Early Childhood Education Requirements

• If you completed high school outside of Alberta, check provincial subject equivalents.
• If you don’t have the academic requirements, you may qualify through special admissions.
• If you are an International student, check eligible programs.

• If you completed high school outside of Alberta, check provincial subject equivalents.
• If you don’t have the academic requirements, you may qualify through special admissions.
• If you are an International student, check eligible programs.

• Contact your local police department or RCMP detachment for cost and procedure.
• You must request and be issued the check within 3 months of your program's start date.
• You can't take specific courses where you work with children and youth, or get field placement (practicum) without this official check. If you don't provide the documents, you will be withdrawn from the program.
• If you are an international student, you must provide a criminal record check from your home country.

Please note: You must be a minimum of 18 years old to get this criminal record check.

Submit these documents to the Human Services department before August 15 by either:

• emailing susanne.martin@lakelandcollege.ca
• bringing the original document with you on registration day

• Students must be in good standing with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 to be eligible for their field placement.
• Students must be in good health, highly motivated, emotionally mature and stable. A high degree of tolerance and respect for the rights of others is required.
• A current First Aid in Childcare Certificate may be required.
• A Child Intervention Record Check (IRC) may be required.
• Students must be prepared to relocate to larger centres for work-integrated learning field placements.