From: Langara College (LANG) To: University of Northern BC (UNBC)

Associate of Science Degree, Computer Science Bachelor of Science (BSc Degree, Computer Science
Major)
The following list of course equivalents will appear on the transfer credit summary for students who have successfully
completed Langara’s Associate of Science Degree and declare their major in Computer Science at UNBC.
Information in this handout is unofficial and should be used as a guide only. For questions regarding admission to UNBC
or course selection please contact Student Recruitment & Advising at 250-960-6306 or [email protected].
NOTE: As per UNBC Undergraduate Calendar Regulation number 14, “Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of upper
division UNBC course work to receive a UNBC degree.”
Associate of Science Degree
Within the minimum 60 credits, students must complete:
1. 6 credits of MATH which shall include at least one course (3 credits) in Calculus:
2. a minimum of 36 credits of science, which shall include at least:
a. 3 credits in laboratory science;
b. A minimum of 18 credits in science at the second-year level taken in two or more subject areas;
3. 6 credits of first-year ENGL;
4. 6 credits of first or second year arts other than ENGL (excluding MATH and laboratory-based science courses);
5. a minimum of 6 credits of first or second year arts, science or other university-transfer courses. (Students may
include university-transfer credit from career program and KINS and RECR course offerings); and
6. a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
No course may be used to meet more than one of the specific requirements.
Applicable to Computer Science LANG Course Name UNBC Equivalence1
Within the framework of the general requirements for the Associate of Science Degree (above), students must complete
a minimum of 60 credits including:
All of CPSC 1050 Introduction to Computer Science CPSC 126-3
CPSC 1150 Program Design CPSC 100-4
CPSC 1160 Algorithms and Data Structures I CPSC 1XX-3
CPSC 1181 Object-oriented Computing CPSC 1XX-3 (Waive CPSC 101-4)
CPSC 2150 Algorithms and Data Structures II CPSC 281-3
MATH 2362 Linear Algebra MATH 220-3
Two of CPSC 1280 Unix Tools and Scripting CPSC 1XX-3
or a 2nd year CPSC course1
One of MATH 1171 Calculus I MATH 100-3
MATH 1173 Calculus I with Computer Explorations MATH 100-3
and MATH 1183 Computer Explorations for Calculus I
One of MATH 1271 Calculus II MATH 101-3
MATH 1273 Calculus II with Computer Explorations MATH 101-3
and MATH 1283 Computer Explorations for Calculus II
Two of CMNS 1118, CMNS 2228, ENGL 1127 ENGL 1XX-3, HUMN 2XX-3, ENGL 170-3
or ENGL 1128, ENGL 1129 ENGL 170-3, ENGL 100-3
or ENGL 1130 ENGL 1XX-3
Two University-transferable arts (6 credits, excluding ENGL, CMNS, and MATH)
Two Second-year science (6 credits)
Four University-transferable electives (12 credits), at least one of which is in a lab science.
1Course equivalencies were determined through the articulation process and are listed on the BC Transfer Guide, www.bctransferguide.ca.
Students will need to choose coursework appropriately so as not to receive duplicate Transfer Credit.

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Note: Previous based on the Langara 2020 website.

Recommended Courses to take:

LANG Courses LANG Course Name UNBC Equivalence1
ENGL 1128 Short Prose Selections and Composition ENGL 170-3 or ENGL 1XX-3
MATH 1271 Calculus MATH 101-32
PHYS 1125 Physics I with Calculus PHYS 110-4
PHYS 1225 Physics II with Calculus PHYS 111-4
1 Course equivalencies were determined through the articulation process and are listed on the BC Transfer Guide, www.bctransferguide.ca
Student will need to choose coursework appropriately so as not to receive duplicate Transfer Credit.
1 Must achieved a C- (60% at UNBC) or better for all Math transfer credit to use as a prerequisite for UNBC coursework

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Sample of UNBC Calendar requirements for the Computer Science major and how LANG Associate of Science Degree in
Computer Science coursework may be used towards completion of the degree at UNBC:
UNBC Calendar Information, Course Number & Course Name LANG Equivalence1
A major in Computer Science requires at least 20 Computer Science
courses and at least 61 credit hours in Computer Science, at least 27
credit hours of which must be upper-division courses, and of those
upper-division credits, at least 12 must be taken at the 400 level.
MATH 335-3 and STAT 371-3 can count towards this requirement.

