Offered by Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, BA/BS in Computer Science is a bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 56,274 per year (CAD 10,773 per year for local students).
This program leads to a Bachelor of Computer Science, offered as an Honours degree or as Combined Honours with Mathematics, on the Ottawa campus. After a common first year, students choose from specialty streams including Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Computer Game Development, Cybersecurity, Management and Business Systems, Software Engineering, and User Experience and User Interfaces. A co-op option provides paid work terms during the degree, and an Industrial Applications Internship, run in partnership with Shopify, offers a paid placement with tuition support for eligible students. Coursework builds from foundational topics such as algorithm design, control structures, and programming fundamentals through to areas like database systems, covering entity-relationship modelling and structured query language. The program admits students from a range of educational backgrounds, including those coming directly from high school, transferring from another program, or applying as mature or international students. It suits students aiming for careers or further study in software development, data systems, artificial intelligence, or related technical fields, with the stream structure allowing them to focus their later coursework.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Ontario secondary school applicants to the Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) apply through OUAC with an OSSD plus six 4U/M courses at the 4U level with no individual grade below 60%. Carleton's admission chart requires Advanced Functions and Calculus and Vectors. The program's three-year admission-average cut-off has ranged 80-85%. International applicants apply through Carleton360 or OUAC 105 with transcripts equivalent to an Ontario secondary diploma and must meet Carleton's English-language proficiency standard unless exempt: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 per band), TOEFL 4.5 overall (minimum 4.0 per band; 86 for tests taken before 21 January 2026), Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 55, CAEL 70, or Cambridge C1/C2 176. Ontario secondary students apply via OUAC by January 15; documents from outside Canada/US are due April 1, with a June 1 general deadline for Canada/US transcripts.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OUAC, which opens in September 2026; Ontario secondary-school students should apply by January 15, 2027, and the general Fall 2027 deadline for other domestic (Canada/US-transcript) applicants is June 1, 2027, while Winter 2027 term applications close November 15, 2026. International applicants (transcripts from outside Canada/US) apply directly through Carleton360, also opening September 2026, with an October 15, 2026 deadline for January 2027 entry and an April 1, 2027 main deadline for Fall 2027 entry; some programs, including Architectural Studies and Industrial Design, close March 1, 2027 with a March 5, 2027 portfolio deadline. Admission is not described as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
