Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- A current resume
- A Child and Youth Care Entrance Questionnaire
- Two reference letters (non-relatives) attesting to the applicant's suitability for the program
Following an offer of admission to the program:
- A Criminal Record Check (information will be provided by Enrolment Services)
Graduation Requirements:
- Successful completion of 60.00 credits
- 50% (30.00 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
- Must be in good academic standing
- A minimum of 50% of new Douglas College coursework to contribute to this credential
- Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: 7 years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits.
Course Requirements (see note 1)
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
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Introduction to CYC Practice or Introduction to Indigenous Child and Youth Care Practice |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Community or Working In Communities |
3.00 |
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Relationship Building with Children and Youth |
3.00 |
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Choose one from the following two options: |
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Change and Development: Lifespan |
3.00 |
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Lifespan Human Development |
3.00 |
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Choose one from the following three options: |
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Academic Writing |
3.00 |
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Workplace Writing for Applied Community Studies |
3.00 |
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Business Communication |
3.00 |
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Required Courses: |
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CYCC 2432 (see note 3) |
Indigenous Perspective and Experience |
3.00 |
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Continuum of Substance Use |
3.00 |
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Support Change in the Life-Space |
3.00 |
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Activity Programming with Children and Youth |
3.00 |
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Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence |
3.00 |
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Working with Others in Groups |
3.00 |
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Change and Development Families: Working from a Family Perspective or Families:Working from an Indigenous Perspective |
3.00 |
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Diversity in CYC Practice |
3.00 |
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The Professional Community: Policies, Standards, Legislation and Children or Indigenous Children, Youth and Families: Tranforming Legislation and Policies |
3.00 |
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Family Violence, Abuse and Recovery |
3.00 |
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Electives |
Any six 1000-4000-level elective credits that are University Transferable and/or from CFCS, CCSW, CSCT, DACS, ECED, AIST, INTR, SOWK, THRT, and/or YJWD. |
6.00 |
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Practicum I |
4.50 |
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Practicum II |
4.50 |
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Total credits |
60.00 |
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Notes:
1. To complete the program efficiently, students should:
- Prioritize completing ENGL 1130, CMNS 1110, or CMNS 1115, in their first semester of study,
- Make note of courses that are not offered every term to adjust their plans accordingly,
- Take all pre-requisites prior to attempting to register for a given course,
- Understand which courses have additional minimum grade requirements in the prerequisites or graduation requirements, and
- As needed, retake courses to earn the grade required to meet pre-requisite and graduation requirements.
2. CYCC 1112, CYCC 1142, CYCC 2212, and CYCC 2332 are part of the Indigenous Pathway. The Indigenous Pathway is designed to be an introduction to post-secondary education. Students can take their time adjusting to college-level studying by taking four courses over the span of two semesters. These four classes can be used towards the CYC program (as described in the bullet points below) and other Applied Community Studies programs. This program welcomes all Indigenous and non-Indigenous students with priority spaces for Indigenous students.
- CYCC 1112 can be used instead of CYCC 1110.
- CYCC 1142 can be used instead of CYCC 1141.
- CYCC 2212 can be used instead of CYCC 2211.
- CYCC 2332 can be used instead of CYCC 2333.
3. Students who completed CYCC 1112, 1142, 2212, and 2332, as a part of the Indigenous Pathway (see note 2) are not required to take CYCC 2432. They must instead take any 3.00 credits of 1000-level or higher UT elective or 3.00 credits of 1000-level or higher CFCS, CCSW, CSCT, DACS, ECED, AIST, INTR, SOWK, THRT, or YJWD course in place of CYCC 2432.