Social Service Worker Diploma

Admission Requirements: Coast Mountain College's Social Service Worker Diploma requires successful completion of a Social Service Worker program or related certificate that included SSW 112 and SSW 113, plus a Criminal Record Check under the Criminal Record Review Act. The page does not state further prerequisite grades, work-experience hours, references, or an English-language test score of its own. English proficiency is required of every applicant regardless of citizenship. International applicants who have not completed senior secondary education, including a pass in English 12, in a designated English-speaking country must present an approved test score, with minimums tiered by program: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 (bands 5.0-6.0), TOEFL iBT overall 72-80, PTE Academic overall 52-57, CAEL overall 50-60, or Duolingo English Test overall 105-115. The diploma runs full-time or part-time with intakes beginning in September, plus a part-time start in January; the next listed intake is Fall 2026 in Terrace.