2023-2024 Full-Time Guidebook

Game – Programming 3109 3609
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION (In-person) (Online)
3 years/
6 semesters
Fall, Winter
OPTIONAL CO-OP
Ontario College
Advanced Diploma
Progress (3109),
Online (3609)
An Entertainment Software Association of Canada report shows more than 600 active game
development studios in Canada — up 16 per cent from 2017. Now is the time to turn your love of
video games into a career. Learn to contribute to various game development phases, such as game
design, 3D graphics programming, simulation design, and multiplayer online game programming.
Your courses cover everything from object-oriented software design methodologies and useroriented
interface design to programming languages, software testing, advanced graphics, game
and simulation design, mobile app development, and more. The opportunity to work on two software
development projects underscores the curriculum’s applied focus, and it rounds out your training to
ensure you can advance your career.
Note: To support your learning, this program requires you to have access to a mobile computing device that meets minimum
hardware requirements. Please visit the program page on our website for details.
Program Accreditation and Recognition
• This program has met the national educational standards of Canada’s engineering technology and applied
science profession, and as such, has received national program accreditation from Canada’s Association of
Information Technology (IT) Professionals (CIPS) and Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC).
• The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) recognizes this TAC
nationally-accredited program as meeting the academic standard for certification in the Certified Engineering
Technologist (C.E.T.) category as well as the OACETT technology report and language benchmark requirements.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD),
or equivalent, or mature student status
(19 years or older)
• Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent
(minimum grade required), or take the
Centennial College English Skills Assessment
for Admission
• Grade 11 Mathematics (M or U) or Grade 12
Mathematics (C or U), or equivalent
(minimum grade required), or take a
Centennial College Engineering Math Skills
Assessment for Admission
• English language proficiency
Note: Additional requirements apply to participate in co-op.
Visit the program page on our website for details.
centennialcollege.ca/3109
centennialcollege.ca/3609
icet@centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5000 ext. 53556
CAREER OUTLOOK
Software developer / Game programmer / Software tester
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
AND APPLIED SCIENCE
“I remember when I was just about 17, I said to myself, I have to
look for a school that will teach me new things and hone the
abilities that I already possess. I knew that the only way I could
thrive instead of survive was a great school with a great co-op
program. I did my research, and what I found is that Centennial
College has one of the best co-op programs you will find. I just knew I
had to go here because co-op was my liberation. It was the freedom to go out
there and show my abilities to any one of my future employers. What I learned at
Centennial, I could put to practice in the world, with the guidance, patience, and
love of the people of the co-op department. I truly wanted to say thank you for all
the help that has been given to me. I suggest that everyone should fight for co-op.
It is one of the best ways to learn, and when you graduate, you are better than
many because of the experience.”
Keem Lafleur, Centennial Alumnus
Computer Systems Technology ‒ Networking (Co-op)
122 Information Technology, Networking and Software Engineering centennialcollege.ca/our-programs