For Entrance into the Social Work program

After completing SWK110 Introduction to Social Work Practice (distance education through Booth University College) at the end of the first year of studies at Providence, students formally apply to Booth University College's Bachelor of Social Work Program. A 2.5 AGPA is required for admission and students must maintain a C+ average overall and a C+ in every social work course.

Students can transfer into Booth University College's Social Work Program from any Providence program, but students interested in this program should consult the Program Coordinator as soon as possible to discuss the best options for course selection.

Furthermore, the following conditions apply for credit transfers from Providence to the Booth University College Social Work Program: (1) only courses with a minimum grade of C are eligible for transfer credit; (2) a minimum grade of C+ in the university writing equivalent course 212.11 English Composition or an English Literature course with a significant writing component is required.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please look to the Academic Calendar for full information and course lists. If there are discrepancies between the information listed here and in the Academic Calendar, the Academic Calendar is definitive.

• Social Science and Christianity
• Human Behaviour in the Social Environment
• Consumer Culture and Simpler Living
• Self and Society
• Children and Violence
• Indigenous People and Social Work Practice
• Crisis Intervention
• Social Problems
• Child Welfare Practice

Graduates build careers focusing on addictions, poverty, homelessness, mental health, disabilities and unemployment.