Exemptions (APL) List BCS

THE BCS HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
Exemptions (APL) List
(List of qualifications approved under the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) Scheme)
The following qualifications provide credits towards the BCS Higher Education Qualifications. Please note that only
qualifications that have been completed and passed will be considered.
Qualifications over 10 years old cannot be considered for Exemption
Awarding Body
Qualification
Conditions - you
must have passed…
To gain credit in…
Edexcel (Pearson)
BTEC HNC in Computing
No conditions
All 3 Certificate modules
BTEC HNC in Computing
(Business Information
Technology) discontinued in 2003
No conditions
All 3 Certificate modules
No conditions
All 3 Certificate modules
No Conditions
Certificate modules
BTEC HNC in Computing
(Software Engineering)
discontinued in 2003
ESOFT METRO CAMPUS
DiTEC International
Information Systems
Software Development
Informatics
International Diploma in
Computing (IDIC)
No conditions
All 3 Certificate modules
International Advanced Diploma in
Computing (IADIC)
No conditions
Diploma option modules:
Database Systems and
Software Engineering 1
IADIC option module:
Project Management
Diploma option module: IT
Project Management
OR
Advanced Diploma in Computer
Studies
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IADIC option module:
Information Management
Diploma option module: IT
Service Management
No conditions
All 3 Certificate modules
and Diploma option
modules excluding core
module
Awarding Body
Qualification
Conditions - you
must have passed…
To gain credit in…
Infortec International Institute
of Information Technology
Higher Diploma in Computer
Science
No conditions
Certificate modules:
Computer & Network
Technology and Software
Development
Diploma module: Object
Oriented Programming
Database Management Systems
(module 06)
No conditions
Diploma module: Database
Systems
No conditions
Diploma module: Principles
of Internet Technologies
Level 4 Diploma in Computing
No conditions
All 3 Certificate modules
Level 4 Diploma in Business
Information Technology
No conditions
Information Systems &
Computer & Network
Technology
Level 5 Diploma in Computing
No conditions
Professional Issues
Systems Analysis & Design
Object Orientated
Programming
Internet Technologies
Database systems
Diploma project
Level 5 Diploma in Business
Information Technology
No conditions
Professional Issues
Systems Analysis & Design
Internet Technologies
Database systems
Diploma project
Internet Technologies, Networking
and Web Designing (module 05)
and Advance Internet Technology
& Web Development (module 16)
NCC Education
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Awarding Body
Qualification
Conditions - you
must have passed…
National Institute of Business
Management (NIBM)
Diploma in Computer System
Design
(2006.1 batch onwards)
A Pass for the Diploma
overall and a mark of 40% or
above in the following
papers:
NOTE: It is important that when
receiving applications and email
enquiries from candidates with
NIBM qualifications that you
request confirmation of their
batch numbers. Exemption only
applies to those batch numbers
detailed against the qualification
in the next column.
NOTE: You must match the paper
titles exactly as they are shown
opposite.
If you commenced your DCSD
studies prior to 2006 you will need to
apply for exemption on an individual
basis.
Higher Diploma in Computer
Based Information Systems
(2006.1 batch onwards )
NOTE: You must match the paper
titles exactly as they are shown
opposite.
Higher Diploma in Computerbased Information Systems
(up to final 2005 batch )
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To gain credit in…
DCSD papers: Introduction
to Computer Science/Use
and Data Structures and C
Language/Programming
Certificate module:
Software Development
DCSD papers: Computer
Technology I and
Computer Technology II
Certificate module:
Computer & Network
Technology
DCSD papers: Business
Information Systems (may
be shown as BIS & QT on
transcript) and Systems
Analysis & Design
Certificate module:
Information Systems
A Pass for the Higher
Diploma overall, satisfy the
above conditions of the
DCSD and amark of 40% or
above in the following
papers:
HDCBIS papers: Relational
Database Management
Systems and SQL Server
(often shown as
RDBMS/SQL on transcript)
Diploma option module:
Database Systems
HDCBIS papers: Computer
Networks (may show as
Networks on transcript) and
Distributed Processing
Diploma option module:
Computer Networks
HDCBIS: Software
Engineering
Diploma option module:
Software Engineering 1
No conditions
All 3 Certificate modules
and Diploma option
modules excluding core
module