Baccalauréat en enseignement au préscolaire et au primaire

Université de Sherbrooke · Main Sherbrooke campus · Education · Limited-enrolment program

20.4R score of the last admitted applicant · Fall 2026
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Published R score thresholds

Threshold typeR scoreTermApplicant categorySource
R score of the last admitted applicant20.4Fall 2026CEGEP (CEGEP category, last person enrolled)Source

Wording of the official PDF: "The R score for the year 2026 corresponds to the R score (R score) of the last person enrolled in the program as of September 16, 2026 (CEGEP category)"; row "PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION": 20.4 in 2026. This is NOT a published required minimum R score.

Prerequisites

Basis of admission

Official program page: only the general admission condition for undergraduate programs is stated, with no specific DEC or course condition for the CEGEP category. CEGEP category selection: "an excellence list is established taking into account the R score (R score)". Capacity/statistics: see cutoffs. Internships starting in the 1st year (Internship I, II, IIIA, IIIB, IV in the official structure).

Key dates

DateDeadlineApplicant category
January 15, 2027ApplicationInternational applicant — fall term
March 1, 2027ApplicationQuebec applicant / Canadian from outside Quebec — fall term

Possible bridging options

TECFÉE — Certification test in written French for teaching Required

Continuation requirement (not admission): BEPP students are subject to the TECFÉE; pass both components (writing and language code) at at least 70% each; since fall 2025, passing both tests is mandatory to do internship 4; first sitting in the 1st year for those admitted since winter 2025.

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French language proficiency (faculty requirement) Required

Official program page: "Having satisfied the Faculty of Education's specific requirement regarding French language proficiency" (requirement for continuation in the program). At admission: proof of minimum French proficiency — exemption or C1 level (≥ 500/699) in the four skills on a recognized test.

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Declaration regarding criminal record (for the teaching licence) Required

At graduation, to obtain the teaching licence: "the legislative provisions relating to criminal records require any person applying for a teaching authorization or its renewal to attach to their application a declaration regarding their criminal record". No criminal record check at admission is published on the program page.

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If you're not eligible yet

Official pathways

Open pathway (independent studies) in the Department of Preschool and Elementary Education

Maximum of four courses as independent studies at the undergraduate level (two in the fall, two in the winter), subject to availability after BEPP students have registered; accessible with a DEC or with a DES + 6 years out. Winter term results in the open pathway can exceptionally be considered for admission if they make it possible to reach the category's minimum of 12 credits.

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Adult / no-DEC category

DES + 6 to 7 years between entry to UdeS and obtaining the DES + completed postsecondary studies (one full-time CEGEP year passed or in progress, or at least 12 university credits). Published warning: a cumulative average below 2.0/4.3 in BEPP activities automatically results in a refusal.

Source

No adjacent program (plan B) is published by the university for this program; only the open pathway and the alternative admission categories above are officially published.

Adjacent programs

Official sources

Check your status with the admission planner Calculate your R score

Data verified on October 26, 2026 from the university's official sources. A past threshold does not guarantee admission: it describes previous years.