Health Sciences
Bachelor of Community Development
Acadia University, Canada
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- Advanced Standing (2-year, 6-semester) pathway: intake in September of each year, with the last inta
Health Sciences
Builds skills for a career in counselling in school and agency settings, in a 48-credit-hour non-thesis or 51-credit-hour thesis route. Graduates meet requirements for the Canadian Certified Counsellor designation with the CCPA and the Registered Counselling Therapist - Candidate designation with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists. The programme moved to a School of Counselling in September 2025 and is expected to be renamed, most likely Master of Counselling.
Faculty: School of Counselling | Duration: 18 months full-time (non-thesis); about 3 years part-time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: July | Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Core courses cover counselling theories, skills, ethics, group counselling, crisis and trauma counselling, assessment, career development and research design, with Practicum I (100 hours) and Practicum II (400 hours). Students choose a school counselling or agency stream.
School counsellor positions in Nova Scotia and agency counselling roles, with fast-tracked regulation with the NSCCT and certification with the CCPA.
Applications for the 2026/2027 intake open 22 September 2026 and close 4 December 2026. Only students accepted into the programme may take core courses.
Fall (September) only: Applied Kinesiology, Community Development, English, Political Science, Social and Political Thought, Sociology, Psychology. Fall (September), Summer (May-August) or Winter (January): Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Geomatics, Environmental Science, Mathematics. Master of Education programmes: Summer (July); Education (Counselling): July.
Application fee is $100 CDN ($150 CDN for Counselling), paid by credit card through the Applicant Status Portal. Deadlines vary by programme: February 1 for most programmes to be considered for first-round university funding (Applied Kinesiology accepts applications until May 1; some programmes accept late applications until July 1 without funding); December 15 or December 4 for programmes with an early July start (Education); Biology and several science programmes use rolling admission.
Apply through the official page: https://www2.acadiau.ca/admissions/graduate-application.html
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
Health Sciences
Acadia University, Canada
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