Concordia Computer Science admission requirements: B overall, B+ in math, and a March 1 deadline

Concordia asks Ontario students for a high school diploma with at least six Grade 12 U or M courses, including English 4U. For the Bachelor of Computer Science, one of them must be Advanced Functions 4U or Calculus and Vectors 4U.

The Health and Life Science option also needs two of Biology 4U, Chemistry 4U or Physics 4U. You don't need a programming course, and the ACT or SAT is not required. Plan your courses with our course planner.

Concordia lists a minimum cut-off of a B overall and a B+ in math for high school students. It says cut-offs should be used as indicators, may change with the applicant pool, and don't guarantee admission.

Concordia doesn't publish a Computer Science acceptance rate. Our Concordia acceptance rate page covers what it does publish. Check your marks with our Top 6 average calculator.

The degree takes three or four years, 90 to 120 credits, depending on your background. New students apply to the Bachelor of Computer Science. After 30 credits you may apply to the Honours program.

Concordia also offers a guaranteed $4,000 entrance award for students in Canada with high marks. Check your eligibility on the program page.

Computer Science has a Co-op program with paid work terms of 12 to 16 weeks. Co-op students have worked for employers such as McKesson Canada and NeuroRx Research.

Concordia's co-op office says co-op combines full-time study with full-time, paid work, in more than 70 programs.

The program page lists March 1 for fall entry and November 1 for winter entry. It doesn't print the year, so for Fall 2027 read this as March 1, 2027. International applicants should apply by February 1 for fall.

Concordia says it may close admission to a program at any time after the official deadline. The program page lists no supplementary application.

Concordia charges per credit. For Fall 2026 and Winter 2027, Quebec residents pay $103.92 per credit. Canadians from other provinces admitted from Fall 2024 on pay $432.85 per credit, which includes a Quebec government charge of $328.93.

Thirty credits come to about $3,117.60 or $12,985.50 before fees, by our arithmetic. Students admitted before Fall 2024 pay a lower rate. Read our Concordia guide for more on costs.

The department describes the BCompSc as a 90-credit program. It is made up of the Computer Science Core, a Complementary Core, Computer Science electives, math electives, and a minor or general electives. Students who need the extra year take up to 120 credits, as noted above.

The core covers theory, math, programming methods, computer architecture, data structures, operating systems and software engineering. Computer Science electives are grouped into Artificial Intelligence, Computer Games, Data Analytics, and Web Services and Applications.

The degree also comes as joint majors in Data Science with Mathematics and Statistics, and in Computation Arts and Computer Science. A separate BCompSc in Health and Life Sciences mixes computer science with biology.

You can't apply to Honours from high school. In first year you may register in Honours courses, but acceptance as an Honours student depends entirely on your marks. Honours needs 60 or more credits in the discipline and strong performance to enter and to stay in.

There is an Honours version of the BCompSc and of each joint major. The Undergraduate Calendar sets the exact grade rules.

The Concordia Undergraduate Excellence Award gives $4,000 to new students who qualify. There is no separate application. If you meet the rules, the award is automatic.

For Fall 2027 or Winter 2028 entry, you must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident finishing Grade 12, CEGEP, the IB diploma or the French Baccalaureate at a school in Canada. You can't have attended a post-secondary school other than CEGEP, and you must study full time, at least 12 credits a term.

High school students need an A or A+ average. IB students need a score of 35 or more. Concordia's admissions team works out the average from the grades it has and the courses your program requires.

If you are applying from high school, you apply to co-op at the same time as your Concordia application. You tick the box that says you want the co-op option when you pick your program.

Co-op alternates full-time study terms with full-time, paid work terms. The Gina Cody School says students get 12 months of work in their field. The department says co-op is open to a limited number of students with suitable qualifications, so asking for it does not guarantee a place.

Computer Science offers an integrated path. You can take up to 16 credits that count toward both your bachelor's degree and certain master's programs. These include the Master of Applied Computer Science and Master of Engineering programs in Software Engineering, Information Systems Security and Quality Systems Engineering.

AP exams are not required, but Concordia says they may earn you advanced standing. Students in the IB Career-related Programme need 4.8 out of 7 overall and a 4 in HL or 5 in SL math.

Students already at Concordia who want to transfer in need a 2.7 overall, a 3.0 in math and a 1.7 in Gina Cody School courses. They also need at least two of MATH 203, 204 and 205, or the equivalent. Students from other universities need a B overall and a B+ in math, with calculus and linear algebra courses.

Concordia's cut-off is a B overall and a B+ in math, and math is the one required subject beyond English. Out-of-province tuition in Quebec is higher than the Quebec rate.

Compare other schools on our computer science requirements across Canada page.