Offered by Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Québec, Canada, Diploma in Music (DEC) is a diploma in Music programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 6,416 per semester (CAD 2,006 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Music
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 2,006 / semester
International tuition: CAD 6,416 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Music is a pre-university DEC at Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy that provides the foundation needed to continue musical studies at university, offered over four sessions in either a classical or a pop/jazz stream. Instruction combines instrumental training, solo and ensemble performance, music theory, ear training, analysis, composition, music history and music-technology software for notation and recording. The program is based in a dedicated music pavilion with practice studios, recording facilities and concert halls, and it also offers a double-DEC option pairing Music with Natural Sciences to complete both diplomas in three years. Admission requires an individual instrumental audition alongside aptitude tests in solfège, dictation and music theory. The program suits students who are passionate about music, disciplined and autonomous, with a strong sense of rhythm and auditory acuity, and who are aiming at university-level music study, teaching, performance or studio work.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Musique DEC at Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy requires a Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES) or its recognized equivalent. Beyond the diploma, the programme requires candidates to complete an individual instrumental audition together with aptitude and placement tests in solfege, dictation, and music theory; the programme's own page directs applicants to a separate examination-requirements page for full details of these tests. Audition sessions are scheduled at several points across the admission cycle. The page does not publish a minimum grade or average, and it does not set out an English or French language-proficiency test; French is the language of instruction. The programme has no enrolment cap and is open to international candidates, with admission offered for the fall (September) session only.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy rather than through a regional admission service: for September 2027 entry, admission rounds close 1 March, 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027, after which late requests are still accepted case-by-case, subject to space, until the end of the first week of classes; a few contingented programmes such as Police Technology can close earlier once seats fill. International applicants are admitted for the Fall intake only, with applications due by 15 February 2027 for most countries and by 30 April 2027 for French nationals; no winter intake is offered internationally, and CNDF publishes no distinct domestic winter-round dates beyond noting winter admission exists. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
