Music stream

Based on academic records, the program director will determine which qualifying courses are the most suitable for students based on their previous education and their chosen program of study.

Applicants must take admission exams, including an instrument audition, which can be submitted remotely as a video recording, and placement tests for ear training. Consult the admission exam descriptions.

Block 1 - French

(0-3 credits)

During your first semester, you will be asked to take the Test de français Laval-Montréal.

• If you score 60% or higher, you do not have to take any French courses.
• If you score below 60%, you will need to take FRN-1900 Grammaire et rédaction (3 credits out of program).

If you did not complete your primary or secondary education in French, you will have to take the Test de connaissance du français tout public (TCF-TP). Depending on your score, you may need to take some French second language courses (maximum of 3 credits) as part of your qualifying courses.

Block 2 - General education

(12 credits)

Courses generally offered:

• GPL-0901 Insertion universitaire en milieu francophone nord-américain (3 credits)
• HST-0101 Dissertation historique (3 credits)
• GPL-0150 Découvrir le Québec: un nouveau milieu de vie (3 credits)
• PHI-0100 Développement de la pensée critique (3 credits)

Block 3 - Complementary courses

(15-18 credits)

• GPL-0100 Apprentissage autonome (3 credits)
• PSY-0100 Introduction à la psychologie (3 credits)
• SOC-0100 Introduction à la sociologie (3 credits)
• ECN-0100 Économie dans un contexte nord-américain (3 credits)
• LIT-0100 Panorama des littératures française et québécoise (3 credits)
• POL-0100 Concepts de base en science politique (3 credits)

Program courses

After reaching an agreement with your program direction, you can choose up to a maximum of 6 credits within the following courses:

• MUS-1503 Formation auditive I (2 credits)
• MUS-1504 Formation auditive II (2 credits)
• MUS-1520 Formation documentaire en musique (1 credit)
• MUS-1540 Chant choral (1 credit)
• MUS-1497 Introduction à la théorie musicale (2 credits)
• MUS-1498 Introduction à la formation auditive I (2 credits)
• MUS-1499 Introduction à la formation auditive II (2 credits)