Applied Software Development Associate Certificate - Part-time is a certificate in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 500 per total for local students.
Coursework introduces programming fundamentals for newcomers while also serving students advancing toward the Computer Systems Certificate and experienced programmers updating their skills to current development environments. Classes cover coding in Python and Java alongside building software applications, drawn from hands-on exercises and practices used by industry professionals. The curriculum also builds skills in critical thinking, requirements discovery, process mapping, systems analysis, documentation, teamwork, technical communication, and presentations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires COMP 1002 or equivalent PC file-management knowledge, plus BC high-school Grade 12 English and Grade 12 Math or their equivalents. The English-language requirement sits in BCIT's Category 2 band, met by English Studies 12 at 67% or equivalent, or by Category 2 international scores (IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band under 5.5, TOEFL iBT 86 with no section under 20, PTE Academic 60 with no skill under 60, or Duolingo 120 with no integrated subscore under 95), per BCIT's institution-wide English Language Proficiency page. Entry is staged through coursework: applicants start with COMP 1516 (Applied Programming Fundamentals with Python), must repeat it if they score under 70%, then register in COMP 2509 the following term once they pass COMP 1516 at 70% or better, and only then may apply for formal ASD program approval. The program's own page states it is not available to international students.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and April
Application Deadline:BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
