BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ECP

Programme Objective

Entry Requirements

To lead to the same qualifications as the mainstream BSc in Computer Science programme. The main objectives are:

·         Provide students from disadvantaged backgrounds with an adequate level of foundational competence which is based on specific and discipline-related computing knowledge.

·         Improve the retention and throughput of disadvantaged students entering the mainstream programmes.

·         Provide a learning environment where the gap in terms of disadvantaged learner needs and the learner support required are bridged.

The first 2 years of the ECP are equivalent to the first year of the BSc in Computer Science programme. In the last two years of the ECP the students follow the BSc in Computer Science from Level II.

National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a bachelor’s endorsement and an

achievement rating of Level 4 for any one or Level 3 for the remaining of the two subjects listed below:

·         English Level 3 or 4.

·         Mathematics Level 3 or 4.

·         Physical Science Level 3 or 4.

Admission point score of 10 for these subjects.