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Vancouver Island University offers a comprehensive selection of courses for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care. This four-year, 120-credit degree program equips graduates for diverse professional environments in the field, spanning early intervention initiatives, youth justice systems, child welfare services, and community programs including daycare centers, educational institutions, family support services, and residential care facilities.
Developed to meet growing industry needs, the curriculum produces competent practitioners capable of collaborative, interdisciplinary work. Coursework covers essential subjects like child protection services, issues of maltreatment, developmental psychology across the lifespan, theoretical frameworks, and experiential intervention methods. Indigenous knowledge systems and culturally responsive practices are woven throughout the program's content. This degree is available exclusively through full-time enrollment.
To be eligible for admission at first year, general admission requirements apply.
To obtain second year standing, VIU B.A. CYC program students must complete 24 of the required 30 credits from first year. Those 24 credits must include ENGL 115and 6 credits of Human Development (normally CYC 111/112), and the following Child and Youth Care core courses (or content equivalent of) CYC 100, 101, 152, and 165, or students must have completed a recognized Human Services Certificate program that includes the English and Human Development and CYC courses or equivalency requirements as stated above.
To be eligible for admission to third year, students must have completed a diploma in a Human Services discipline, including completion of the Degree English requirement, (6 credits with a min. "C+") and Human Development Requirement (6 credits with a min. "C+"), providing courses meet the VIU CYC program requirements. The overall GPA of students to be admitted to third year will be a minimum of 2.33 ("C+"), calculated on the most recent 24 credits completed, and with a min. "C+" in each of the individual courses previously identified for meeting admission requirements.
To meet the English language requirements for academic program, students must have completed:
VIU English Language Centre's - Successful completion of University Preparation Level 5
International Baccalaureate English A1/A2 - Higher Level (HL)/ Standard Level (SL) grade 3 or higher
IELTS 6.5 (with no band under 6.0)
TOEFL 550 (with no section under 56)
TOEFL iBT 88 (with no section under 20)
Pearson (PTE) 60 no section below 60
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English with a minimum Cambridge English Score of 176.
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English with a minimum Cambridge English Score of 176.