Diploma - Behavioural Science

3 years: Duration

20,270 CAD/year: Price

Sep 2025: Start

May 2025: Deadline

Diploma: Degree

Campus: Format

Kingston / Canada: Location

St. Lawrence College, Canada: School

Program description

Behavioural Science is for those who desire to work in the burgeoning field of applied behavior analysis. The Behavioural Science program has taught students to work front-line with a wide range of client demographics for over 40 years. Students learn to plan and implement behavioral interventions to teach skills and/or minimize problematic behaviors.

Students should want to work with people with complex behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and/or psychological disorders. They should be comfortable working with disruptive and/or intellectually challenged populations. Students must be prepared to do practicum with any of the client demographics. Our curriculum trains students in specific therapy strategies that can be applied to any individual with issues, not just one client type.

Program structure

Semester 1

Foundational Concepts in Behaviour Analysis
Introductory Psychology
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders 1
Professional Effectiveness for Behaviour Analysts
Professional Effectiveness
Communications for College

Semester 2

Ethics For Behavioural Analysts
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Research Methods
Communications 2
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders 2
General Education Course

Semester 3

Functional Behavioural Assessment
Non Violent Crisis Intervention
Behavioural Measurement Techniques
Statistics
Field Placement Seminar
Field Placement I

Semester 4

Adult Mental Health Disorders
Acquisition Strategies
Reduction Strategies
Working With Families
General Education Course
Field Placement 2

Semester 5

Forensic Behavioural Intervention
Communication and Facilitation with Individuals and Groups
Second Wave Behavioural Techniques
Substance-Related Disorders
Field Placement 3

Semester 6

Behavioural Medicine and Pharmacology
Brain Injury & Rehabilitation
Third-Wave Behavioural Techniques
Selected Topics in Behaviour Analysis
Field Placement 4

Price

Tuition 17,970 CAD
Program Fees 0,00 CAD
Ancillary Fees 2,300 CAD

Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 20,270 CAD

Fees are estimates only

Requirements for applicants

Admission requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
Grade 12 English at the C or U level
Grade 11 Math at the C, U or M level (Grade 12 Math at the C, U or M level recommended)
One of Grade 11 or Grade 12 Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Science at the C, U or M level, excluding Environmental Science and Earth and Space Science

English Proficiency requirements are:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55

*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.

About the university

St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.

The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.

With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.