University of Calgary offers PGCert in Advanced Social Work Practice, a postgraduate certificate in Social Work programme in Calgary, Canada. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered fully online.
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Social Work
Duration: 8 months
Delivery: Online
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This graduate certificate in Advanced Social Work Practice at the University of Calgary is designed for holders of a Bachelor of Social Work degree. It is delivered fully online with no residency requirement, beginning each Fall semester and running for a total completion time of eight months. The curriculum consists of four courses: Social Justice and Theory in Advanced Social Work Practice, Research and Philosophy in Advanced Social Work Practice, Advanced Practice Theories in Context, and Advanced Policy Practice in Context. Coursework addresses social work models and change strategies intended to advance social work practice from micro to macro levels, along with research approaches for examining structural issues of marginalization and injustice. Online delivery combines real-time classes at set times with self-paced learning components. The certificate can be combined with a second graduate certificate to ladder into the university's Master of Social Work program. It suits BSW graduates seeking focused, credentialed post-degree study in advanced social work practice without relocating or pausing employment.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a Bachelor of Social Work from an accredited institution, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale over the past two years of full-time study, plus the equivalent of two years of full-time paid work, or a minimum of 3,000 hours of paid and/or volunteer work, in the human services field. Applicants must submit English Language Proficiency test scores unless they hold a baccalaureate degree taught in English at a recognised institution; the Faculty of Social Work's graduate standard is IELTS Academic 7.0 overall (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 97 overall (no section below 20), PTE Academic 68, or Duolingo English Test 130 (no sub-score below 110). Other required documents are unofficial transcripts, degree certificates where not shown on transcripts, and a resume detailing work and volunteer experience; a CASW assessment is required by June 30 for degrees earned outside Canada or the USA. The certificate begins each September and runs eight months, fully online.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:For Fall 2027 entry, the University of Calgary opens undergraduate applications for domestic applicants on 1 October 2026 and for international applicants on 15 August 2026, both closing on the same firm application deadline of 1 March 2027, with supporting documents due by 15 March 2027 and offers accepted by 1 May 2027. International applicants follow the identical March 1 deadline; the university publishes no separate, later international closing date. Applications are not accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline for most direct-entry programmes, though a small number of programmes (e.g. Nursing) run further selection rounds into the summer while space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
