• WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?

  Choose ALC if you want to explore different forms of creative expression, build transferable skills through a multidisciplinary approach, and create work that resonates with a contemporary audience. The program allows you to explore diverse perspectives on art and culture and understand the currents and challenges shaping today’s world. The program is the perfect foundation for socially conscious, creative problem solvers who are interested in using artistic and cultural tools to make a meaningful impact in their academic or professional path.

• WHERE DOES IT LEAD?

  As a graduate of the ALC program, you will meet the admission criteria for most university programs in the Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, including emerging fields like Digital Humanities. The program prepares you for a range of careers that use creativity and critical inquiry to engage communities, foster cultural dialogue and adapt in rapidly changing professional landscapes.

  ALC with Math, which includes Calculus 1 and Linear Algebra, also gives you access to some university Architecture programs.

• WHAT ARE THE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS?

  ALC

  • Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (Diplôme d’études secondaire) or its equivalent
  • English and French proficiency tests (in certain circumstances)

  ALC with Math

  • Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (Diplôme d’études secondaire) or its equivalent
  • English and French proficiency tests (in certain circumstances)
  • Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) or Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)
  • Secondary IV and V Mathematics TS or Mathematics SN minimum grade of 75% in each
  • Overall minimum grade average of 75%

  For more information, consult the complete list of entrance requirements to Marianopolis College.

• WHAT ARE THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS?

  To obtain the Diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC) for this program, you must successful complete:

  • All the courses within the program (see course grid below)
  • The comprehensive assessment (épreuve synthèse de programme), which is an integrative project or assignment that allows you to demonstrate mastery of the program competencies
  • The language exit exam (épreuve uniforme de langue) set by the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur
    • If you have a certificate of eligibility, you must pass the English Exit Exam.
    • If you do not have a certificate of eligibility, you must pass the French Exit Exam (Épreuve uniforme de français).

“With the help of the ALC program coordinator, I was able to focus my course selection on Art History and broaden my knowledge in the discipline.  I am now going to study at Queen’s University in a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, my first-choice university, and my first-choice program.”

Charlotte V.

Class of 2023, Arts, Literature and Communication

Program Coordinator

m.spriggs@marianopolis.edu