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McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
Students who successfully graduate from the Addiction Education program, and who wish to pursue degree studies at McMaster University, may be eligible to receive undergraduate academic credit, as determined by the Faculty into which they are applying. Eligible credit is as follows:
Addiction Studies Certificate: up to 15 units of undergraduate credit
Addiction Careworker Diploma: up to 24 units of undergraduate credit
Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada)
Athabasca University recognizes the Certificate and Diploma as advanced standing towards their Bachelor of Professional Arts, Human Services Major. The Certificate is accepted as 15 credits and the Diploma is accepted as 24 credits. Please visit www.athabascau.ca for details.
Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning (British Columbia, Canada)
Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning, recognizes the Addiction Studies Certificate for advanced standing in the following programs:
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Bachelor of Health Sciences (up to 15 credits at the lower level)
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Bachelor of General Studies (15 credits at the lower level)
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Diploma in General Studies (up to 15 credits)
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Certificate in General Studies (up to 15 credits)
The Addiction Careworker Diploma is recognized for advanced standing in the following programs:
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Bachelor of Health Sciences (up to 15 credits at the lower level)
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Bachelor of General Studies (24 credits at the lower level)
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Social Service Worker Certificate (3 credits, elective credit)
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Diploma in General Studies (up to 24 credits)
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Certificate in General Studies (up to 15 credits)
For details on the above programs, please visit www.truopen.ca.
University of Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada)
The Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Lethbridge recognizes the Addiction Education program towards the Addictions Counselling major in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program. Transfer credit will be assessed at the time of application. Applicants with previous degrees may be able to receive additional course waivers.
For more information, please visit: http://www.uleth.ca/healthsciences/addictions
Other Universities
Students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree at another university may wish to investigate with their university the possibility of advanced standing. Students have had advanced standing granted at a variety of universities in Canada.