Social Work

Admission Requirements Tuition and Fees Program Structure

Our two-year Social Work Diploma program prepares you for a career as a social work practitioner. Alberta Advanced Education and Technology has approved this program and it is accredited with the Alberta College of Social Workers.

The Social Work program qualifies you for entry into human, health and social service related sectors. Areas of employment include:

• Addictions
• Child and Family Services (Child Welfare)
• Child Care
• Community Development
• Corrections
• Counselling
• Elderly
• First Nation and Metis Child Services
• First Nations
• Foster Care
• Group Homes
• Homeless Shelters
• Income Security
• Mental Health
• School Liaison
• Women Emergency Centres 

Applications will be accepted for this Fall 2021. 

Application deadline is May 1st, 2021. Interviews will be held after May 15th, 2021. If you are an international applicant who meets admission requirements, the Department will schedule an interview at an earlier date. 

Admission requirements

To be eligible for the program, you must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 50% in English 30-1.

You will also be asked to:

• Complete a pre-entry interview with the Chair of Human Services.
• Provide a character reference from an employer, Band or Metis agency or leadership, elder, teacher, government official, or equivalent.
• Submit a Child Welfare and Police Information Check dated no earlier than July 1.
• Complete a program applicant information package.

  Mature student requirements

  Mature students (21-years-old or older) must: Have been out of high school for at least three consecutive years Have completed English 30-1 with a minimum of 50%

  Applicants of Indigenous Ancestry

  Three positions per year are available in the Social Work Diploma program for qualified Canadian Indigenous applicants. If qualified Canadian Indigenous applicants are not admitted by May 30, we may fill the positions with students of non-Indigenous ancestry.

  English language proficiency

  Our instructors teach primarily in English. You can qualify for English Language Proficiency if you have completed three or more years of full-time education in English, including your Grade 12 year at a Canadian school or an approved school outside of Canada. You can meet proficiency requirements with accepted scores from these tests: TOEFL: iBT – minimum score of 86 with no score below 21 IELTS - minimum score of 6.5 with no score below 5.0 CAEL - minimum score of 70 MELAB - minimum score of 85

Tuition and fees

Program structure