Certificate in Non-Governmental Organizations and Nonprofit Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Programme overview

Thirty-credit programme available directly out of high school that bridges the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science and Melville School of Business, with broad inclusion of local human rights, environmental and advocacy organizations. The Fall 2026 intake has been cancelled.

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

What you will study

Social and cultural anthropology, charities and nonprofits, NGOs in practice, professional communication and business electives.

Career pathways

Work for nonprofit organizations, businesses and social enterprises in Canada and abroad.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meets KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement; no further programme-specific requirements.

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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