Offered by Cégep de l'Outaouais in Gatineau, Canada, Diploma in Arts visuels is a diploma in Visual Arts programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
Arts visuels, Approche matiere profile (DEC 510.AM), is a two-year, four-session pre-university program at Cegep de l'Outaouais on the Felix-Leclerc campus built on a shared core that integrates art theory and practice with general education. It suits students curious about art in all its forms, drawn to exploring and manipulating materials, manually skilled and open-minded. Coursework covers drawing, painting, sculpture and photography across the four sessions, developing a sustained artistic practice through hands-on work with materials, situating the student's approach within contemporary culture and society, executing creative projects using visual language, tools, techniques, media and materials, and using research methods and information technologies; students also take part in cultural outings and trips and present their work publicly. It leads toward university programs in visual and media arts, graphic design, environmental design, interactive media, art history, art teaching, comic art, museology and conservation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cégep de l'Outaouais states no program-specific academic prerequisites for this option beyond its general admission conditions. Domestic candidates need a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES, youth or adult sector), or a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) with langue d'enseignement de la 5e secondaire, langue seconde de la 5e secondaire and mathématiques de la 4e secondaire passed, or training the college judges equivalent, plus any Ministry or college particular conditions; applications go through admission.sram.qc.ca. International candidates outside Canada apply through SRAM as international candidates for Fall entry only, by 14 March, and must reach a Bright French test average of at least 3.7; those already in Canada on temporary status apply as regular SRAM candidates for Fall or Winter (Winter offering is more limited), with a recommended first-round deadline of 1 March for Fall or 1 November for Winter, and a Bright French average of at least 3.5. A French test is mandatory in every DEC program at this cégep, even for candidates schooled in French.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) at admission.sram.qc.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 March 2027, with later rounds around late April and late May while seats remain; Winter 2027 entry opened 15 September 2026, with an equal-consideration date of 1 November 2026 and a second round on 25 November 2026. Cégep de l'Outaouais accepts international applicants for the Fall intake only: the college's FAQ fixes the international deadline at 14 March of the admission year, i.e. 14 March 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, and it publishes no winter international deadline. Admission is rolling round to round within SRAM's system until each round's seats are filled, but the international date is firm. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
