Acadia University: Certificate in Computer Science

For those who already have an undergraduate degree in another field but want some exposure to computer science, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, offers a certificate in computer science.


The Certificate in Computer Science is comprised of the following courses:

• COMP 1113 Computer Programming 1​
• COMP 1123 Computer Programming 2​
• COMP 2103 Computer Programming 3​
• COMP 2113 Data Structures Algorithms​
• COMP 2203 Computer Architecture and Organization 1​
• COMP 2213 Computer Architecture and Organization 2​
• COMP 3613 Artificial Intelligence 1​
• MATH 1413 Sets, Functions and Algorithms*​
• MATH 1423 Graph Theory and Matrix Algebra*​
• 3 credit hour Computer Science elective at the 2000+ level​

 

"Acadia University has been named Canada 's best overall primarily undergraduate university according to Maclean's magazine 2007 ranking."
( http://www.acadiau.ca/generalInfo/aboutAcadia/awards.html )

It's an excellent and highly regarded institution - don't hesitate to give it a try.

 

It seems a little costly for international students(which I assume means US) @ ~15,600 for tuition. But reasonable for Canadian students.

However, it looks like a great program.

 

Sorry, I did not realize that Acadia University differentiated between domestic and foreign students, as related to tuition fees, for their online courses. This is possibly due to the fact post-secondary education at public colleges and universities are government funded. Career colleges are strictly private and therefore apart from government regulation are not government funded. Thankfully, most US schools do not differentiate on the basis of nationality for their distance education courses.