Graduate diploma in post-secondary education (health professional education)
Program Information
The Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Education (Health Professional Education) was created in collaboration with the Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education and is designed to enhance health professionals' abilities as educators and leaders in educational program design, development, evaluation, and administration.
This online diploma is intended for educators and educational leaders of formal and informal post-secondary health professional education programs.
The Post-Secondary (PS) Education Program in the Faculty of Education, Memorial University plays a critically important role in teacher/instructor education, both in terms of initial certification and upgrading of credentials in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most instructors certified to teach in Newfoundand and Labrador's colleges have received their educational credentials through the PS program at Memorial. The provincial context for post-secondary education is vitally important to the program and the Faculty of Education examines and adjusts its programs and services to work with post-secondary stakeholders to ensure programs are sensitive to the changing needs of this sector of education.
Post-secondary education students come from diverse occupational fields and are situated at different points in their careers. The Faculty of Education's post-secondary diploma and degree programs are carefully designed to be accessible to a diverse community of learners and the Faculty continually strives to keep programs current and relevant by structuring course design and delivery in ways that create the conditions for all students to be successful, regardless of prior learning.
Application Deadline
The next application deadline is February 1, 2027 for the Fall 2027 semester.
Program Details
Program Delivery
This is an online program and all courses included in the program are delivered by distance education. On-campus attendance is not required.
Program Requirements
Please visit the link provided in the table below to learn more about the Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Education (Health Professional Education) program requirements.
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- A candidate in full-time status may register for a maximum of 12 credit hours in any regular semester and a maximum of 6 credit hours in intersession or summer session.
- A candidate with part-time status may register for a maximum of 3 credit hours in any semester or session, excluding summer session, when 6 credit hours are permitted.
- Candidates may register for additional courses in a semester or session with the permission of the Office of the Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research, Faculty of Education.
Credential Laddering
Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma may request transfer to the Master of Education (Post-Secondary Education) program prior to graduation.
Courses for both the Graduate Diploma and the Master's Degree must be appropriate to the program and chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
Program Cost
Please refer to Graduate Tuition and Fees for general information and the School of Graduate Studies Minimum Expense form for detailed tuition, special fee, and other program cost information.
Admission
Application Deadline
The deadline for application to the Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Education (Health Professional Education) program is February 1 and the program start date is September (Fall semester). Please refer to application submission deadlines.
Admission and Application Information
Please visit the links provided in the table below to learn more about the Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Education (Health Professional Education) admission/application regulations and requirements.
For admission, students must meet the requirements specified by each of the School of Graduate Studies, the Faculty of Education, the Graduate Diploma in Post-Secondary Education (Health Professional Education) program, AND the International Credential Evaluation Requirements (if applicable).
Applicants with credentials awarded by universities or institutions outside of Canada or the United States are required to submit a World Education Services (WES) Course by Course Evaluation Report along with their other application documents. Applicants who do not submit the WES Course by Course Evaluation Report will be considered incomplete and rejected on this basis.
Interested?
Submit Your Application
Students are required to apply online to have information formally assessed. Applications and official supporting documents are to be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies by the application deadline. Complete detailed application packages are expected by the deadline date. Applications may be submitted online by following the process outlined at School of Graduate Studies - Apply to Memorial.
Admission Inquiries for Graduate Programs
Address:
Faculty of Education, Office of Academic Programs
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL
A1B 3X8
Email:
edgradadmiss@mun.ca
Telephone:
(709) 864-8587