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This certificate is designed to prepare educators to work effectively with students who have special needs.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must:

1. Either:

   a) Have a diploma of collegial studies (DEC) and submit a letter from an educational institution indicating the applicant's employment as a teacher, non-teaching professional, or teaching assistant; or the applicant's school involvement as a parent or a community member;

   or

   b) have a teaching certificate from Quebec (permis d'enseigner) or equivalent;

   or

   c) be a Mature student (over 21 years of age) and submit a letter from an educational institution indicating the applicant's employment as a teacher, non-teaching professional, or teaching assistant; or the applicant’s school involvement as a parent or a community member. Students in this profile do not require a DEC. Two pieces of personal identification must be attached.

2. Submit one letter of reference.
3. Submit a personal statement regarding interest in the program.
4. Have a minimum TOEFL score of 90 overall on the Internet-based test (iBT; with a minimum individual component score of 21 in each of the four components, i.e., reading, writing, listening, and speaking) for non-Canadian students from countries where English is not the first language, and who have not completed a degree from a recognized university whose language of instruction is English.

The Department reserves the right to request an interview of any applicant.

Further information may be obtained from the Program Coordinator, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, at ecpcont.education [at] mcgill.ca.