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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Advanced Social Work Practice

University of Calgary

University of Calgary

www.ucalgary.ca
Social workers often work in multidisciplinary or administrative teams and help other professionals to include the person-in-environment perspective in health and welfare services. Social workers also work for community-funded services to improve social well-being for client groups or engage in community development activities such as advocacy, planning and community economic development to advance social justice and fairness for all people. Other practice opportunities can be found in health care, long-term care, home support, corrections and hospital settings
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Admissions and Recruitment Office
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada

  • Program Type Graduate
  • Credential Type Certificate
  • Length 1 Year or Less
  • Part Time Only
  • Cooperative Education
  • Continuing Education
  • Distance Learning
Admission Requirements

In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Admission Requirements, all applicants must meet the following requirements:

  1. A Bachelor of Social Work degree from an accredited/recognized institution.
  2. A minimum GPA of 3.00 (on the University of Calgary four-point system). This is based on the last two years of the undergraduate degree consisting of a minimum of 60 units (10 full-course equivalents).
  3. The equivalent of two years of full-time paid or volunteer work in the human services field.
  4. A study plan outlining the applicant's educational goals and career expectations.
  5. For applicants required to provide proof of proficiency in English: a minimum TOEFL score of 580 (paper-based) or 97 (Internet-based test); or IELTS score of 7.0; or MELAB score of 83; or Tier III of the International Foundations Program with a minimum grade of "B" on Academic Writing & Grammar III, "B" on Reading Comprehension & Proficiency III, and "B" on Listening Comprehension & Oral Fluency III.

Transfer(s) Eligibility

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Transfer(s) available outside of Transfer Alberta: Not available

Updated August 29, 2022. The information contained in this profile is current as of the date shown.

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