Human Services Diploma: Social Service Worker (SSW) Specialty

2-Year Diploma at Castlegar

Delivered with the following methods: On Campus

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the general entrance requirements for admission to Selkirk College, an applicant must meet the following Human Service Diploma entrance requirements:

• A certificate in ECCE, SSW or CCSW with an overall GPA of "B", or School Chair approval. Applicants whose credential was earned more than five years ago are required to meet School Chair approval based on evidence of related work in Human Services or Continuing Education. Applicants with 30 university transfer credits, significant paid experience in a helping profession, and who meet all personal suitability requirements, will be considered on an individual basis.
• A résumé and two letters of reference from people who can attest to your suitability to the human services field. Students who have graduated from a Selkirk Human Services Certificate program in the past two years are exempted from this requirement.

Please Note:  Depending on the certificate you are coming into the diploma with, you may need some bridge in courses. For example: Engl 111, SSW 160 and/or ADD 184.