Graduate Certificates: Leadership in the Human Services
Important Dates
2025 Terms
May 18
Victoria Day
University closed
June 2
June 2-11
Spring Convocation
June 15
Last day to withdraw from a course
Spring classes end
June 17
Start of examinations
June 20
End of examinations
June 28
End of Spring term
June 29
Start of Summer term
Summer classes begin
July 1
Canada Day
University closed
July 3
Last day to add or swap a course
Last day to drop a class without financial penalty
End of refund period
July 8
Tuition and Fee Payment deadline
Aug. 3
Alberta Heritage Day
University closed
Aug. 12
Last day to withdraw from a course
Summer classes end
Aug. 14
Start of examinations
Aug. 18
End of examinations
Aug. 23
End of Summer term
Academic Life
Student Services
Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Leadership
Curriculum Plan
Fall 2025:
- SOWK 618: Centering Indigenous Knowledge
- SOWK 628: Legacies of Colonization
Winter 2026:
- SOWK 638: Relational Healing Practices
- SOWK 658: Shifting Leadership Perspectives
Residency Schedule
Calgary campus
Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day
There are regularly scheduled online lectures weekday evenings in addition to residencies.
Note: Residency dates are tentative and subject to change.
Studying at our Calgary campus
Our Calgary campus is housed in McKimmie Tower, UCalgary's first net-zero carbon building.
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