Diploma in Sciences humaines is a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme offered by Cegep de Saint Hyacinthe in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
Sciences humaines, Profil Découverte, is a pre-university DEC offering a personalized path through the social sciences. In the first year, students take foundational courses across seven disciplines: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. In the second year, they deepen their study of the disciplines that match their own interests. The Découverte profile is aimed particularly at students who want to explore different perspectives on social-science issues before finalizing their university choice, drawing mainly on administration, anthropology, economics, geography, history, psychology, political science, and sociology. Alongside disciplinary content, the program provides rigorous training in research methods intended to prepare students for university-level research, delivered in collaborative classrooms and computer labs. Every other year, students can take part in a «Semaine des sciences humaines» (Social Sciences Week), and the program also offers other activities, including field courses abroad or within Quebec. It suits students who are still weighing their options across the social sciences and want breadth across multiple disciplines, together with a solid methodological foundation, before committing to a specific university program.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) with Secondary 4 Cultural, Social and Technical Mathematics (CST), or Mathematics 416. As with all Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe programs, admission is processed through SRAM (admission.sram.qc.ca); a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) is the general entry basis. Applicants whose Secondary 5 written French mark was 65% or below and whose overall average was under 75% are placed in the upgrading course 601-013-HY before taking program-level French; a French-mastery test is required at application for those who did not take regular Secondary 5 French or who studied outside Quebec, and applicants from outside Quebec whose mother tongue is not French must submit an approved international French test (the Cégep recommends Bright) with their SRAM file. Every admitted student also sits an English placement test that sets their starting English course level.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants to Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe apply through the shared SRAM portal (admission.sram.qc.ca) serving Montréal-region cégeps. For Winter 2027, applications opened 15 September 2026, Round 1 closes 1 November 2026 and Round 2 closes 25 November 2026, with unfilled seats carried forward. SRAM has not yet posted Fall 2027 domestic dates. Internationally, SRAM's Fall 2027 window runs 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2027; its next window (Winter 2028) runs 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. Admission is rolling by round, not a single fixed date. The college's own site confirms SRAM processes all Montérégie cégep applications, and flags that Interprétation théâtrale requires auditions ahead of the SRAM application. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
