All applicants (diploma and post-degree) must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must have completed an honours bachelor’s degree with at least a B+ average in their final year, in all courses, in the discipline in which the applicant proposes graduate work.
- Applicants must be currently occupying positions in Ontario, either full-time or part-time, in counselling, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, social services, counselling-related medical and para-medical services and/or other related clinical health services fields.
- If English is not your native language, an official copy of your Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score or other evidence of competency in English.
Graduate Diploma is a part-time program that must be completed within two years. Students must successfully complete 12 course units (half course = 3 units, full course = 6 units) from any of our course offerings. Successful completion of a course is a minimum grade of B-.
Students must also complete two mandatory training courses offered by the School of Graduate Studies in their first month of study to be eligible to graduate:
- SGS 101- Academic Research Integrity and Ethics
- SGS 201- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities ACT
Examples of graduate diploma student timeline and courses completed:
Example – Specific focus in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy:
- First year, fall semester: CBS 720 – Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (3 units)
- First year, winter semester: CBS 721 – Advanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (3 units)
- Second year, summer/fall semester: CBS 722 – Consultation in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (6 units)
- Please note that students must receive prior approval from the Program Office between proceeding to take CBS 721 and CBS 722.
Example – General Interest:
- First year, fall semester: CBS 708 – Mindfulness Applications for Health Care (3 units)
- First year, winter semester: CBS 751 – Introduction to Group Facilitation (3 units)
- Second year, fall semester: CBS 760 – Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (3 units)
- Second year, winter semester: CBS 761 – Advanced Motivational Interviewing (3 units)