PGCert in Autism and Behavioural Sciences is a postgraduate certificate in Psychology programme taught at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,358 per year (CAD 2,584 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Psychology
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,584 / year
International tuition: CAD 16,358 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Use behaviour analysis to teach socially significant skills to improve quality of life for individuals with autism and their families. Program Highlights Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that affects approximately 1 in 66 people in Canada. ASD affects an individual’s ability to interact and communicate with others, learn and behave. ASD is a spectrum disorder which means that each individual will experience these deficits in different ways and to different degrees.Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is the science of behaviour. ABA focuses on observable, environmental elements that affect behaviour. The best known application of ABA has been its use as a treatment for ASD and other developmental disabilities, however it should be noted that the principles of ABA are applicable to everyone who behaves!This program teaches students how to use behaviour analysis to teach socially significant skills to improve the quality of life for individuals with ASD and other disabilities and their families.What you'll learnApply evidence-based treatments and how they are used to teach individuals with autism.Design, implement and evaluate treatment plans using behavioural strategies.Comprehend and respond to needs of family members.Train caregivers to implement techniques with their children.Develop an understanding of the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), in the intensive behaviour intervention application with children with autism. Program Length1 academic year (period of 8 months)View the Exceptions Calendar for start dates and semester break information.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is a post-diploma graduate certificate, with the same academic requirements stated for domestic and international applicants.
ACADEMIC ENTRY: at least a two-year college diploma or a university degree. Preference goes to applicants holding human services, psychology or health sciences credentials. Attending the program orientations is strongly encouraged, and Mohawk warns that some employers set physical standards as a condition of employment.
BEFORE PLACEMENT: communicable-disease screening and a police check are required before you can begin your placement.
ENGLISH, where it is not your first language: proof must be submitted to ontariocolleges.ca. Accepted are IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band under 6.0; TOEFL iBT 83 (paper-based 560); Duolingo 115-120 with no band under 105; or completion of Mohawk's General Arts and Science - English for Academic Purposes program (478).
Application Details
Start Date:Starts Mohawk lists on this program’s own page, checked 6 September 2026. Domestic applicants: September 2026 at Fennell Campus (FF). International applicants: September intake. Mohawk runs a Fall term from September, a Winter term from January and a Spring/Summer term from May; not every program runs every term, and the seat status shown beside a start (open, waitlist, closed) moves as intakes fill.
Application Deadline:Mohawk publishes no deadline unique to this program; the dates below are the college-wide ones.
DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca. Equal consideration date: 1 February for a September start. Applications that reach Ontario Colleges by then are read together in the first round of offers. Applying afterwards is still allowed, but remaining seats go first-come, first-served, and a competitive program is usually full by that point. Where a program draws more qualified applicants than it has seats, Mohawk ranks them on the average of their highest senior-level final grades in the required courses, and offers go to Ontario permanent residents first, then residents of other Canadian provinces and territories, then international applicants.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS (citizens of another country without Canadian permanent residence) do not use the equal consideration dates. They apply through the OCAS International Application Service, which sets a separate deadline for each intake rather than one annual date; the current list is on Mohawk’s international apply page. Files arriving after a deadline are judged on remaining program capacity, visa status and study-permit processing time for the applicant’s region, and Mohawk states it may cap applications or impose deadlines by region. The CAD 100 application fee is non-refundable and covers up to two program choices starting in the same August-to-July academic year.
