Offered by Université du Québec à Rimouski in Rimouski, Canada, BA/BS in Computer Science is a bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 12,276 per semester (CAD 1,911 per semester for local students).
This Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science focuses on internet-oriented software engineering, with emphasis on database design, network technologies, and information security alongside core programming and web-development skills. The 90-credit program is typically completed over four years, offered full-time or part-time at the Rimouski and Levis campuses, with in-person classes scheduled Monday through Wednesday and Thursday-Friday set aside for work-integrated activities. Students choose among three practical-placement models: part-time work integration alongside coursework, full-time summer work-study alternation of ten to fifteen weeks, or a longer capstone placement of sixteen to twenty-five weeks in a professional setting, completing between six and fifteen credits of workplace experience overall. Coursework also covers object-oriented programming, software engineering principles, and foundations of e-commerce technology, often through projects set in real electronic-commerce contexts. The program is aimed at graduates of Quebec CEGEP computing programs, international applicants with equivalent preparation, and mature students with relevant work experience and a mathematics background. Its built-in rhythm of classroom study paired with structured workplace placements distinguishes it from computer science degrees that treat internships as optional add-ons rather than a core part of the curriculum.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Quebec CEGEP applicants need a Diplôme d'études collégiales or equivalent, having completed Mathematics 103 (or 201-NYA), 105 (or 201-NYC) and 203 (or 201-NYB) or their equivalents. Applicants with a diploma from outside Quebec need the DEC equivalent with an average of at least 11/20, plus the same mathematics courses. Admission on experience is also possible for applicants who have worked in computing or can demonstrate interest in the field, with math knowledge equivalent to the required college courses; remedial math courses may be required where gaps exist. As with all UQAR programs, applicants must satisfy the French Language Mastery Policy, submitting an accepted French test (TEF 460, TCF 460 or Bright Language 3.5 across all three skills) if their diploma doesn't exempt them, or sitting the institutional French exam on arrival, with a mandatory French course required on failure. DEC holders from specific CEGEPs with a cote R of 26 or above can receive credit for up to 10 courses (28 credits) toward the degree, and a preparatory year is available for applicants with 12 years of schooling completed outside Quebec.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:UQAR divides its academic year into fall, winter and summer trimesters; most programmes admit for fall and several also for winter or summer, and for non-contingented programmes an application can be filed at any time up to the start of term, making admission effectively rolling, while contingented (quota) programmes each carry their own fixed deadline published on that programme's own page rather than centrally. UQAR applies this same timeline to Canadian and international applicants and does not publish a separate blanket international closing date; international candidates must still secure a Certificat d'acceptation du Quebec and a study permit before arriving, and must upload supporting documents within six weeks of starting an application or the file is closed, so early application is strongly recommended. Admission is therefore rolling except where a specific programme is contingented. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
