Australian College of Applied Professions - Sydney
Australian College of Applied Professions - Sydney

255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Graduate Diploma of Counselling (048166D)

Postgraduate Diploma

Program Summary

Program Description

The Graduate Diploma of Counselling provides students with professional training in counselling knowledge, skills and interventions applicable to contemporary counselling and mental health care. Students of this course will formulate an evolving approach to counselling practice, based on theoretical and technical integration.

Gaining real world experience through the application of learning in professional placement opportunities, graduates are critically reflective, fit to practice effectively and ethically with diverse populations of individuals, groups, and communities in our rapidly changing world. The course provides direct pathway to the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy course at ACAP.

This course has been accredited by TEQSA. The course is accredited by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

3-Year Bachelor's Degree

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

50

Writing

50

Listening

50

Speaking

50

Program Intakes

Open date

September 1, 2024

Submission deadline

March 1, 2025

Open date

January 1, 2025

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

June 1, 2025

Submission deadline

December 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

Postgraduate Diploma

Program Level

2 year graduate diploma including a work placement

Program Length

$29710 AUD

Cost of Living

$0 AUD

Application fee

$31800 AUD / First Year

Gross Tuition