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Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation Degree

If you're looking to take the next step in your education and expand your vocational opportunities, consider a Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (BCR) from the University of Calgary (in collaboration with Douglas College).

Program details

This innovative and highly-regarded university degree program provides an interdisciplinary and flexible approach to learning. The courses reflect local issues which are relevant to a broad range of health and human service professions including community development and supports, early intervention specialization, vocational rehabilitation, seniors' resource management and policy research analysis.  It is also a stepping-stone to graduate programs such as Occupational Therapy and Education. Students take courses from a variety of areas, such as community rehabilitation, disability studies, health, management and social sciences.

An innovative addition to the relationship between UCalgary and Douglas College is the collaborative Autism Concentration, which adds courses from the Douglas College Disability and Applied Behaviour Analysis (DABA) Advanced Citation to the degree. Please see the Douglas College calendar for more information regarding this specialty.

Program entry

If you're a graduate of a Douglas College Child, Family and Community Studies diploma program, or other approved Canadian diplomas such as Capilano University's Rehab Therapy Assistant, Langara's Social Service Worker, Mount Royal College Social Work, Red River College ECE Humber and Mohawk College OTA/PTA etc., you can receive two years of credit towards this degree and enter at the third-year level. See the BCR Block Transfer document (pdf) for more info.

If you do not have a credential, but have at least two years' work experience in the human services field, you should contact the Faculty of Child, Family and Community Studies to inquire about prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR).

How it works

As a regional campus of the University of Calgary's Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation Program, Douglas College helps facilitate part-time and full-time courses for students pursuing this credential. This dynamic program allows you to complete your final two years of degree studies from the University of Calgary while remaining at the Douglas College New Westminster Campus. The program is very flexible - with online, weekend and evening courses - so that working professionals can take advantage of this upper-level curriculum.

How to apply

  1. Apply to University of Calgary. You must meet the program admission requirements; for more details, see the UCalgary Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation FAQ's.
  1. Once accepted by the University of Calgary, BCR-Vancouver Regional Campus students who want access to Douglas College courses or student services must also apply as a Douglas College University of Calgary BCR student. Apply online or in person through the Douglas College Registrar's Office.

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