Below you will find more detailed information regarding the Chicoutimi program.
If you have any questions along the way, please do not hesitate to contact the exchange coordinator or the undergraduate program coordinator. We will gladly answer your questions!
Our exchange program with the Univsersité du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) is open to all Faculty of Arts students, with priority given to French Studies students. Student are immersed in a french speaking environment taking courses with other Francophones from Quebec and around the world.
Duration: One or two terms
Requirements:
Application instructions can be found on our exchange programs web page.
Tuition fees are paid to the host university. These fees are usually less expense than UW tuition fees. UQAC has a simulator (français) which will estimate the tuition fees and other related fees for one term. When completing the form, select the following:
Applicable semester
québecois et/ou résident permanent
sur le campus (Chicoutimi)
premier cycle
temps complet
We also recommend that students take into consideration the following costs when planning to studying at another university.
Transport to and from Chicoutimi
Living expenses (e.g., residence, groceries, transit, cell phone, etc.)
Pre-departure expenses (e.g., birth certificate, administrative fees for an official transcript and the letter of permission form, etc.)
Arrival expenses (e.g., residence damage deposit, apartment set up, etc.)
Additional expenses (e.g., travel, shopping, dining out, etc.)
We have created an estimated budget (PDF) to give students an idea of the costs.
Student are required to take a minimum of 3 courses per term within the « Unité de lettres », which means at least 3 literature courses per term (course code 7LIT***). The remaining 2 courses, if you wish to take a full course load, can be taken in other subjects.
Below are some examples of courses that students have taken in the past. Please consult UQAC's Schedule of Classes (français) for a full listing of courses offered.
(3.0 cr.)
Approfondir la connaissance d'un mouvement ou d'une tendance littéraire. Permettre d'en mesurer l'intérêt et l'importance d'un point de vue littéraire et en regard du contexte culturel dans lequel il s'inscrit.
Tel mouvement littéraire et ses principaux auteurs et acteurs. Lecture et étude de textes clés. Compréhension des enjeux littéraires propres à ce mouvement, de son influence et de sa postérité. Le mouvement et son contexte socioculturel.
Course description taken from UQAC's website May 2015.
UW equivalent : FR 484
(3.0 cr.)
Faire découvrir la spécificité des écrits en vers. Développer la capacité d'analyser et de comprendre la poésie.
Étude des différents éléments d'analyse de la poésie : aspects formel, visuel ou graphique, lexical et sémantique, argumentatif (figures de pensée), grammatical et sémantique (figures de construction), phonique et rythmique (figures de diction), figuratif (figures de mots), structural. Analyse de quelques textes poétiques de langue française représentatifs d'un ou de plusieurs courants.
Course description taken from UQAC's website May 2015.
UW equivalent : FR 3XX, 0.5 units (literature & culture)
(3.0 cr.)
Initier aux différentes pratiques d'écriture au moyen d'exercices appropriés.
Ateliers d'exploration ludique des diverses méthodes d'aide à la conception et à la production de compositions littéraires (nouvelles, dialogues, essais, poèmes) et de textes utilisant les ressources expressives de la langue (chanson, publicité, bande dessinée, scénario).
Course description taken from UQAC's website May 2015.
UW equivalent : FR 3XX, 0.5 units (language)
(3.0 cr.)
Étudier les grandes tendances de la littérature du XIXe siècle et analyser quelques textes représentatifs. Mettre en rapport la littérature avec d'autres formes d'expression culturelle contemporaines.
Grands courants littéraires du XIXe siècle: Romantisme, Parnasse, Symbolisme, Réalisme, Naturalisme. De Chateaubriand à Mallarmé, en passant par Hugo, Nerval, Baudelaire, Rimbaud et Verlaine. De Balzac à Flaubert et Zola.
Course description taken from UQAC's website May 2015.
UW equivalent : FR 354
(3.0 cr.)
Amener à comprendre l'évolution de la littérature québécoise moderne et postmoderne. Analyser quelques textes représentatifs.
Évolution des genres. Autonomisation de la littérature québécoise. Le développement de la littérature et le contexte historique. Textes fondamentaux en roman, poésie, théâtre et essai.
Course description taken from UQAC's website May 2015.
UW equivalent : FR 471
(3.0 cr.)
Développer la compréhension du fonctionnement de l'écrit. Développer une capacité d'analyse permettant la détection et la résolution de problèmes orthographiques courants.
