Diploma in Arts, lettres et communication : option Langues is a diploma in Linguistics & Language Studies programme offered by Collège Lionel Groulx in Sainte-Thérèse, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition is CAD 3,740 per year for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Linguistics & Language Studies
Duration: 2 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This pre-university diploma option within the Arts, lettres et communication program at Collège Lionel-Groulx concentrates on English, Spanish, and German alongside the cultures where each language is spoken. Over four sessions (two years, fall or winter entry), students begin with an introduction to linguistics -- syntax, morphology, semantics, and the international phonetic alphabet -- before continuing language study alongside an art-history course and an elective in cinema, literature, or theatre. Cultural excursions introduce the multicultural realities of Quebec and Canada, and a fourth Spanish course can be completed during a trip to Spain. Admission requires a minimum level of English, assessed through a placement test administered before the SRAM decision; candidates who do not reach the college's required level must reapply to a different program at a later intake. There is no enrollment cap. The DEC prepares graduates for university programs in fields such as communication, languages, anthropology, and international studies. It suits students with a strong interest in languages, curiosity about different cultures, and an intention to study, work, or live internationally, alongside the analytical and critical skills the program aims to build.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Beyond the college's general admission conditions (a DES, or DEP-plus-courses equivalency, or judged-sufficient training/experience, plus adequate French with the Bright test at 3.7 minimum for anyone without a francophone-sector DES), this option requires a minimum level of English proficiency, verified through a second-language placement test the college administers; applicants who do not reach the required Level 101 in English are contacted before the SRAM decision and must reapply to a different program in a later round. No numeric English test score (e.g. IELTS/TOEFL) is published on the page. Admission is normally in the fall; a winter start extends the program to two-and-a-half years, matching the pattern published for sibling Arts, lettres et communication options. Applications are submitted online through SRAM.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) at admission.sram.qc.ca: the college's own admission page states an equal-consideration date of 1 March for Fall entry and 1 November for Winter entry, which for the 2027 cycle fall on 1 March 2027 (Fall) and 1 November 2026 (Winter), with Winter 2027 applications opening 15 September 2026. Collège Lionel-Groulx does not publish a dedicated international-admissions page of its own; international applicants would follow SRAM's system-wide window, published as 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, though the college has not confirmed this itself. Admission proceeds round by round on a rolling basis after each equal-consideration date until seats are filled. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
