Acadia University Location Students at Acadia enjoy the

Acadia University • Location • Students at Acadia enjoy the friendly, small town atmosphere of Wolfville, • Nova Scotia, Canada

Acadia University • Location • Students at Acadia enjoy the friendly, small town atmosphere of Wolfville, • Nova Scotia, Canada

Acadia University • Why choose Acadia as your University? – Excellent Reputation – Acadia is the first university to be ranked number one in all four categories (best Overall, Highest Quality, Most Innovative and leaders of Tomorrow) in Maclean’s annual reputational survey of primarily undergraduate school in Canada.

Why choose Acadia as your University? • Personalized Education • With more than 200 innovative and dedicated full time faculty members, students enjoy a student faculty ratio of 13: 1

Why choose Acadia as your University? • Intimate Learning Environment • Students get to know their classmates and professors in small , interactive technology -rich class that provide innovative learning opportunities, The average class size is 28 students per class

Why choose Acadia as your University? • A Global Community • Our students come from every province and territory in Canada, across the United States and more than 60 other countries around the world.

Why choose Acadia as your University? • Acadia has a long history 170 years

Undergraduate Programs in Acadia • • Faculty of Professional Studies Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Faculty of Arts (majors) Faculty of Arts (minors)

Undergraduate Programs in Acadia • • • Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Biology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Geoscience Geology Mathematics & Statistics Physics Nutrition

Computer Science • Jodrey School of Computer Science • Undergraduate programs • Graduate programs

Computer Science • Undergraduate programs • Four CIPS-accredited undergraduate degrees: – Bachelor of Computer Science with Honours – Bachelor of Computer Science with Specialization: • Game Development • Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing • E-Commerce • • Co-operative Education Option Courses for the non-major Computer Science Certificate (30 credit hours) Small class sizes with opportunities to work with faculty members on funded research • An active Computer Science club

Computer Science • • Graduate Studies Master of Science in Computer Science Co-operative Education Option One of the largest Masters programs at Acadia

Activities in Acadia • Acadia Robotic Programming Competitions • Programming Contest Teams • Summer camps • Sports / Clubs • Professors-students

Web Site • http: //www. acadiau. ca/ • http: //cs. acadiau. ca/

About Visa • Can stay in Canada about three years for job seeking

Co-Op • Three 4 -month work terms, or • One 12 month work internship • Or a mix of 4 -month work term and 8 month internship • Highly recommended

After graduated • Continue Study • Find a job

Cost in Acadia • $14, 000 for the tuition per academic year [2010] • About 8, 000 to $10, 000 for living fees [2010]