About Social Work in Parkland College (Yorkton)

Why Parkland College?

“I chose Parkland College because it is close to home. The best thing about the College is the small class sizes. I would recommend Parkland College because of the awesome instructors, scholarship opportunities and small-town feel.”

-Rayne Townsend
Social Work Qualifying Student

Social Work

Students wishing to pursue the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from the University of Regina can take the entire degree at Parkland College in Yorkton. Applicants must first enroll in the Social Work Qualifying Program. Qualifying students must complete 30 university credit hours before applying to be fully accepted to the BSW Program.

To graduate with a BSW, students must successfully complete both the General University Studies (GUS) and the Social Work (SW) portions of our program. Each portion is worth 60 credit hours totaling 120 credit hours of university studies, including the courses taken in the qualifying program.

Career Opportunities

Social workers treat social functioning difficulties, provide counselling, therapy and referral to other supportive social services, and evaluate child development and the adequacy of child care. They are employed by hospitals, school boards, social service agencies, welfare organizations and correctional facilities. They may also work in private practice.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• Generally requires you to have completed a secondary school qualification equivalent to an Australian Year 12 certificate.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS          :     minimum 6.5 with no bands less than 5.5.
• TOEFL         :     86
• PTE             :     60

Parkland College  Highlights

Parkland College Cost of Attendance

International students who meet the entrance requirements will be sent an offer letter. Students will need to deposit a 50 percent program fee to secure a seat in the program and also to receive a letter of acceptance. One you have received the letter of acceptance and have been enrolled for the program, the remaining fee can be paid on or before the commencement date of the program. The tuition fee for the programs offered by Parkland College are tabulated below:

Parkland College English Proficiency Test Score for International Students

International students applying for any of the undergraduate programs must submit the results of English language proficiency tests. The minimum requirement for this test score is: