Baccalauréat en sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, concentration sciences de l'atmosphère : météo et climat

Université du Québec à Montréal

Earth Science and Geography: blue ink subject illustration

3 years
Duration (years)
3 years under UQAM’s standard full-time bachelor’s framework; part-time and prior-credit routes differ
UQAM · current comparative table of degree duration and study formats

Deadlines

December 2026

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Next deadlineTuesday, December 1, 2026

Winter 2027 admission · study regime as offered
Winter 2027 entry · Domestic applicants; study regime as offered
International applicants have separate earlier guidance; verify their exact programme deadline. Programme-specific selection and document requirements remain separate.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

Varies by program, term and full-time or part-time studyApplication dates by program2027 entry

Varies by program, term and full-time or part-time study
Use the published 2027 program table

Full source wording

Official table updated October 15, 2026. Winter 2027, summer 2027 and fall 2027 have separate columns. Fall bachelor deadlines vary between March 1, May 1 and August 1; individual programs have earlier or different conditions. This row supplies no universal date.

SourceChecked Oct 17, 2026

Fall: March 1, unless earlier; winter: August 1International application datesUndated policy checked in 2026

International undergraduate applicants studying full-time
Fall: March 1, unless earlier; winter: August 1
Some programs close earlier

Full source wording

The international notice does not name a year. It is retained without an ISO date or recurring flag. Law and psychology are not available for international winter entry according to the notice.

SourceChecked Oct 17, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Check the university’s requirements for your province and applicant category.

French proficiency required through a published examination or exemption. Francophone university degrees and passed French tests at other Quebec universities may provide exemption.

Application steps

Entry terms · Autumn / Winter

Current programme table: Montréal; Offert à temps complet et à temps partiel. Applicant-specific 2027 deadline rows remain separate.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
Baccalauréat en sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, concentration sciences de l'atmosphère : météo et climat · official undergraduate programme sheetBaccalauréat en sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, concentration sciences de l'atmosphère : météo et climat · official undergraduate programme sheet
Step 2Apply through UQAM admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Academic records for your admission basis
- Québec CEGEP records are obtained by UQAM using the permanent code; UQAM records need not be resubmitted. Other school/university routes require the records and diploma listed for that basis. Program-specific documents also apply.
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Step 4Certified translation, when required
- Documents outside French or English need a certified French or English translation together with the original-language document. Identity and citizenship documents depend on birthplace, status and prior Québec enrolment.
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Step 5French proficiency evidence, when required
- Applicants with a diploma from outside Québec who do not meet the published French-proficiency criteria must submit an accepted French-test result.
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Applicant pathways

DEC

DEC entry basis; programme-specific qualifications apply

DEC in natural sciences, integrated arts/letters/science, mineral technology, geological/physical techniques, or another DEC/equivalent subject to prerequisites. Technical recognition: up to 30 credits.

Experience

Experience entry basis; programme-specific qualifications apply

Age 21+; appropriate knowledge and one year of work applying meteorology.

University

University entry basis; programme-specific qualifications apply

Five courses / 15 credits completed when applying; GPA 2.0/4.3.

Outside Quebec

Outside Quebec entry basis; programme-specific qualifications apply

Science/engineering diploma after 13 school years/equivalent; minimum 10/20. Government-agreement exceptions apply.

Prerequisites and conditional entry

Prerequisites and conditional entry entry basis; programme-specific qualifications apply

Differential/integral calculus; linear algebra/vector geometry; mechanics, electricity/magnetism, waves/modern physics. At most two missing prerequisites; remediation due within year one. Options: MAT0339/0600, MAT0343/0344, PHY0350, PHG0340. Atmospheric-sciences certificate progression requires 15 credits at GPA 2.0/4.3; source inconsistently prints certificate codes 4546 and 4526, so confirm the code.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Published programme workload: 90 crédits.
90 crédits
Programme sheet: 90 credits. UQAM’s comparative table explicitly defines the regular full-time bachelor’s framework as three years and teaching/engineering as four years. Programme-specific regulations and prior-credit decisions remain applicable.
The 90-credit Weather and Climate concentration requires 9 shared core credits, 66 concentration credits and 15 credits in one of the two listed course axes.

References

Program facts

Entering averageNot researched

The admission average has not been researched for this program.

Majors & specializations

Eau, risques et environnement

Bachelier ès sciences, B.Sc.

Options include hydroclimatology (GEO4062), natural hazards (GEO6363), hydrogeology (SCT5312) and global change (SCT6310).

Published requirements

Courses

Two selected named examples in the official programme-sheet requirement or option groups. The sheet may cover several concentration codes; these examples do not constitute a single required degree plan or fixed timetable. Short descriptions retain an opening excerpt from the linked current course reference. Named courses follow UQAM’s published programme grid for code 7459. Course names and individual credits follow the official programme listing.

Les cours de tronc commun (9 crédits) : · selected examples2 listed

Selected named examples in this published group, including any alternatives. No semester placement inferred.

SCT4320Océanographie3 credits
“Approche multidisciplinaire des océans.”
Short excerpt from the linked official course description. Programme alternatives and registration prerequisites remain at the source.
UQAM · SCT4320 official description
SCT6321Hydrologie3 credits
“Le bassin versant comme unité spatiale de base en hydrologie.”
Short excerpt from the linked official course description. Programme alternatives and registration prerequisites remain at the source.
UQAM · SCT6321 official description

Weather and Climate concentration · Automne 15 listed

SCA1320L'atmosphère terrestre3 credits
UQAM · SCA1320
SCA1120Physique de l'atmosphère3 credits
UQAM · SCA1120
INF1035Informatique pour les sciences : programmation simulation et exploitation de données3 credits
UQAM · INF1035
MAT1115Calcul I3 credits
UQAM · MAT1115
MAT1250Algèbre linéaire I3 credits
UQAM · MAT1250