Graduate Certificates: Leadership in the Human Services
Important Dates
Sept. 10, 2026
Last day to drop a class without financial penalty
End of refund period
Sept. 11, 2026
Last day to add or swap a course
Sept. 15, 2026
Deadline to Apply for Fall Convocation
Sept. 18, 2026
Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline
Sept. 30, 2026
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
University Closed
Oct. 12, 2026
Thanksgiving Day
University Closed
Nov. 8, 2026
Nov. 8 - 14
Term Break, no classes
Nov. 9, 2026
Nov. 9 - 10
Fall Convocation
Nov. 11, 2026
Remembrance Day
University Closed
Dec. 4, 2026
Last day to withdraw from a course
End of Fall Classes
Dec. 8, 2026
Start of Exams
Dec. 18, 2026
End of exams
Dec. 24, 2026
End of Fall Term
Dec. 25, 2026
Dec. 25 -31, 2026
Holiday Observance
University Closed
Dec. 31, 2026
Course-based degrees: last day to complete all degree requirements to be eligible for Winter Conferral.
Academic Life
Student Services
Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Leadership
Curriculum Plan
Fall 2027:
- SOWK 618: Centering Indigenous Knowledge
- SOWK 628: Legacies of Colonization
Winter 2028:
- 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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