Information on Courses
Find out everything you need to know about courses during an exchange program in Québec: prerequisites, language requirements, courses offered, exams, etc.
Credits and Work Load
During your exchange semester, you must study full time, meaning that you must enrol in 4 to 5 courses (12 to 15 credits), including language courses.
Note that if you are studying at the master’s level and enrol in 5 courses, you will have a heavy workload.
Each course is equivalent to 3 North American credits and includes 45 hours of teaching per semester, as well as 90 hours of personal work outside class time.
Teaching methods primarily consist of lectures, discussions, presentations and team assignments.
Prerequisites
Some courses have prerequisites. You must pass all course prerequisites or equivalent courses in order to be authorized to enrol.
Grading scale
Learning Agreement
Some students require a Learning Agreement signed by the Faculty.
The Agreement is signed once the student has arrived at Université Laval and courses have been entered in his or her file.
The document must be submitted to the Direction des programmes at office 1405 must be sent by email at international@fsa.ulaval.ca. The request will be processed within 72 hours.
Desired language of instruction
French
Non-Francophone candidates
In order to register for business courses in French, you must provide proof of French proficiency. We accept the TFI 860 (Test de français international), DELF (Diplôme d’études de langue française) and TCF C1 (Test de connaissance du français) or any other official language test proving that the student has sufficient knowledge and skills. This document has to be provided at the time of application or course selection. No letters from teachers or program directors will be accepted.
Francophone candidates
Students who have completed their elementary and high school education in French are not required to send us proof of French-language proficiency.
English
English-language proficiency is determined in accordance with the partner university’s minimum requirements. The home establishment is responsible for ensuring that their students are fluent in English. If you do not have adequate English-language skills, you are at risk of failing courses.
You must select your courses in May for the fall semester and in November for the winter semester. Instructions will be emailed to you. Approval by your advisor is required.
We ask that you select 7 courses to provide alternatives in the event of any course cancellations, schedule changes or conflicts, etc. Among these, 4 or 5 courses will be accepted (depending on the number of credits required by your home establishment).
Several courses are offered in both French and English.
List of FSA ULaval courses
Undergraduate
- Courses offered in the winter semester – undergraduate
- Courses offered in the fall semester – undergraduate
Master’s
Teaching formulas
| Modes | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| In person | A, B, C, S, etc. | Classes that require physical presence on campus. |
| Distance asynchronous | Z1, Z4, Z5, etc. | Courses given online without a specific time slot. Students attend their class at a convenient time during the week. The course recording will be made available. |
| Distance synchronous | Z3, Z31, Z32, etc. | Courses given online with a specific time slot. Student attendance is recommended, but not compulsory. The course recording will be made available. |
| Face-to-face-Hybrid | H1, H2, H3, etc. | Combination of in-person sessions and asynchronous online courses. |
| Distance-Hybrid | DH1, DH2, Dh3, etc. | Combination of online sessions with required attendance and asynchronous online sessions. Synchronous session recordings will not be made available. |
| Distance asynchronous with a few synchronous sessions | Z11, Z12, Z13, etc. | Combination of asynchronous online courses with a few synchronous online sessions. Synchronous sessions are optional and the recording will be made available. |
| Distance with a few co-modal sessions | Z1A, Z1B, Z1C, etc. | Combination of asynchronous or synchronous online sessions with some co-modal sessions. For the co-modal sessions, students can choose the delivery mode that suits them: in-person or online (synchronous or asynchronous). The course recording will be made available. |
| Co-modal | ZA, ZB, ZC, etc. | Classes given in the classroom with recording (synchronous). Students can choose the delivery mode that suits them each week, either in class or online (synchronous or asynchronous). The course recording will be made available. |
Courses outside FSA ULaval
A maximum of 2 courses can be taken outside the Faculty. Most of these courses are given in French, other than the English Literature and Linguistics program, where students can take literature and culture courses. Other language courses are also offered at the École de langues de l’Université Laval (ÉLUL).
These courses do not appear in the list of courses that is sent with the course selection document. They are available upon request based on the selected subject.
The course offering is available in CAPSULE (in French only) according to discipline.
French as a second language courses (FLS)
To help you improve your French-language skills, the École de langues de l’Université Laval (ÉLUL) offers intensive courses for non-Francophones during the summer (5 weeks), as well as regular courses during the fall and winter semesters.
2 options
Intensive Summer Program
Possibility of adding a 5-week stay of intensive French as a foreign language courses before the fall exchange semester.
Possibility of choosing only one or two 5-week stays of intensive French as a foreign language courses.
This option is available when applications are submitted in March for the fall semester.
This intensive 5-week, 6-credit French course is offered as part of the exchange agreement with all partner establishments.
Spring: May-June
Summer: July-August
This program combines the latest second language education techniques and various orientation and socio-cultural activities that will facilitate and accelerate your progress, and teach you all about French culture in North America.
There are no tuition fees for the French courses, but approximately Can $400 in activity fees are to be foreseen.
For more information, go to the ÉLUL website.
Regular French as a second language courses
Possible during the fall and winter semesters.
You can take French-language courses in addition to your business courses. You will be invoiced an additional fee of approximately Can$100 per 3 credits. The French as a second language courses (FLS) are included in the total number of credits authorized as part of the exchange agreement.
You can enroll in a maximum of 5 courses INCLUDING FLS courses.
This option is available when courses are selected (in November for the winter semester and in May for the fall semester).
Scheduling conflicts with mid-term and final exams
At FSA ULaval, it is not possible to make accommodations for students who have two mid-term or end-of-term exams scheduled at the same time. The exam dates are available in the first week of the semester in monPortail. You are responsible for making sure there are no scheduling conflicts between your exams and all your other courses, whether or not they are offered by the Faculty. You will receive the appropriate instructions by email at the beginning of the semester.
Absences from an exam
Consult FSA ULaval’s exam policy
All final exams have to be taken at Université Laval. It is not possible to accommodate students who wish to return home before the end of the exchange period.
Plagiarism
Université Laval takes plagiarism in assignments very seriously. We recommend that you read the dedicated web section titled Comprendre et éviter le plagiat (in French only).
Technological services for students
Go to the section titled Technological Services for Students for all technological support (monPortail, ULaval email address, wireless network, virtual classes, etc.).
Support to foreign students with disabilities
Université Laval offers foreign students with a physical or sensory disability, a learning disorder or a psychological disorder services and adaptations to compensate for a functional limitation so they can progress in a welcoming campus.
For more information, please contact acsesh@aide.ulaval.ca or refer to the section titled Situation de handicap (in French only) on Université Laval’s Centre d’aide aux étudiants webpage.