Human Services Diploma

About this programme

TRU offers three paths to the Human Service diploma — via Kamloops campus, Williams Lake campus and Open Learning. You can register in any Social Work (SOCW) and Human Services (HUMS) course other than HUMS 1671, Social Welfare Field Practicum. Successful completion of the Open Learning Social Service Worker certificate with a minimum GPA of 2.67 (TRU). Students who have successfully completed certificate programs from TRU on-campus programs of Education Assistant Community Support, Early Childhood Education or a similar certificate from other universities or colleges will be admitted if they have attained the required GPA. Graduates of non-TRU programs must submit an official transcript. At this time, there are no arrangements for international student admission because of the field education requirements. If you are admitted to the program, you must complete a Consent to a Criminal Record Check before you start a practicum placement. 30 credits total, with a GPA of 2.00 for each course required for completion of this credential. Students must also receive a minimum grade C in the field work courses in order to graduate. Students explore the practices of reading and writing in scholarly contexts by investigating a chosen topic or issue. Students read, critically analyze, and synthesize information and ideas found in appropriate secondary sources and coming from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. They also develop their abilities to communicate knowledge by composing in the genres and sub-genres of scholarly writing, including the incorporation of research and do