Honours Bachelor of Community Development is a honours degree in Social Work programme offered by Humber College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered fully online. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,282 per year (CAD 7,854 per year for local students).
Humber's Honours Bachelor of Community Development is a fully online degree-completion program that builds on a related human-services diploma or a mix of credential and relevant work experience, and can be completed in as little as two years. The degree consists of four semesters plus a 420-hour field experience, developing skills in community engagement, capacity building for change, project leadership, organizational management, public policy navigation and community-driven, assets-based advocacy.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry is via an Ontario College human-services diploma or advanced diploma (from a listed set of programs such as Social Service Worker, Community Worker, Child and Youth Care Advanced Diploma, Assaulted Women's and Children's Counsellor/Advocate, and related credentials) with an overall grade point average of 65 per cent or more, plus ENG4U or Humber's WRIT 100/200 level (or equivalent) at a minimum of 65 per cent. An applicant with postsecondary education outside the human-services field who also has relevant work or life experience is considered case-by-case through a supplemental application, arranged with the program's Admissions Officer. The English-language requirement here is Humber's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Policy at the Bachelor's Degree band: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 84 with a minimum of 21 in each skill, PTE Academic 58-60, Duolingo English Test 115 or above, or CAEL 60 overall with a Writing score of 60. A Canadian citizen or permanent resident schooled outside Canada must first have their credentials assessed - ICAS course-by-course for a secondary transcript, WES for post-secondary study.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons) apply via ontariocolleges.ca. For Fall 2027 entry, applications open early October 2026, with Humber offers beginning as early as November 2026. Highly competitive programs use an equal-consideration deadline of 1 February 2027: applications received by then are assessed together with no earlier offers; later applications are reviewed first-come, first-served while space remains. Fall 2027 offer acceptance is due 1 May 2027. International applicants apply directly through the Humber Web Application and are reviewed on a rolling basis, up to one year before their intended start term; no fixed international deadline is published, and applying for a study permit 3-5 months before the start date is recommended. No separate Winter/Spring institution-wide dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
