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Relevant Post-Secondary Education Plus Experience Routes |
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| Education |
Experience |
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| A) |
i. |
Accredited 4-year University Degree (C.Sc., S.E., MIS programs) |
2 |
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| ii. |
Accredited 3-year University (C.Sc., S.E., MIS programs) |
3 |
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| iii. |
Accredited 4-year University (Interdisciplinary programs) |
7 |
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| B) |
i. |
Non-accredited 4-year University Degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, M.I.S.) |
4 |
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| ii. |
Non-accredited 3 year University Degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, M.I.S.) |
5 |
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| C) |
i. |
Accredited 3-year College/Technical Program |
4 |
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| ii. |
Accredited 2-year College/Technical Program |
5 |
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| iii. |
Non-accredited 3-year Public/Private College/Technical Program* |
6 |
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| iv. |
Non-accredited 2-year College/Technical Program |
7 |
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| D) |
Accredited one-year post-graduate I.T. program |
7 |
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Exam Routes |
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| E) |
i. |
ICCP Examinations |
5 |
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| E) |
ii. |
British Computer Society (BCS) Diploma Level Exams |
5 |
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| E) |
iii. |
British Computer Society (BCS) Professional Graduate Level Exams |
4 |
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Demonstrated BOK Mastery Entry Routes |
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| F) |
i. |
I.T. Leader Route |
Demonstration of an established career in IT (generally not less than 12 years) and a proven management achievement over a period of not less than four years in a senior management position. Responsible for IT strategies, resources, and operations at the organizational level. |
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| ii. |
Established Academic Route |
Demonstration of an established academic career, both as a teacher and as a researcher, and contributed service to their discipline and or profession. Typically, the individual will be at the rank of at least Associate Professor, or be eligible to hold this rank. |
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| iii. |
Established IT Professionals - Demonstrated Equivalency Route |
Demonstration of appropriate mastery of the BOK. |
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Experience Only Route (must have entered the field prior to 1976) |
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| Experience |
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| G) |
Professional experience (Must have entered the field prior to 1976) |
12 |
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*Program from privately funded educational institutions need to meet the following minimum criteria:
- Only Canadian baccalaureate degrees will be considered.
- The baccalaureate degree needs to have received official provincial/territorial government accreditation involving an institutional accreditation, which refers to the process of officially recognizing the post-secondary institution, and a program specific review, which refers to the official recognition of a program of study.
- The baccalaureate program needs to be a minimum of 3 academic years in length(or equivalent to six full course load terms)
- The C.I.S./C.I.T. specific course content of a program needs to be a minimum of 60% over three academic years.
- Transfer credits must be from an educational institution that has comparable or mutually acceptable standards and requirements.