Essentials of Journalism Associate Certificate at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada is a certificate in Journalism programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 797 per credit (CAD 167 per credit for local students).
This certificate introduces journalism alongside closely related fields of study, and can serve as a sampler for students weighing whether further journalism study suits them. It also builds knowledge of how to gather, interpret, and present information, and aims to increase students' capacity to follow the news as informed citizens.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants who are not already enrolled at UFV must meet the entrance requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, as set out in the program's UFV Academic Calendar entry; current UFV students instead declare the certificate directly through the Academic Advising Centre. Those who do not meet the BA standard may pursue the Qualifying Studies pathway. Once admitted, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00, and to receive the associate certificate they need a minimum GPA of 2.50 across its four required courses with no grade below C in any one course; at least two of the four courses, and at least 50% of program credits, must be completed at UFV. The certificate must be completed within 10 years. The Calendar entry states no standardized English-language test score.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to UFV: applications for Fall (September) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026, for Winter (January) 2027 entry opened 1 May 2026, and for Summer (May) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026; UFV publishes no closing date for any of these and instead admits many programmes strictly in application-date order once every required document has arrived, so applying soon after opening matters more than any deadline. Grade 12 students may apply from 1 October of their graduating year and must send final transcripts by 3 August. International applicants use UFV International's own windows - 1 October to 31 May for Fall, 1 May to 31 October for Winter and 1 October to 1 March for Summer - and are likewise assessed on a rolling, first-arrived basis until each programme fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
