Université du Québec à Rimouski offers BA/BS in Social Work, a bachelor's degree in Social Work programme in Rimouski, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Tuition is CAD 1,911 per semester for local students.
Also offered as: Master's Degree
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Social Work
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 1,911 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Social Work (B.T.S.) prepares practitioners to intervene with individuals, families, groups and communities from a social-change perspective, leading to professional recognition by Quebec's social work regulatory order. The 90-credit, full-time program runs over eight trimesters, roughly four years, with coursework offered in person during weekdays and evenings at the Rimouski and Levis campuses. Course content addresses rural social work, mental health and resilience, poverty and social exclusion, and Indigenous and gender perspectives, delivered through integration workshops that connect theory to practice across several terms. In the final year, students complete two mandatory supervised placements of 60 days each within the same practice setting, supported by integrated seminars. The structure suits students planning direct-practice careers in community organizations, health and social services, or advocacy work involving vulnerable populations, and who want sustained field placement experience rather than a single capstone internship. Admission requires a Quebec college diploma with a minimum academic standing, equivalent university credits, or several years of relevant professional or volunteer experience, reflecting the program's expectation that entrants bring some grounding in social intervention before starting coursework.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Quebec CEGEP applicants need a Diplôme d'études collégiales or equivalent with a minimum cote R of 22. University-credit applicants need at least 15 completed university credits with a cumulative average of at least 2.3/4.3. Applicants may also qualify on relevant experience: three years of paid or volunteer work in an intervention-related field with individuals, groups or organisations, supported by a motivation letter, attestations of experience and a CV; an interview may be required. All applicants must meet UQAR's French Language Mastery Policy, presenting an accepted French test (TEF 460, TCF 460 or Bright Language 3.5 across written comprehension, oral comprehension and written expression) if their foreign diploma does not exempt them, or sitting the institutional French exam after admission with a mandatory French course on failure. The program is enrollment-capped at 45 places per campus (Rimouski and Lévis), the fall application deadline is March 1, and it is not open to international applications.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:UQAR divides its academic year into fall, winter and summer trimesters; most programmes admit for fall and several also for winter or summer, and for non-contingented programmes an application can be filed at any time up to the start of term, making admission effectively rolling, while contingented (quota) programmes each carry their own fixed deadline published on that programme's own page rather than centrally. UQAR applies this same timeline to Canadian and international applicants and does not publish a separate blanket international closing date; international candidates must still secure a Certificat d'acceptation du Quebec and a study permit before arriving, and must upload supporting documents within six weeks of starting an application or the file is closed, so early application is strongly recommended. Admission is therefore rolling except where a specific programme is contingented. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
