At St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Canada, PGCert in Communicative Disorders Assistant (In-Person) is offered as a postgraduate certificate in Speech & Language Therapy programme. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 27,750 per total (CAD 4,878 per total for local students).
Delivered full time, the program trains students for a supporting role alongside Registered Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists across different service settings and populations, with classes scheduled at a set day and time, any time from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. Graduates gain an understanding of normal and abnormal human communication function, a basic introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis as it relates to communication disorders, and the ability to apply a variety of intervention techniques to communication disorders, working with both adult and pediatric populations.
Training also covers assisting speech-language pathologists and audiologists as part of a care team, helping implement recommended intervention programs, and communicating and collaborating with professionals in related disciplines. Graduates become eligible for membership with Canada's national association for communicative disorders assistants.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: St. Lawrence College's Communicative Disorders Assistant graduate certificate (in-person) requires a minimum two-year post-secondary diploma or degree with a specialty in health, community services or social services, including Psychology, Linguistics or a related discipline. This program is highly competitive, and the college states that meeting the minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admission; complete applications with all transcripts and proof of enrollment are due February 1 to be ranked. A Criminal Background Check is required before field placement begins, and certain convictions may prevent participation. The program page does not state its own language-proficiency scores; applicants whose first language is not English are assessed against St. Lawrence College's institution-wide scale for Fast-Track, Graduate Certificate and Degree programs: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall (83 under the pre-January-2026 scale), PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60, or Duolingo 120 (no sub-score below 95).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Ranked among St. Lawrence College's highly competitive programmes: transcripts and proof of enrolment for Communicative Disorders Assistant (In-Person) must reach the college by 1 February 2027, the Ontario colleges equal-consideration date, to be included in the Fall 2027 ranking.
