Diploma in Arts, lettres et communication : option Langues is a diploma in Linguistics & Language Studies programme offered by Collège de Maisonneuve in Montréal, 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).
Arts, lettres et communication – option Langues (500.AL) is a pre-university program at Collège de Maisonneuve leading to a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) over four terms, focused on languages within the broader Arts, lettres et communication program; the college describes it as the only French-language, five-language program offered by a cégep in Montreal. Students pursue in-depth study of Spanish and English as major languages, alongside an introduction to Mandarin and/or German as minor languages, while learning about the cultures and socio-cultural issues associated with each. The curriculum includes specialized coursework on the history and communicative aspects of linguistics and language teaching, an introduction to Spanish–French translation, and cultural and linguistic workshops with visiting assistants and trainees. A placement test determines whether students follow a beginner or intermediate Spanish track, and the college recommends an intermediate level of English for success in English-taught coursework. Described opportunities include an English course delivered in Vancouver and study trips to countries such as Italy, Costa Rica, or Spain, which can be credited as a complementary course. Teaching is delivered in small cohorts with access to a dedicated languages support centre. It suits students planning to pursue university studies in languages, linguistics, translation, or communication.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Arts, lettres et communication, option Langues (500.AL), states no specific secondary-level prerequisite course: "Aucun préalable". Admission still rests on the DES (Diplôme d'études secondaires) or training judged equivalent, on holding or completing any programme prerequisites (none stated), and on passing whatever tests or particular conditions the college sets: this option specifically administers a Spanish placement test to place each admitted student into the beginner or intermediate Spanish pathway, and it recommends, without making it a formal admission requirement, that applicants hold at least an intermediate level of spoken and written English. Applications go exclusively through the SRAM (admission.sram.qc.ca). International applicants and Sport-Études athletes follow their own processes. International applicants must also meet the college's own requirement of French at level B2 in all four skills (TEF, TCF tout public, CIEP or Bright-langue).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Quebec/Canadian) apply through SRAM (admission.sram.qc.ca): for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027, with later rounds assessed while seats remain; for Winter 2027 entry SRAM opens 15 September 2026 and the first-round deadline is 1 November 2026. International applicants also apply through SRAM: the Fall 2027 file-completion deadline is 14 March 2027, and Collège de Maisonneuve's own page sets a 31 August deadline for Winter entry — the Winter 2027 occurrence (31 August 2026) has passed, so the next one is 31 August 2027, for Winter 2028 entry. Admission is not open-ended; later applicants are placed only while seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
