Eligibility Criteria
Prerequisites to the program are on a course-by-course basis, however, in order to satisfy all the prerequisites in the proposed program, the student requires: Computer skills (see below), English 12 (or NWCC ENGL 045 or 050), and Principles of Mathematics 11 (or NWCC MATH 0401/0402 or 045). (Note: Those students wishing to continue to the diploma may require Math 12. Once again, students interested in continuing to diploma and degree programs are strongly advised to speak to the program coordinator as well as the receiving institution.)
Prerequisites for individual courses are outlined in the course descriptions. Computer skills prerequisite could be met by one of the following courses: Information Technology 11, Business Computer Applications 11, NWCC CPST 040, BCPT 150 or CPSC 111.
Those students who do not have any formal computer training may meet the computer skill prerequisites of the program through prior learning assessment, and must be able to demonstrate the following:
Word Processing – basic operations of word processing (copy, paste, moving and entering text), formatting documents, spell check, saving and retrieving documents, inserting graphics
Spreadsheets – formatting spreadsheets, entering formulas, creating charts
Operating System- File Management – creating, saving, deleting files and folders, finding files.
Internet Use – email familiarity, using a browser to navigate the internet, find web sites using a search engine.