade 11 (minimum 24 credits)
• Nova Scotia: Grade 11 (minimum 12 credits)
• Ontario: Secondary School Diploma Grade 11 (minimum 22 credits)
• Prince Edward Island: Grade 11 (minimum 12 credits)
• Saskatchewan: Grade 11 (minimum 16 credits)

See specific entrance requirements for all Science programs at the bottom of this page.

Recent changes in Quebec legislation (Bill 96 or Law 14) modify the structure of programs offered in English Colleges. Applicants educated outside of Quebec may be admitted at Vanier College , however, they will have to successfully complete the Épreuve uniforme de langue française (EUF) in order to graduate. Please refer to Bill 96 on our website for more information.

As a result, the students educated outside of Quebec must submit a French proficiency test.  The minimum acceptable score is B2 for admissions to Vanier College.  Please note that these test scores are valid for a period of two years from the date of the exam.  The acceptable tests are:

• Bright
• TCF tout public (The TCF Québec and the TCF Canada are not accepted) The mandatory tests are Written Comprehension, Oral Comprehension and Vocabulary and Syntax. On web it is written as Listening, Grammar and Reading Comprehension.
• DELF tout public niveau B2 all components
• DALF 
• TEF (The tests TEF Express, TEF Québec and the TEF Canada are not accepted.) The mandatory tests are Written Comprehension, Oral Comprehension, Vocabulary and Syntax

Test results for French proficiency must be submitted with the SRAM application before the deadline. Failure to do so will result in an automatic refusal.

Admissions requirements: Advanced standing

Students who have attended other Cegeps are required to submit a cumulative transcript. Acquired credits may be recognized between Cegeps and may be used to fulfill diploma requirements.

Students who have attended any other post-secondary institution, such as community college or a university, may be eligible for equivalences, on a course-by-course basis (a minimal fee is applied).

In all cases, applicants with advanced standing are evaluated for admission on their overall academic record.

Vanier College – Continuing Education admits as many qualified students as possible to the program of their choice.

Fulfillment of minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission to full-time studies. The College reserves the right to refuse admission to applicants whose qualifications are deemed insufficient.

Specific entrance requirements: Science programs

Admission to the College is on the basis of the Quebec Secondary School Diploma (Diplôme d’études secondaires); or the Quebec Diploma of Vocational Education (Diplôme d’études professionnelles) with Secondary 5 first and second languages as well as Secondary 4 Mathematics; or equivalent scholarity completed outside the province.