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undergraduate

Degree

Diploma - Social Service Worker

Course code: #PSSWK

undergraduate

Degree

Diploma - Social Service Worker

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $17,977 CAD

  • Application fee

    $100 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    2-3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Winter-January 08-January-2023 2023-01-08
Fall-September 04-September-2023 2023-09-04

Overview

Diploma - Social Service Worker

In this program at Sheridan, you’ll learn from professors and guest speakers with considerable experience in family therapy, policy development, social work, social justice and other social service fields. 

You’ll gain a solid skills foundation through a laboratory practicum and develop plans for starting and running a service organization.

The Social Service Worker program maintains connections with hundreds of community-based organizations, group homes, children's aid organizations and youth centres that welcome students for their Year 2 practicum placements. 

You'll complete more than 600 hours of field placement in a social service setting, reinforcing the practical skills you've learned in class.

You'll learn through:

  • Seminar presentations with class interaction
  • Laboratory practicum that simulates the Year 2 practicum situation to give students a solid skills foundation for their upcoming experience in the field
  • Guest speaker presentations from those active in the field

Success in the program requires being open to the specific issues and contexts of people with various racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

When you graduate from the Social Service Worker program, you’ll be eligible for admission to the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. 

As a member of this body, you can use the title “Registered Social Service Worker.”

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$26,627

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,476
Accommodation 1 bed room $8,650
Tuition 1 person $17,977

Hourly wage

Min wage

16.55 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6
5.5
listening
5.5
writing
5.5
speaking
5.5
reading

TOEFL

80
20
listening
20
writing
20
speaking
20
reading

PTE

58
49
listening
49
writing
49
speaking
49
reading

Cambridge

169
162
listening
162
writing
162
speaking
162
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
Eligible to apply without language certificate
  • Duolingo English Test: overall score of 105 with no individual subscore lower than 85
  • CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language): overall score 60 with no individual section below 50
  • Sheridan EAP: 70%

The highest level of Sheridan's English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), can provide students with conditional acceptance into a diploma, degree or post-graduate certificate at Sheridan.

Level

 

IELTS Academic

TOEFL iBT

TOEFL iBT Home Edition

Duolingo English Test

 

Foundation 1.5- 2.5 (lowest skill at 1.5)

<32 (no score below 6)

 

10 – 25 (lowest skill at 10)
Pre-intermediate

3.0-3.5 (lowest skill at 3.0)

 

32 (no score below 8)30 – 50 (lowest skill at 30)
Intermediate

4.0-4.5 (lowest skill at 4.0)

 

34 (no score below 12)

 

55-70 (lowest skill at 55)

 

Advanced5.0 (lowest skill at 5.0)45 (no score below 14)75-80 (lowest skill at 75)
EAP5.5- 6.0 (lowest skill at 5.5)59 (no score below 18)85-100 (lowest skill at 85)

Education pathway


Academic background and requirement

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including One English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U)

Career opportunities

  • Social Service Worker
  • Child & Youth Care Worker
  • Group Home Worker
  • Community Development Worker
  • Employment Counsellor
  • Mental Health Worker
  • Caseworker

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