Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science at Royal Military College of Canada

Programme overview

A 42-credit honours degree with at least 20 credits in Computer Science, taken with the science core. Double majors with Mathematics, Physics, Space Science and Chemistry are possible.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science | Duration: 4 years (typical full-time outline) | Intake: Fall (late August) start for the full-time academic year; ROTP applications close 31 January. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

The outline includes the science core plus Introduction to Algorithms and Computing, CSE250, CSE321, CSE341, CSE362, CSE420 (a fourth-year course spanning fall and winter) and CSE472, with electrical engineering courses such as EEE243, EEE250, EEE320 and EEE330.

Career pathways

Mathematics and computer science are applied to war games, operations research and financial computing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Science, Ontario secondary school applicants: ENG4U, MHF4U (Advanced Functions), any two of MCV4U, SCH4U, SPH4U and SBI4U, plus two further 4U or 4M courses, with at least 75% in each required course and an overall 75% average on the best six Grade 12 courses (C-level courses are not accepted). Other systems: US high school applicants need four years of English, Senior Level pre-calculus and two senior sciences from biology, chemistry and physics; IB Diploma applicants need three Higher Level subjects, a minimum total of 28 and at least 4 in English or French, Mathematics and two of biology, chemistry or physics; French baccalaureate applicants need 11/20 overall and 12/20 in each required course. Applicants must be eligible for RMC admission: an applicant to a subsidized CAF entry plan such as the ROTP, a serving or released CAF member who completed basic MOSID training, a term or indeterminate DND or federal government employee, or a spouse of a Regular Force CAF member. ROTP applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents aged 16 or over by 1 January of the enrolment year; the ROTP application deadline is 31 January.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The general undergraduate studies application fee is $75.00 (non-refundable); ROTP, UTPNCM and DND-sponsored students are exempt.

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