PGCert in Concurrent Disorders is a postgraduate certificate in Psychology programme offered by Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,725 per semester (CAD 2,279 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Psychology
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,279 / semester
International tuition: CAD 9,725 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Co-occurring substance use and mental health problems are challenging for individuals and families. Currently, best practice suggests that screening for concurrent disorders is a priority for anyone presenting with addiction or mental health concerns. This is the focus for human service organizations, not the exception. Most promising practices in social and health service agencies include integrated treatment approaches based on a person-centred model of wellness and health. Stakeholders, locally and provincially acknowledge the need for employees with an understanding of people who live with concurrent disorders.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is a postgraduate certificate: admission requires a minimum two-year college diploma or a university degree, with preference given to applicants whose diploma or degree is in a Human Services field. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency: Mohawk accepts a TOEFL score of 560 paper-based (83 internet-based), an IELTS Academic overall band of 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0, a Duolingo English Test score of 115-120 with no band below 105, or completion of Mohawk's GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478) program; these thresholds are higher than Mohawk's standard diploma-level English requirement, reflecting the programme's graduate level.
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); September 2026 at Six Nations Polytechnic - Brantford (SB) (Mohawk currently shows this start as suspended); January 2027 at Fennell Campus (FF) (Mohawk currently shows this start as suspended). International applicants: September intake. The two lists differ, so check the intake you want is open to your applicant type before applying. 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; 1 June for a January 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.
