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Relevant Post-Secondary Education Plus Experience Routes |
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| Education | Experience (years) | |||
| A) | i. |
Accredited * 4-year University Degree (Computer Science, Sofftware Engineering, MIS, BTM) |
2 | |
| ii. |
Accredited * 3-year University |
3 | ||
| iii. |
Accredited 4-year University (Interdisciplinary programs) |
7 | ||
| B) | i. |
Non-accredited 4-year University Degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, M.I.S., BTM) |
4 | |
| ii. |
Non-accredited 3 year University Degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, M.I.S.. BTM) |
5 | ||
| C) | i. |
Accredited 3-year College/Technical Program |
4 | |
| ii. |
Accredited 2-year College/Technical Program |
5 | ||
| iii. |
Non-accredited 3-year Public/Private College/Technical Program** |
6 | ||
| iv. |
Non-accredited 2-year College/Technical Program |
7 | ||
| 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 | |
| E) | ii. |
British Computer Society (BCS) Diploma Level Exams |
5 | |
| 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. Directed at applicants who hold a non-IT university degree, but possess the required experience to practice in the field.
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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 | ||||
| G) |
Professional experience (Must have entered the field prior to 1976) |
12 | ||
* Applicants who have graduated from an accredited computing program recognized under the Seoul Accord will be assessed as being equivalent to applicants from CIPS accredited undergraduate computing programs.
**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.