The following courses may not be used for credit towards a Computer
Science major or joint major:
MATH 150-3 Finite Mathematics for Business & Economics
MATH 342-3 Biostatistics

The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of

Science with a major in Computer Science is 120 credit hours.

Program Requirements
*Note: Unless otherwise specified, students enrolling in any Computer
Science or Mathematics course with prerequisites are required to have
completed all prerequisite courses for that course with a “C-” or better,
or have permission to enroll from the Program Chair.

Lower-Division Requirement
100 Level
CPSC 100-4 Computer Programming I Completed at LANG, CPSC 1150
CPSC 101-4 Computer Programming II Completed at LANG, CPSC 1181
CPSC 141-3 Discrete Computational Mathematics Completed at LANG, CPSC 2190
ENGL 170-3 Writing and Communication Skills - Can be completed at LANG, ENGL 1128
or ENGL 270-3 Expository Writing
MATH 100-3 Calculus I - Can be completed at LANG, MATH 1271
or MATH 105-3 Enriched Calculus
*Note: MATH 101-3 Calculus II is strongly recommended

200 Level
CPSC 200-3 Algorithm Analysis and Development Completed at LANG, CPSC 2150
CPSC 222-3 Introduction to Concurrent and Distributed
Programming
CPSC 230-4 Introduction to Logic Design
CPSC 231-4 Computer Organization and Architecture □ To be completed at UNBC
CPSC 242-3 Mathematical Topics in Computer Science
CPSC 260-3 Ethics in Computing
CPSC 281-3 Data Structures I
MATH 220-3 Linear Algebra Completed at LANG, MATH 2363

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General Science Requirement
Students must take two courses from the following list of
science courses. It is recommended that computer science
majors take PHYS 110-4 and PHYS 111-4. However, students
may take any two courses from the following list, according to
their interests, to fulfill the general science requirement:

PHYS 110-4 Introductory Physics I: Mechanics

PHYS 111-4 Introductory Physics II: Waves and Electricity
PHYS 100-4 Introduction to Physics I
PHYS 101-4 Introduction to Physics II
CHEM 100-3 General Chemistry I
CHEM 101-3 General Chemistry II
BIOL 103-3 Introductory Biology I - Can be completed at LANG, PHYS 1125 &
BIOL 104-3 Introductory Biology II
LANG, PHYS 1225
PSYC 101-3 Psychology as a Science
ENVS 101-3 Introduction to Environmental Citizenship
GEOG 204-3 Introduction to GIS for the Social Sciences
GEOG 205-3 Cartography and Geomatics
GEOG 210-3 Geomorphology
*Note: In some special cases other science courses approved by the
Chair of Computer Science may be used to satisfy this requirement.

Upper-Division Requirement
Computer Science Breadth
CPSC 300-3 Software Engineering
CPSC 320-3 Programming Languages
CPSC 321-3 Operating Systems
CPSC 324-3 Introduction to Database Systems
CPSC 340-3 Theory of Computation
CPSC 344-3 Data Communication and Networking
or CPSC 444-3 Computer Networking

*Note: STAT 371-3 Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers
is strongly recommended. □ To be completed at UNBC

400 Level
At least 12 credit hours of Computer Science courses must be taken at
the 400 level, and at least nine of these credit hours must be outside
the seminar course, project course, (other than CPSC 400-3), research
course, or special topics course category.

Alternate courses may be substituted for the above with the written
permission of the Program Chair.

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Subject Requirement
Six additional credit hours chosen from the following:
Computer Science at any level
MATH 335-3 Numerical Analysis I □ To be completed at UNBC
STAT 371-3 Probability and Statistics for Scientists and
Engineers

Elective and Academic Breadth * Please discuss how to complete this

Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum
requirement with your Student Advisor.
of 120 credit hours including any additional credits necessary to meet
the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Depending on course selection, students
Regulation 15). A total of 45 credit hours in upper-division (300 and may be able to complete some or all of
400 level) courses from any discipline are required for graduation. this requirement at Langara.

1Based on the 2020/21 UNBC Academic Calendar year.

2 Must have a C- or better at CNC to use as a prerequisite at UNBC.

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