Springboard to a DCS (Tremplin DEC Transition program)
Understanding Your Program
Springboard to a DCS 鈥� What is it anyway?
The Springboard to a DCS (Tremplin DEC) transition program admits all qualified applicants (see Admission Requirements) who want to take CEGEP credit courses in order to:
- explore CEGEP studies;
- complete prerequisites required for admission to a CEGEP or university program, including Science, Medical and Engineering programs;
- upgrade their academic record to improve chances of admission or readmission to a聽CEGEP program;
- upgrade language skills; or
- complete a CEGEP program (please note that for Dawson DEC students, once they have completed all their courses, they will need to reapply to their original program in order to graduate – you cannot graduate from Springboard)
Applications to Springboard are accepted for Fall and Winter semesters
Admission Requirements
- To be admissible to Springboard to a DCS (Tremplin DEC), students must have a Quebec Secondary School Diploma (DES) or equivalent
Courses that count in DEC/Day programs
- General Education courses count in all DEC programs
- General Education courses are college-level English, French, Humanities, Physical Education and Complementary courses
- We offer many college-level Social Science and Science Concentration courses that can count in Social Science and Science DEC programs, or for University studies later
- You can ask an Advisor if concentration courses will count in your program
- If you pass these courses in Springboard, they will count toward the completion of your DEC. So you are already starting your program! You will not take these courses again!
Complete Math or Science Prerequisites in Springboard to a DCS
- Remedial Activities for Secondary IV Mathematics 201-016-RE
- Equivalent to Sec. 4 Mathematics: Technical-Scientific Option 564-426; Science Option 565-426; or Math 436
- Remedial Activities for Secondary V Mathematics 201-015-RE
- Equivalent to Sec. 5 Mathematics: Technical-Scientific Option 564-506; Science Option 565-506; or Math 536
- Remedial Activities for Secondary IV Environmental Science and Technology 105-003-RE
- Equivalent to Sec. 4 Science and Technology of the Environment 558-404; Science of the Environment 558-402; or Physical Science 436
- Remedial Activities for Secondary V Chemistry 202-001-RE
- Equivalent to Sec. 5 Chemistry 551-504 or Chemistry 534
- Remedial Activities for Secondary V Physics 203-001-RE
- Equivalent to Sec. 5 Physics 553-504 or Physics 534
IMPORTANT: Students beginning a NEW DEC program must meet the requirements of Law 14 as follows:
1) Students who hold the Certificate of Eligibility for English Instruction (COE) that are attending an English CEGEP will need to pass the English Exit Exam (EEE) to graduate. Students will also have to take three program courses in French OR three additional French language courses to improve their French language skills, depending on their level of ability. In both cases, these courses are in addition to the two French second language courses required as part of General Education requirements, for a total of five courses.
2) Students who do not hold a Certificate of Eligibility for English Instruction (COE) and that are educated outside of Quebec, MUST provide proof of French proficiency to be admitted to the DEC program. Information about French proficiency can be found at: /admissions/admission-requirements/
Students who do not hold a Certificate of Eligibility for English Instruction (COE) attending an English CEGEP will need to pass the French Exit Exam, known as 鈥溍塸reuve Uniforme de Fran莽ais鈥� (EUF).聽 To prepare for the EUF, students must complete three French literature courses.聽 They will also have to take two of their program courses in French. These are in addition to the three French literature, for a total of five courses. Depending on placement level, students may also be required to complete additional preparatory French courses before taking the required French literature courses.
Students without a COE in the evening division (in the Springboard to a DCS program – 081.25/28) that are intending to apply to a DEC program either in the Day or Evening division MUST be eligible to take the 602-RF1 course or higher to be admitted to the DEC.聽 Students who place at a lower level, can pursue their studies through the evening division Springboard to a DCS program (081.25/28) to take additional courses to attain this level.
Placement information can be found at: /registrar/english-french-placement-tests/
More detailed information can be found within the FRENCH section in the Continuing Education Timetable.
Student Status
- Students may register in Springboard to a DCS (Tremplin DEC) for a maximum of three (3) consecutive semesters.聽 After three consecutive semesters, students may remain in Continuing Education but must be admitted to a different program of studies. Students registered in Springboard to a DCS (Tremplin DEC) can be either part-time or full-time
- Note: Full-time status cannot be guaranteed
- Students expelled and denied permission to register in any DEC or AEC program must improve their academic record to return to studies in any DEC or the same AEC program. Students can improve their academic record by taking part-time courses through the Springboard to a DCS (Tremplin DEC) program offered in Continuing Education
