Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering (Optional Co-op)

This program will deepen students' understanding of the testing paradigms, methodologies and tools utilized throughout the software development process. Software quality assurance requires an awareness of what constitutes quality software from the point of view of an end user, a developer, and a business, and how to create a process that can lead to quality software. Software quality control requires an awareness of how to most effectively and efficiently test the results of a software development project. As a comprehensive program, this graduate certificate will cover a wide range of topics, but ready students for the in-demand field of software quality assurance and software quality control. The optional co-op stream includes one co-op work term.

Length: 1 year
Start: May 2024
Campus: Milton - Parkhill Drive
Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate

An Ontario College diploma, advanced diploma, degree or equivalent with an overall average grade of B or above (as assessed, by country, to Ontario standards) in any of these areas:

computer science

software engineering

software engineering technology

computer engineering

computer application

computer programmer/analyst

IT innovation and design

computer or mobile applications development OR

A graduate certificate in computer applications development or mobile solutions development. Other relevant disciplines that offer a significant degree of software development in their curriculum (such as health informatics) may also be considered.
An overall average grade of B or above (as assessed, by country, to Ontario standards) in the above mentioned academic program(s).

English Language Requirements:

• IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
• TOEFL iBT 88
• CAEL 70, no sub-test band score less than 60
• PTE Academic 58
• CELAP (Conestoga English Language Assessment and Placement) - 82 or higher
• Duolingo English Test minimum score of 115
• Cambridge Exams minimum score of 180, with no individual skill less than 170