- Level
- 4-Year Bachelor Degree
- Duration
- 4 year honours bachelor degree (9 semesters)
- Field
- Mental Health and Counseling
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
The honours bachelor of community mental health is a four year honours bachelor’s degree of nine semesters covering mental health and addictions theory, counselling, case management, social determinants of health, research methods and field placements.
This nine semester honours degree needs six Grade 12 courses averaging 65 percent including English at 60 percent.
Durham College, a public Ontario college founded in 1967, delivers the honours bachelor of community mental health at its main Oshawa campus, a site it shares with Ontario Tech University. Bachelor’s degrees are exempt from the field of study rule, so the honours bachelor of community mental health is PGWP eligible and supports a permit of up to three years. For degree graduates the PGWP language bar is CLB 7, higher than the CLB 5 needed after college credentials, so plan a test after the honours bachelor of community mental health. A provincial attestation letter from Ontario is needed before the honours bachelor of community mental health can support a study permit application.
Applicants to the honours bachelor of community mental health need Grade 12 or equivalent with a minimum of 65 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and first year tuition for the honours bachelor of community mental health is recorded at CAD 19,398. Durham charges a CAD 100 application fee and issues the attestation letter once first semester fees for the honours bachelor of community mental health are paid. For 2027 the honours bachelor of community mental health takes international students only in September 2027, so apply early and keep the deadline in view. Apply Study Visa manages the application for the honours bachelor of community mental health, the payment to Durham, the attestation letter and your study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Grade 12 or equivalent from a recognised institution, at 65 percent or above.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 22, or 4.5 overall with no section below 4.5 on the new scale for tests taken from 21 January 2026; PTE Academic 60 with no section below 57; CAEL 70 with no section below 70; or the Duolingo English Test at 115.
- Application and payment: Durham charges a non-refundable CAD 100 application fee. First semester fees must be paid before Durham releases the provincial attestation letter needed for the study permit.
- Scholarship: Durham’s global entrance scholarship credits CAD 2,000 to your student account when you accept the offer, with a further CAD 1,000 in year two for programmes of two years or more. It is confirmed for intakes up to January 2027, and Durham renews it each cycle, so check the terms for your intake.
- Additional requirement: A police record check with vulnerable sector screening, immunisations, mask fit testing and CPR are required before placement.
- Work rights: Bachelor’s degrees are exempt from the field of study rule, so this degree supports a work permit of up to three years. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 7 in all four abilities for bachelor’s degree graduates, taken within two years of applying. No open work permit for a spouse or partner, since IRCC now limits those to master, doctoral and select professional programmes.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the attestation letter request, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Mental Health Worker: community agencies
- Case Manager: hospitals
- Addictions Counsellor: treatment centres
- Peer Support Coordinator: non profits
- Housing Support Worker: housing services
- Program Manager: after experience
Reality check: A degree supports a three year permit and can lead to graduate study in social work or counselling.
About Durham College
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19361081012
