School of Computing and Information Systems - Welcome prospective students

Athabasca University is Canada's leading distance learning and online university. The School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS), within the Faculty of Science and Technology, is the host of internationally acclaimed professors and researchers, who ensure the high quality of our courses and instruction.

Currently we have graduate students, undergraduate students, as well as, visiting students and scholars from Canada and countries all over the world. Our world class researchers work on a wide range of research projects. A number of our students regularly participate on various national and international research projects, many with industry collaboration.

In this section you will find information about our Graduate and Undergraduate programs. If you are new to this site, we encourage you to browse our "General Information" section first. You can also find our most recent student orientation recording and documents here.

If you have any questions and/or suggestions, we would be happy to hear from you. The contact us page has the information you require to reach us.