BA/BS in Community Development is a bachelor's degree in Social Work programme offered by Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 25,173 per year (CAD 10,986 per year for local students).
Also offered as: Master's Degree
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Social Work
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 10,986 / year
International tuition: CAD 25,173 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Community Development prepares students for careers focused on community change and social impact through hands-on projects, interdisciplinary coursework, and partnerships with outside community organizations. It can be completed as a standard BCD, an Honours BCD, or with a focus in Environmental and Sustainability Studies or Psychology, with honours variants available for each focus. The four-year program includes a full-time professional placement during the winter term of the final year, and students can also enroll in a co-op work-term option or take study-abroad terms. Sample courses include leadership in community development, sustainable community development, community program design, diversity, equity, and social justice, and facilitation, combining theoretical grounding with practical tools for working directly with communities. Delivery is on campus at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with in-person, experiential learning built into the curriculum. The program suits students aiming toward roles in municipal services, recreation and tourism, planning, community services, outdoor leadership, youth programming, event management, or social entrepreneurship, given its combination of a required final-year placement and flexible focus options.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: For applicants presenting the International Baccalaureate Diploma, Acadia University requires the IB Diploma including IB English with an overall score of 24 or better; a score of 30 or higher earns 30 hours of university credit. IB Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations, SL or HL) must be completed with a grade of 4 or better. Applicants who have completed IB courses but do not hold the diploma are considered on their coursework, with credit given for higher-level courses graded 5, 6 or 7.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Acadia does not publish year-specific application deadlines: its live admissions pages state only that domestic and international undergraduate applicants may apply any time after September 21st, with March 1st as the priority date for entrance-scholarship consideration (decisions by mid-April); no year is attached to either date. Admission is otherwise rolling, with no separate international closing date published. The Bachelor of Education programme has its own cycle, opening October 1st, but as of September 2026 the page still shows the stale 2025-2026 cycle and no current-cycle date has been published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
About Acadia University
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