Overview
Learn how to support children, youth and families as a professional child and youth care worker through the Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care. You'll take three practicums during your degree, with the third practicum being eight months long in a supervised child and youth care setting.
You'll graduate ready to take on team leader or supervisory positions in your community. Our grads find work in settings including schools, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings and programs for street-involved youth, addictions services.
Job opportunities
Surveys show that 97 percent of our Child and Youth Care degree graduates are working in the field after graduation. (Source: B.C. Student Outcomes). Over 11,400 social and community service job openings are expected in B.C. for the next ten years.
Further education
If you’re interested in furthering your education, your credential may also transfer to child and youth care programs at other post-secondary institutions. Visit the BC Transfer Guide and your transfer university’s website regularly to confirm which courses transfer.
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September 2025
Coquitlam Campus
1250 Pinetree Way,
COQUITLAM,
British Columbia (BC),
V3B 7X3, Canada
British Columbia secondary school graduation or equivalent; One course short of British Columbia secondary school graduation, or equivalent; Nineteen (19) years of age or older on the first day of the first semester of attendance; Seventeen (17) years of age on the first day of the first semester of attendance, and has not been enrolled at a school for a minimum of one year; Completion of a certificate or equivalent from a special needs program and has been in school for 12 years, or has received an Evergreen or Leaving School Certificate
Douglas College English Assessment
TOEFL iBT (in-person or online) - minimum score 83
TOEFL Essentials - minimum score of 9 (no score below 8 on any individual section)
IELTS - minimum overall band test score 6.5 (academic module only)
EIKEN Practical English - minimum placement of Grade 1
CAEL - minimum overall and essay score of 60 (computer or paper based)
Cambridge English CAE - minimum score 75 or "B
Cambridge English CPE - minimum score 60 or "C
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 8 in each of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
Duolingo English Test Minimum overall score of 110. Official test scores must be sent directly to Douglas College.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - minimum score of 56
Mungkin ada beberapa persyaratan IELTS yang berbeda, tergantung jurusan yang kamu ambil
Para mahasiswa yang menyelesaikan salah satu dari 10 program bergelar di Douglas College menikmati tingkat penerimaan kerja lulusan sebesar 94 persen.