Academic credits
You can earn academic credits for your participation with Canada World Youth. There are two ways to go about it:
- Consult our guide The CWY Experience: Worth its Weight in Gold! to learn how to get credit for your experience from your own institution
- Register for a program with one of our academic partners
The CWY Experience: Worth its Weight in Gold!
This guide explains how you can earn academic credits for your CWY experience from your own educational institution.
Consult the guide in PDF.
Academic partners
We collaborate with three academic institutions offering academic credit to young people completing our programs:
Marie-Victorin College
In cooperation with Marie-Victorin College in Montreal, Quebec, CWY offers participants the option of earning an Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS) in community development and intercultural relations.
This is a unique opportunity for you!
- The attestation will be provided free of charge
- You will earn a diploma acknowledging your international experience - a great addition to your CV!
- You will have concrete evidence of what you learned during the program
- The main difference from the regular program: throughout the project, you will spend time building a portfolio
Objectives
- Promote the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary for active participation in development
- Maximize experiential learning in terms of the observation, understanding, and analysis of community phenomena at the local and international levels
- Establish partnerships with individuals, groups, and communities based on integrity and respect for differences
- Develop attitudes and adopt behaviours of respect and openness to other cultures
- Acquire the skills necessary for personal and professional development
The following seven skills will be assessed via a portfolio to be submitted at the end of the project:
- Position yourself as a learner within the CWY program
- Understand the dynamics of a local community
- Apply communication skills
- Apply the skills necessary for leading groups and working with a team
- Integrate a community project
- Develop analytic skills
- Communicate fairly easily in English OR apply basic communication concepts in standard French OR communicate in a limited way in a third modern language
Registration
Two options are available to you:
- Every year, the participants in some teams are automatically registered in this program. You will be informed of this at the appropriate time.
- If you live in Quebec, you may register for the attestation as an independent participant, whatever project you have been chosen for. Marie-Victorin College will contact all Quebec participants to register those who are interested in earning this attestation.
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Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, allows participants to earn credits through its "International Development Studies through Canada World Youth" course (INTD 1201x/y, 2201x/y, 3201 x/y). This two-semester course is designed to combine academic recognition with experience in the field.
Eligibility criteria
- Be accepted as a student at Dalhousie University
OR
- Be accepted as a student at another Canadian university: you will have to arrange with your registrar to transfer this credit to your university (you will need a Letter of Permission). This should be done before you begin your CWY program. Please include a copy of this letter with your application and registration fee to Dalhousie University.
Cost
Application and tuition fee to obtain the credits from Dalhousie University (about CAN$1000)
Registration
All students who are not already registered at Dalhousie University should fill out an application form at www.registrar.dal.ca/forms
Mail your application form with a cheque covering all of the above fees made payable to Dalhousie University. On the application form, indicate which level you are applying for (1201=1st year; 2201=2nd year; 3201=3rd year).
Additional information
For more information and to discuss the course content, please contact:
Dr. Rowland Apentiik
902-494-2110
cabentik@dal.ca
www.dal.ca
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Capilano University
Capilano University in Vancouver, British Columbia, offers three academic credits to all graduates of the Canada World Youth program wishing to register for its Global Stewardship program.
This two-year program is designed for students wishing to pursue an international career with non-governmental organizations.
The university will give you credit for two courses - Global Stewardship 101 (1.5 credits) and Global Stewardship 201 (1.5 credits) - for what you learn during the CWY program.
Eligibility criteria
- Have successfully completed the Canada World Youth program
- Register for the Global Stewardship program at Capilano University and meet the requirements for that program
Cost
Registration fee for Capilano University: CAN$25
Registration
You must provide the registrar's office at Capilano University with a letter confirming that you have successfully completed the Canada World Youth program. The university will return the original to you.
Information
For more information visit the Web site of Capilano University's Global Stewardship program: www.capilanou.ca/globalstewardship
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