Health Sciences
Bachelor of Applied Human Service Administration
MacEwan University, Canada
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Health Sciences
The Diploma in Child and Youth Care is the exit option from MacEwan's Bachelor of Child and Youth Care, which prepares practitioners to support children, youth and families facing trauma, abuse, neglect, loss, mental health challenges, addiction, poverty or family conflict. Students learn to build relationships with individuals and families, help them access supports and develop strategies for complex situations.
Faculty: Faculty of Health and Community Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Relationship-based practice with children, youth and families, covering mental health, addiction, education, poverty, communication barriers and family conflict.
Youth worker, family support worker, child/youth care counsellor, out-of-school care worker, family-school liaison worker, human service caseworker, Children's Services caseworker. Diploma exit graduates move into entry-level, front-line positions in treatment centres, group care, youth centres, mental health centres, family support programs, foster care, schools, government, hospitals and shelters.
Bachelor of Child and Youth Care (admission applies to the degree and its diploma exit): the program is competitive, with a published admission average range of high 60s to low 80s for regular/mature admission and a GPA range of 2.2 to 3.2 for previous post-secondary admission. Regular admission: minimum overall average of 65% with no course grade below 50% in ELA 30-1 and four subjects from Group A, B, C or D (maximum two Group B subjects from different disciplines, maximum one Group D subject of at least 5 credits); applicants with 9 to 23 university credits also need a minimum AGPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Mature admission: age 20 or older, at least one year out of full-time high school, and ELA 30-1 with 65% (or equivalent) or six university-level English credits with at least C-. Previous post-secondary: a minimum AGPA of 2.0 with a Child and Youth Care diploma, another related certificate or diploma, or at least 24 university-level credits (priority to Child and Youth Care diploma graduates). Up to 10% of seats are reserved for self-identified Indigenous applicants who meet the minimum criteria. English language proficiency is required. Admitted applicants submit a clear Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search issued within three months of the intake term start.
Requirements published at program group level.
Fall intake for all diplomas. Business Management (Diploma) also has a Winter intake; the other diplomas have no Winter or Spring/Summer intake.
All programmes admit new students in the Fall term; some programmes also offer Winter, Spring/Summer intakes. Fall 2026 classes start 2 September 2026 and Winter 2027 classes start 6 January 2027 for programmes with a Winter start.
Fall deadline March 30 for Acupuncture, Community Justice and Corrections, Hearing Aid Practitioner, Police and Investigations, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work and the Therapist Assistant diplomas; June 30 for Accounting and Strategic Measurement, Business Management (Winter: November 30), Human Resources Management, Library and Information Technology, Massage Therapy, Paralegal Studies and Travel and Tourism.
Applications open October 1 for Fall, February 1 for Winter and May 1 for Spring/Summer (for the following year). International applicants must apply by May 1 for Fall, October 1 for Winter and January 30 for Spring/Summer unless an earlier closing date is indicated.
Applications are submitted online through ApplyAlberta. The application fee is $110 (2026/27), non-refundable, paid by Amex, Debit MasterCard, MasterCard, Visa or Visa Debit. The admission confirmation deposit is $400 for new domestic students and $1,000 for new international students, applied towards tuition.
Apply through the official page: https://www.macewan.ca/apply-enrol/admissions/application/apply-now/
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
Health Sciences
MacEwan University, Canada
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