BACHELOR of EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM STUDIES

GUIDELINES

If you are offered admission into the Bachelor of Early Childhood Curriculum Studies, your acceptance is considered conditional until the program receives two documents—a clear police information check and a valid child care first aid certificate.

Submit your documents using myStudentSystem

After you have applied to the program, submit all documents related to the "other admission criteria" category of admission requirements directly to the Office of the University Registrar using myStudentSystem.

Upload documents directly into your student record through myStudentSystem. Save your document as a PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, DOC or DOCX file.

  1. Log in to myPortal.MacEwan.ca using your Network ID and password.
  2. Launch myStudentSystem from the Quick Links menu.
  3. From your student homepage, Select My Documents.
  4. Select the Document Type from the dropdown menu.
  5. Click Upload Document. A pop-up window will appear.
    • Click My Device to search for your file, or
    • Drag your file into the box
  6. Click Upload.
     

These requirements must be submitted by the admission document deadline. If they are not submitted by that date, your application will be considered incomplete and will be closed.

Check deadlines

Police information check

The police information check that you provide must include a vulnerable sector search and be dated no earlier than June 1 of the year you will begin your studies. In other words, it must be issued no longer than three months prior to your intake date. This document is a mandatory condition of admission into the program.

If you live in Edmonton, you can request a police information check with a vulnerable sector search through Edmonton Police Services.

POLICE INFORMATION CHECK

If you are a Canadian citizen who lives outside of Edmonton, you can request a police information check with a vulnerable sector search through your local police agency or RCMP detachment.

If you are an international student who has been in Canada for less than six months, a copy of your Study Permit fulfills this requirement.

If you have been in Canada for more than six months, request a local clearance using the information in the section above that is pertinent to your residence—either Living in Edmonton or Living outside of Edmonton.

First aid in child care certificate

After you have received your offer of conditional acceptance from the Office of the University Registrar, register in a first aid in child care program offered by one of the following approved training providers. Please ensure that the course you register in has the words "child care" in its title. This certificate is a mandatory condition of admission into the program.

International and out-of-province applicants: please complete the courses in Alberta.

Choose the Standard Child Care First Aid and CPR course through the Canadian Red Cross.

CANADIAN RED CROSS

Choose the First Aid in Childcare course through St. John Ambulance.

St. John Ambulance