The program is funded by Manitoba Education and Training. Students admitted to the centre are accepted directly into a four-year B.S.W. program, and do not require prior university study. All students complete a total of 123 credit hours of university study. The objective of this program is to enhance the accessibility of the B.S.W. program by preparing as social workers those mature students who have had inner-city or similar social service experience, but who lack the normal university entrance requirements. Special academic and social support is provided to students admitted to the program.
Staff assists candidates in arranging funding resources.
Admission to the centre is limited. Applicants to the full-time program must be 21 years old, low income, and residents of Winnipeg at the time of application. The deadline date for submitting applications is early March. Deadline for applications for part-time studies is the end of January. Students at the centre must meet the same graduation requirements as students in the B.S.W. program on the Fort Garry campus.