Offered by Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada, International Development Diploma is a diploma in Development Studies programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,800 per total for local students.
Designed for those interested in working with organizations involved in international development projects, this diploma engages students with current global issues including poverty, environmental degradation, discrimination based on race or gender, corruption, limited economic and financial transparency, and political deficiency. Completion builds a multidisciplinary understanding of present-day development issues and the techniques used to analyze development problems within a global context.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Regular applicants need B.C. secondary school graduation or the equivalent, and English 12 with a minimum of 60% or an approved alternative; the program page does not publish IELTS, TOEFL or other standardized test scores. Applicants scoring below 60% in English 12 may still be admitted under conditions, including registration restrictions until the English requirement is completed within the first year, through retaking the course at a minimum of 60% or an equivalent via Adult Basic Education or distance education. Mature applicants at least 19 years of age and out of secondary school full-time for at least one year have the graduation requirement waived, though conditional admission requires the English requirement be completed before the semester begins. At least 50% of the program, including a minimum of 18 credits at the 200-level or higher, must be completed through Okanagan College.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC (a $30 CAD fee): Okanagan College sets no fixed closing date for most programmes in the 2026-27/2027-28 cycle. Applications for a Fall intake open at 8:30 a.m. on October's first business day of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first business day of the preceding year (exceptions apply); Practical Nursing's January intake opens at 9:00 a.m. on April's first business day of the preceding year. Most programmes accept applications until seats fill, though Nursing and Dental programmes set their own fixed or ranked deadlines on their own pages. International applicants also apply through EducationPlannerBC, paying a $100 CAD per-programme fee; the College publishes no institution-wide international closing date and directs applicants to each programme's own page. Admission is otherwise rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
