Adult Education at University of the Fraser Valley

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Adult Education is a mid-career professional development degree for people who instruct, administer, develop programs for, or support adult learners. It consists of 120 credits earned through coursework, credit for prior learning and transfer credit, and can be studied part-time or full-time. Courses are delivered online in a blended model with some face-to-face sessions, which distance students join by video conference.

Department: Adult Education | Duration: 4 years | Intake: January, May, September | Study mode: online | Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

The degree starts with the foundations of adult education and e-learning, with the first 60 credits built from UFV coursework, transfer credit and Prior Learning Assessment. Upper-level credits cover instructional design, adult education theory and electives, and three capstone courses close the degree. Students can also earn a Workplace Education or Integrated Learning Design associate certificate along the way.

Career pathways

Adult basic education, literacy, teaching English as a second language, employment and vocational counselling, life skills coaching, post-secondary education, international education, community service, performance technology and trades training; also union, labour and employee education programs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Arts (Adult Education) degree. Option 1 (some post-secondary study): meet the degree-level English language proficiency requirement and have either 9 or more credits at 100 level or above with a cumulative GPA of 2.67 (B-), or 30 or more credits at 100 level or above with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 (C), or completion of the Workplace Education associate certificate. Option 2 (departmental discretionary admission): working professionals with at least three years of significant, relevant adult education or related experience may be admitted, sometimes conditionally, with a resume and/or letters of reference as required by the department; English language proficiency still applies.

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.

UFV has three semesters: Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Summer (May to August; two sessions, May-June and July-August). Some programs accept new students only at specific times (for example Fall only); others accept students in all semesters.

Domestic applicants: programs with continuous application accept applications any time; programs with specific intakes accept applications for set start dates only, listed on the programs open for application page.

International applicants: application period for Fall (Sept to Dec) is Oct 1 to June 1, for Winter (Jan to Apr) is May 1 to Nov 1, and for Summer (May to Aug) is Oct 1 to March 1. Tuition deposit deadlines are June 15 (Fall), Nov 15 (Winter) and Mar 15 (Summer). Some programs may close early due to high demand.

Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC. Grade 12 students graduating in June may apply for continuous-application programs starting October 1 of their grade 12 year; final high school grades for Fall are due by August 3. The application fee is paid by credit card when applying, or by debit card or cheque at the Office of the Registrar on any campus.

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