Certificate in Health Unit Coordinator at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Programme overview

Prepares students for a supportive clerical role within a multidisciplinary health care team, including recording tasks on patient health records, with a preceptored practice placement. Delivered at the Langley campus; intakes are currently postponed.

Faculty: Faculty of Health | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring | Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Effective communication in health care, performing tasks on patient records, leadership and assertiveness skills, and applied practice with a preceptor.

Career pathways

Health Unit Coordinator positions in health care settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typing speed of at least 50 words per minute; attendance at a Health Unit Coordinator information session; before final admission, an acceptable Criminal Record Check within 6 months of the start (a Vulnerable Sector search is required for applicants who lived outside Canada as adults).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Three intakes: Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).

Design programmes (Wilson School of Design) have one intake per year, in the Fall (September) semester; classes begin in September.

Domestic Fall intake: applications open October 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs March 1 (select programs may extend, space permitting); Open Intake final application deadline July 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes June 15.

Domestic Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs August 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes October 15; Open Intake final application deadline November 1.

Domestic Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs December 1.

International Fall (September) intake: applications open October 1; Limited Intake deadline March 1; no applications accepted after July 1.

International Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; Limited Intake deadline August 1; no applications accepted after November 1.

International Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; Limited Intake deadline December 1; no applications accepted after March 1.

Application fee is $40 for Canadian citizen and permanent resident applicants (no charge for self-declared Indigenous applicants) and $120 for international applicants. Confirmation deposit: $250 (domestic open intake), $500 (domestic limited intake), $5000 (international).

Design programmes: applications for each Fall intake are accepted from October 1 to March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://www.kpu.ca/apply

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