Credit for Your Computer Education

Many people around the world have earned diplomas in computing in the last few years. Although the industry has slowed down, there is still a need for people with university degrees in computers and information systems.

A Canadian university degree in computing can give you the education you need to apply for computing and information systems jobs in small business, telecommunications, financial services, transportation, utilities, natural resources, manufacturing, retail, education, and other fields.

The Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems makes it easy to complete a university degree—you may receive credit for your computer diploma, and you can take the rest of the classes online.

Mohan (not his real name) completed a four-year computer science program at North South University in Bangladesh. Below, you can see which courses he would be given credit for, and how many courses he still needs to take.

Credits	Distance Courses	Notes
3	COMP 200	Credit granted
3	COMP 268	Credit granted
3	COMP 272	Credit granted
3	ENGL 255	Credit granted
3	MATH 215	Credit granted
3	MATH 265	Credit granted
3	MATH 270	Credit granted
3	ENVS 2xx	Credit granted
3	CHEM 2xx	Credit granted
3	MATH 266	Credit granted
3	PHYS 200	Credit granted
3	PHYS 201	Credit granted
3	PSYC 2xx	Credit granted
3	COMP 314	Credit granted
3	COMP 378	Credit granted
3	MATH 309	Credit granted
9	Three COMP 3xx courses	Credit granted
3	ENGL 3xx	Credit granted
6	Two MATH 3xx courses	Credit granted
66 credits granted	Students from North South University in Bangladesh who have completed the 4-year Computer Science Program may be granted credit for the above courses. They must complete the remaining courses:
3	ADMN 233
3	MATH 209
3	COMP 345
3	COMP 361
3	ORGB 364
3	PHIL 333 or PHIL 371
3	SCIE 326
9	Three 300-level COMP or CMIS courses
18	Six 400-level COMP courses
3	COMP 495
3	MGSC 405
120 credits total	30 credits must be completed by taking online or distance courses from Athabasca University. The remaining credits may be earned by taking equivalent courses at other universities, as long as the course meets program requirements. See our list of 2,300 online and distance courses.

How you can receive credit for this degree

If you completed a university or college program in computing outside Canada, you may be able to receive credits in this university degree.

Complete an Athabasca University admission form.
Contact World Education Services Canada (WES) or International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) and apply for a Course by Course evaluation report.
Ask the evaluation service to send your evaluation report to the Office of the Registrar, Athabasca University, 1 University Drive, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3.
Athabasca University will contact you when they receive your evaluation report to let you know if you would receive credits toward this degree.

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