Conestoga College offers Bachelor of Computer Science (Pathway from Software Engineering Technician and Technology), a bachelor's degree in Computer Science & IT programme in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,933 per year (CAD 6,481 per year for local students).
An advanced-standing route into Conestoga's three-year Bachelor of Computer Science for graduates of the Software Engineering Technician diploma or Software Engineering Technology advanced diploma, both of whose pages list the BCS as a next-step degree. Pathway entrants complete the Waterloo-campus hybrid program's applied computer science curriculum - software design, development and testing, software project management, and cybersecurity and privacy - strengthened by project-based learning in every semester and a paid co-op work term, graduating ready for software development roles.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: This is Conestoga's advanced-standing pathway into the Bachelor of Computer Science for graduates of the Software Engineering Technician and Technology diploma; the program page does not publish separate pathway-specific grades, so entry follows the degree's published admission basis. Direct-entry candidates need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or age 19 or older by the start date, plus English (ENG4U), or Preparatory Communications for Degrees, any Grade 12 U Mathematics or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics for Degrees (MATH0150), and four further Grade 12 U or M courses, at a minimum cumulative average of 65% across the six; the minimum stated for consideration is 65%, and Conestoga notes higher averages are often required where the program is competitive. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must meet Conestoga's institution-wide degree-program English requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 (no skill under 22), PTE Academic 58, CAEL 70 (no sub-test under 60), or Duolingo 120. Non-Canadian transcripts require a course-by-course credential evaluation through ICAS or WES.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
