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Future Students

Attain your career goals according to your reality. Through its various distance learning courses and programs, Université Laval offers you tremendous flexibility, as well as various teaching modalities.

Selecting Université Laval for your remote studies

Remote studies are specifically designed to suit your lifestyle and help you attain your goals. No matter your location, Université Laval will support your project.

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Educational Programs and Training

Browse through our many study programs that can be followed entirely remotely, as well as our nanodegrees and MOOCs.

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How do distance learning courses work?

What are distance learning courses like? Are evaluations carried out on site? How much time must I spend on each course? Get all the answers!

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Admission and degree

Whether or not you opt for distance learning, the admission process remains the same. For more information about admission requirements , admission application deadlines , and application fees , visit the Admission Section of the ulaval.ca website, where you can also submit your admission application.

Furthermore, the degree that you will obtain upon successfully completing your study program, will be the same, no matter the teaching modalities that you selected for your courses.

Academic Cost

Tuitions fees for distance learning and in-person education are the same.

  • They are based on your profile and the number of course credits undertaken.  
  • They are payable for each and every course in which you are registered.
  • They exclude any and all fees related to instructional material that you are required to get.  

For more information, please visit the Tuition Section of the ulaval.ca Website .

Distance learning: where to start?

First apply for admission! Select a 100-percent remote program or opt for hybrid teaching modalities.  

Following a full remote program

Some 150 study programs, of all levels and in various fields, can be completed completely online. First apply for admission. Should your application be granted, you will be able, for each session, to register in distance courses adapted to your progress. You could even study part-time, based on scheduled programs and courses.

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Adding distance learning courses to your study program

Select your program through the full list of programs offered by Université Laval and apply for admission. Once your application has been granted, you will be able, for each session, to register in one or several distance courses, or opt for a comodal (hyflex) program format.

Taking distance learning courses as an independent student

When applying for admission as an independent student, you will have access to a wide range of distance learning courses that you may take outside of a full study program. Credits associated with courses taken as an independent student may, under certain conditions, be applied to a study program. 

Taking advantage of the agreement on inter-university transfer studies

University students throughout Quebec have access to our distance learning course expertise, as well as the know-how of our faculty! If you are currently studying in a Quebec university other than Université Laval, the agreement pertaining to an inter-university transfer authorization, allows you to complete your study program by registering to one or several online courses offered by our university.

To get an inter-university study authorization, please visit the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire ( BCI ) Website .