Cégep Limoilou offers Diploma in Arts, Literature and Communication – Languages, a diploma in Linguistics & Language Studies programme in Québec, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Linguistics & Language Studies
Duration: 2 years
International tuition: CAD 15,150 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Arts, Literature and Communication – Languages is a pre-university Diploma of College Studies (DEC, 500.A4) offered at Cegep Limoilou. The languages profile centres on building proficiency in several languages at once: students strengthen French and English, learn Spanish and German, and are introduced to Mandarin. Admission requires an English placement test to confirm students meet the program's minimum required level. The program includes optional international study opportunities, including a DEC Monde exchange in Europe and a Projet Monde trip to Mexico. It suits students who want to learn additional languages, explore different cultures, and refine their oral and written communication skills, as well as those interested in how language shapes human expression and identity. Because it develops a broad multilingual base rather than a single specialization, the program is oriented toward students planning further study or careers that involve international settings or require working across more than one language, including fields such as international relations, translation, tourism, communications, and other language-dependent professions at the university level.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Beyond Cégep Limoilou's general DEC admission conditions (Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies, or a Diploma of Vocational Studies completed with Secondary 4 Mathematics, Secondary 5 English and Secondary 5 French, or equivalent training or experience), this programme sets an English-language requirement specific to Arts, Literature and Communication – Languages: applicants must sit a mandatory 90-minute English test to confirm they have reached the minimum required level (level 101, intermediate) before admission is confirmed; the test is administered online via Omnivox (not accessible through Safari) around the third week of March for the first admission round and mid-May for the second round. Students who have already studied Spanish may take an optional Spanish placement test to earn credit for the introductory Spanish course and move directly into the more advanced course. No portfolio, interview or minimum admission average is stated on the programme page.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (Service regional d'admission au college de Quebec) at sracq.qc.ca: for the Fall 2027 (August) intake the college runs four admission rounds closing 1 March, 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027, each later round admitting only while seats remain, and for Winter 2027 (January) entry - offered on every DEC programme except Nursing - rounds close around 1 November, 1 December 2026 and early January 2027 (the site states only that round-3 course confirmation and fee payment are due 13 January 2027, not the application deadline itself, so an exact round-3 cut-off date cannot be quoted). International applicants of any nationality must submit their DEC application by 1 February 2027 for the August 2027 intake; the Cegep publishes no separate deadline for a January start. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
