First posted on July 3rd, 2024 at 11:15 am. Last updated July 3rd, 2024 at 11:33 am
For information about changes from previous years, see the enrolment news archive.
General News
02-July-2024 - Important Changes to Computing Plans
Some important changes have been made to our plans, most starting September 2024. These changes are now reflected on the 2024-25 Academic Calendar. Incoming 1st year students should refer to these current requirements. Upper-year students who are following previous versions of our plans in Computing can find their plan requirements in the Academic Calendar Archives.
1) 4TH YEAR CAPSTONES ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED
Except for the Software Development Specialization, which remains unaffected, effective immediately, the School of Computing will no longer require students to take 4th year Capstone (project/thesis) courses to complete their Honours degree. Students in the Software Development Specialization (SODE) will still be required to either take CISC 498 or an Internship.
The 3.0 units previously reserved for this Capstone requirement has now become an elective and can be satisfied with any course of your choice. * Current students (started prior to Fall 2024) will still see this requirement reflected on SOLUS, but as a workaround, one of your electives will be used towards this as a substitute to satisfy the requirement.
To be clear, you may still take Capstone courses if you choose to; it is just no longer required to complete your degree.
2) CISC 102 (DISCRETE STRUCTURES I) IS NOW A CORE REQUIREMENT
As of Fall 2024, MATH 110 will no longer be sufficient to satisfy prerequisites or corequisites for courses requiring CISC 102 (e.g., CISC 124, CISC 203, CISC 204, CISC 332, etc.). This change affects incoming 1st year students only. For upper-year students who are following previous versions of our plans (started prior to Fall 2024), we will honour your plan definitions as outlined, and will accept MATH 110 as a prerequisite. If you run into error messages when registering for your courses due to this requirement change, email us at advising@cs.queensu.ca with a screenshot, your student number, and your request and we’ll be happy to assist you.
CISC 102 was previously listed in the Academic Calendar as part of the mathematics requirements for most of our plans. This has changed in that CISC 102 is now a required core 1st year course and will now appear in the same requirement section as CISC 121 and 124 on our plans in the Academic Calendar. This change has virtually no impact on students because nearly everyone takes CISC 102. The only differences are that 1) CISC 102 appears in a different place under the plan requirements, and 2) there are no other course alternatives to CISC 102 for students starting Fall 2024 or thereafter.
*There is a limit of 6.0 units of courses from Faculties outside of Arts and Science that can be used towards your Computing degree.
16-November-2023 – Expiry of CIPS Accreditation for SODE and CSCI Specializations
The School of Computing has opted to not renew CIPS accreditation for the Software Design and Computer Science Specializations. For more details, and to find out how this impacts your degree, please visit the Expiry of CIPS Accreditation page.
The University calendars are now available online. Consult them for all information on degree plan requirements and course descriptions. There are occasional errors, which we will correct here when we find them.
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Upcoming Events
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Past Events
Computing Registration Information Session
Q&A ABOUT COURSE ENROLMENT AND MORE
July 18th, 2023
7:00 - 8:00 PM (EST)
This session is designed for incoming first year students in the Bachelor of Computing Program. It will walk students through the different Degree Plan Options specific to Computing, as well as the opportunities and options available in the School of Computing (research, thesis, volunteering in labs, internship, professional certification, etc.) It will cover which CISC and MATH courses to choose as well as provide some information on the academic cycle – what happens in first year and when (December exams, mid-year grades, final grades, Plan selection, other important dates), next steps, future years and where to go for information and advice as a first year student. Following the session, we will allow time for Q&A.
Links and Resources
- Computing Plans - Tree Chart - Visually groups our plans and shows how they are/aren't related.
- Computing Plans - Pie Charts - A visual comparison of the differences between the Major, Major/Minor, and Specializations.
- 1st Year Course Selection Guide (current as of 02-Nov-23)
- Enrolment FAQ
- 2024-25 Academic Calendar
- Academic Calendar Archives