Counselling

Course Overview

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Counselling from Athabasca University is designed for students who either do not want to complete a full master's degree or who do not meet the admissions criteria for the master's program and plan to apply to ladder into that program upon completion of the Diploma. Program Status: To maintain program status, students must complete six credits during each academic year (September 1 to August 31). Students are required to receive an overall grade of 70 per cent or B- to pass each GCAP course. In addition, students are expected to maintain at least a B or 75 per cent in the program. Students who fail a course, or who receive a grade of B- in two courses, may be removed from the program with no option for re-admission to graduate programs. Laddering to the Master of Counselling: Students are expected to progress through the program according to the following course sequencing. After completion of 5 courses, you may apply to ladder into the Master of Counselling program. You may apply to ladder once you have started your fifth course. Once final grades are in for the fifth course, the application may be approved and students may be permitted to continue to complete the Master of Counselling degree. If your GPA drops below 3. 0 with the fifth course, you will be required to exit the program after completing the sixth course (which may then be an elective course).