For more information on the Groupe-Pont program, visit:
choisir.umoncton.ca/french-immersion
GROUPE-PONT
YOUR BRIDGE TOWARDS
BECOMING FLUENTLY BILINGUAL
As a non-Francophone student,
you will apply for admission into
the undergraduate program of your choice at
Université de Moncton (Arts Programs,
Business, Education, Science, etc.) as would a
Francophone student. During the first year of
your bachelor’s degree, concurrently with
your other courses, you will follow an
integrated set of four French language
courses (two per semester), specifically
tailored for Anglophones, and known as
Groupe-Pont or “Bridge Program”.
After the first year, once you’ve finished the
Groupe-Pont program, you will not need any
additional French language courses, unless
you choose to specialize in Translation or
Journalism (Information-Communication).
Your Groupe-Pont courses will be credited as
electives. As a result, the time required to
obtain your bachelor’s degree at UdeM
(and become fully bilingual) is the same
as for Francophone students.
CONDITIONS:
In addition to the program’s admission
requirements (see p. 7), the only condition
necessary to be accepted into an undergraduate
degree at UdeM, and into the Groupe-Pont
program, is that your French speaking
and comprehension skills are adequate
(see ”Enrolling is EASY” on the next page).
COURSES:
The courses offered within the Groupe-Pont
program will help you improve your written skills.
You will have the opportunity to experience the
French language and culture first hand through
many campus activities. This will ease your
transition to campus life, help you become
fluently bilingual as well as increase your overall
confidence in French.
The Groupe-Pont program includes two
mandatory courses each semester,
and two optional courses:
1. A study of French grammar (FRLS 3562 and
FRLS 3572);
2. A study of the written structure (FRLS 4532);
3. A study of oral French (FRLS 3552);
STUDY MEDICINE
AT uMONCTON
A program in Medicine is offered at UdeM
by the Centre de formation médicale du
Nouveau-Brunswick, in partnership with
Université de Sherbrooke.
24 seats are
available each year, and French Immersion
candidates from New Brunswick are eligible
for this program. Your degree will be granted
by Université de
Sherbrooke
in Québec,
through its delocalization program. A two-
year Pre-Med Program is also offered at UdeM
for those who wish to apply for admission into
Medicine.
ELIAS OUSSEDIK
Medicine Program
Bernice MacNaughton High School graduate
Moncton, NB
