Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne nursing: DEC, DEC-BAC and upgrade option
Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne is a French-language public college in Montréal. Its nursing offer centres on the DEC in Soins infirmiers, with a university pathway and an academic-upgrade option for applicants who still need prerequisites. The college’s pages are in French.
What the school offers (nursing)
- Soins infirmiers (180.A0): a Diploma of College Studies, three years (six sessions) of full-time study. The college describes high-fidelity simulation labs that replicate hospital settings, clinical placements in different settings across all six sessions and an optional international practicum. Prerequisites listed include Secondary 4 science (STE or SE) and Secondary 5 chemistry, with the college offering supplementary chemistry. ↗
- DEC-BAC: the program page describes completing a nursing bachelor’s degree within five years through an agreement with the Université de Montréal. ↗
- Tremplin DEC, Mise à niveau – Réussite en soins infirmiers: an academic-upgrade option for students who want to improve their record, complete prerequisites (particularly chemistry) or try some nursing-related courses before a possible application to the nursing program. ↗
The Le Cégep directory lists the college’s nursing DEC as taught in French and as open to international students.
Becoming licensed after graduating
In Québec, the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) issues the practice permit. The Québec program sheet for the nursing DEC says graduates must pass the exam required to obtain the OIIQ permit, and the NCLEX-RN route used in other provinces does not apply to Québec registration. Exam sessions and conditions are set by the OIIQ, so check its site for current rules.
How to apply
Montréal-area colleges generally receive DEC applications through SRAM (Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain). Check the college’s program page and the SRAM site for the current admission session, deadline and prerequisites before applying.
How Fiabita’s Study Lab can help students here
If you are weighing the upgrade route or the DEC-BAC, the common thread is science and clinical reasoning. Study Lab can turn your own notes into practice questions and flashcards, in English or French, so you can rehearse terminology in both languages.
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Fiabita is not affiliated with Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne. We summarized the pages below in October 2026 and link to them so you can check the current wording yourself.