Structure de la phrase simple, reconnaissance des classes de mots et des fonctions grammaticales. Manipulations syntaxiques. Système général des accords grammaticaux. Groupe nominal : propriétés du nom, caractéristiques des déterminants, place et accord du groupe adjectival, genre et nombre, relatives introduites par qui, que, dont, où. Groupe verbal : forme simple ou composée du verbe, conjugaison, accord, verbes pronominaux, infinitif et participe, compléments et modificateurs du verbe. Emploi des pronoms. Emploi des prépositions. Types et formes de phrases. Ponctuation dans la phrase simple. Orthographe d'usage et vocabulaire : correction d'erreurs fréquentes. Utilisation des outils de références (dictionnaires, grammaires, conjugueurs).
Course description taken from UQAC's website May 2015.
UW equivalent : FR 351 or FR3XX, 0.5 units (language)
The courses taken at UQAC will transfer as credits (not grades) and will not affect your UW average. To receive transfer credits, students must complete two forms: one before departure and the other at the end of your studies.
Important: The Registrar’s Office transfers courses that have a final grade of 60% or higher. UQAC’s 60% is equal to UW’s 50%, therefore you need to obtain at minimum a final grade of C- (67-69%) in order to transfer your credits. Any grade below will not be transferred. Credits transferred will not affect your UW GPA.
Students typically stay in the on-campus residences.
Les résidences de l'université du Québec à Chicoutimi
We recommend that students submit their application for on-campus residences by the end of February. The residences are furnished with a bed, couches, and kitchen appliances but students are required to bring their own kitchen utensils (pots, pans, plates, utensils, etc.) and bed linnen.
A meeting is held in early February to provide all students with instructions and guidance through the pre-departure tasks.
Completed by the exchange coordinator. Deadline: March 15th.
Please ensure the exchange coordinator has the following information:
Completed by the student. Deadline: April 1st.
The admission and registration agent from UQAC's International Office will contact nominated students individually via email with the application instructions file via a dedicated web platform. The exchange coordinator will also be copied in the email. A student handbook will be attached as well. Should you NOT receive this email, please look at your SPAM inbox. If you cannot find it, please contact UQAC's International Office: admissioninternational@uqac.ca.
The following sections must be completed:
Section "personal information" (« Information personnelles »).
Section "previous and current studies" (« Études antérieures et en cours »).
Sub-section "current studies" (« Études en cours »).
Choose: "undergraduate" (« Licence : baccalauréat »).
Sub-section "studies outside Québec" (« Études faites hors du Québec »).
Choose: "équivalent du DEC québécois"
Section "stay wishes" (« Choix de séjour »).
To the question: "are you involved in a memorandum of understanding?" (« Faites-vous partie d’un protocole d’entente ? ») you must tick YES and answer all questions in the sub-section "stay period". This sub-section has an impact on the type of admission letter that UQAC will issue.
Sub-section "sending institution – framework" (« Établissement de provenance – Cadre »).
Choose: « Bilat – sans diplomation » = academic stay without the issuing of a UQAC diploma.
Sub-section "planned arrival date" (« Date d’arrivée prévue »): indicate an approximate date, taking into consideration the semester start date.
Fall: courses start in August
Winter: courses start in January
See the university calendar for important dates.
Section "required supporting documents" (« Pièces justificatives »).
All official school transcripts available at the time of the application.
Birth certificate where the name of the student and his/her two parents must appear; OR pages of 'family booklet' with birth date and wedding date of your parents.
Copy of last diploma obtained (before university).
Course selection document (may arrive late).
Format: PDF scans. The undergraduate program coordinator can assist you if you do not have access to a scanner.
Important: if documents are missing, your application will not be processed.
Submitting your application.
Make sure you tick the box "mark page as complete" (« Marquer la page comme complète ») at the bottom of each page of the form.
Incomplete applications will not be submitted by the system! Make sure to click on "submit" (« soumettre ») at the very end of the form once you have completed all steps.
After submitting your application
You will receive an automatic confirmation once your application is submitted; please keep this document.
In case you do not receive a confirmation that your application was submitted and received, please check your spam folder. If you find nothing, please communicate with the UQAC admission agent: admissioninternational@uqac.ca.
Once your folder is submitted, it is impossible to access it and modify it.
Processing time: Once your complete folder is submitted (without any missing documents), someone from the International Office of UQAC will provide you with a decision via email (attached PDF) within 2 weeks.
Department of French Studies
ML building, room 333
Tel 519 888-4567 x32249
Nous tenons à souligner que nous nous trouvons sur le territoire traditionnel des peuples attawandaron (Neutres), anishinabé et haudenosaunee. L'université de Waterloo est située sur la concession de Haldimand, parcelle de terrain promise aux Six Nations, d'une largeur de six milles sur chaque rive de la rivière Grand.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.
