Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems
(Post Diploma) (4 years—120 credits)
     
Regulations effective September 1, 2006
   

Offered by Athabasca University's School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS), the Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems (Post Diploma) program (BSc CIS (PD)) is designed specially for students holding a computing-related diploma and who wish to purse a university degree to further their career and/or academic studies. Athabasca University has also developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.

Students holding a Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)-accredited applied diploma or any approved three-year applied computing diploma, will be awarded up to 60 credits towards the 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems (Post Diploma) degree (BSc CIS (PD)).

Athabasca University specifies 60 credits to complete the degree. Holders of non-CIPS accredited two-year computing related diplomas and holders of any two- or three-year non-computing related diplomas will be admitted to the degree*.
*Holders of non-CIPS accredited two-year computing-related diplomas will be required to complete up to an additional 30 credits in computing courses as determined by the program director. Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.

Students are strongly encouraged to register in ENGL 255 or ADMN 233 and PHIL 252 early in their program. Please review Specific Regulations and Program Notes following the academic regulations.

     
  Degree Requirements  
  Total credits in the program 120
  Approved college diploma receives 60
     
  Minimum Credits Required beyond the College Diploma (60 credits)
  Science (minimum of 36 at the senior
[300 or 400] level)
39
  400 level COMP courses 21
  Senior (300 or 400) level 48
  Through Athabasca University (residency requirement) 30
  Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) credits 30
     
     
  Required Core Courses (60 credits)
     
  3 senior (300 or 400) level COMP courses (9)
  7 senior (400) level COMP courses (21)
  2 senior (300 or 400) level courses
in any discipline and
(6)
ADMN 232 Administrative Principles (3)
ENGL 255 Introductory Composition
or
 
ADMN 233 Writing in Organizations (3)
MATH 209 Finite Mathematics (3)
MATH 309 Discrete Mathematics (3)
ORGB 364 Organizational Behaviour (3)
PHIL 252 Critical Thinking (3)
PHIL 333 Professional Ethics
or
 
PHIL 371 Ethics, Science, Technology, and the Environment (3)
SCIE 326 Scientific Reasoning
(3)

 

   
     
 

Specific Regulations

 

1. 
Athabasca University will not grant credit for individual computer science courses that were completed more than five years ago.

2. 
Students holding an approved college or technical institute computer science-related diploma that is less than five years old may be considered for admission to this degree program.

3. 

Students holding an approved college or technical institute computer science-related diploma that is more than five years old but who can supply evidence of employment indicating they are current in the computer- science related field may gain admission to this degree program.

Program Notes

 

1. 
Students from college programs who do not have enough Java-related courses in their curricula are advised to take COMP 268, COMP 272 before taking any required senior COMP course.

2. 

Students from college programs who do not have enough programming courses in their curricula are advised to take COMP 266, COMP 268, and COMP 272 before taking any required senior COMP courses.


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