Offered by Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada, Honours Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences (Information Systems Security) is a honours degree in Cyber Security programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,823 per year (CAD 8,523 per year for local students).
This program is Sheridan College's Honours Bachelor of Information Sciences, delivered under a cyber security specialization; the institution renamed it from Information Systems Security to Cyber Security in 2022, though the two labels describe the same four-year honours baccalaureate. Offered at both the Davis (Brampton) and Trafalgar (Oakville) campuses, the curriculum begins with foundational computer science and progresses into applied security topics, including intrusion detection and prevention, network security, ethical hacking, and database security. Students work in a mobile-computing classroom model, using laptops for coursework, group collaboration, and web-based research from any location. A defining structural feature is a paid internship of up to 28 weeks positioned between the third and fourth years, giving students workplace exposure before graduation. Transfer applicants from related technical diplomas may enter directly into the second or third year. The program suits students aiming for careers in IT security, network defense, or digital forensics who want a credential combining computer science fundamentals with specialized security training rather than a narrower technical diploma.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent including Grade 12 English (ENG4U), any Grade 12 (U or M) science credit or Grade 12 Computer Science (U) or Computer Engineering Technology (U or M), any Grade 12 (U) Mathematics, plus three further Grade 12 U or M credits, all at a minimum 65% overall average; two semesters of postsecondary study covering the same courses at 65% overall is accepted instead, and applicants are ranked on the average of their six highest senior-level credits. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Sheridan's institution-wide English Proficiency Requirement for degree programs: IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 (no section below 21), PTE 60 (no section below 57), or Duolingo 115 (no subscore below 95); the programme page names Duolingo, IELTS Academic and TOEFL iBT for its English for Academic Purposes placement. A Sheridan Degree Entrance Scholarship requiring a minimum 80% admission GPA is available to eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers can go out from 1 November 2026, with portfolio- and audition-based programmes deciding later in March; accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027. Winter and Spring/Summer 2027 entry use the same portal but Sheridan publishes no fixed equal-consideration date for them and reviews those on an ongoing basis. International applicants apply directly through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; the college publishes no fixed international deadline and admits on a rolling, space-permitting basis, so early application is advised for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
