PBDDET Program Application Procedure

1. Complete and submit one of the below mentioned online PBDDET Application forms (if you haven't already done so), along with the electronic application fee.

   If you are new to Athabasca University, and you have not previously received an Athabasca University student ID number, please use the form PBDDET Application (1) to complete and submit your application.

   If you have previously received an Athabasca University student ID number, please use the form PBDDET Application (2) to complete and submit your application.

   Please note: You will need to "Login" before completing the form, using your student ID number.

   Should you not wish to apply online, the forms may be requested by emailing the Centre for Distance Education or by calling 1.800.788.9041 (ext. 6179).

2. Complete and submit the PBDDET Questionnaire. This form and the accompanying forms (see below) can be downloaded.
3. Submit an up-to-date résumé.
4. Supply your official transcript(s)* showing granting of a bachelor's degree, and all work done at the graduate level. Transcript(s) must be received directly from the accredited institutions supplying them.

   Transcripts should be sent to:

   Program Director
   Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Distance Education Technology
   Athabasca University
   1 University Drive
   Athabasca, AB  T9S 3A3
   Canada

   *Applicants submitting any official documents (e.g., transcripts) in a language other than English must provide an official translation of such documents. If the credential being submitted has been earned outside Canada and the US, documentation attesting to its equivalence to a Canadian baccalaureate degree is required. Such documentation can be obtained from:

   International Qualifications Assurance Services
   9th Floor, 108 Street Building
   9942 108 Street
   Edmonton AB T5K 2J5
   Canada
   
   Email: iqas@gov.ab.ca
   Website

5. Submit a reference* from an individual, preferably in a supervisory position, who is familiar with the applicant's work history, motivation and work habits, and capacity for independent and self-directed learning.

   * It is the applicant’s responsibility to notify his or her referee that, in accordance with the Province of Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the information contained in the letter of reference is not considered to be confidential.

   The applicant, upon request, may view the information. Contact Patrick Fahy, Program Director, GDDET, for more information.

6. Complete and submit the PBDDET Record Card.

   
   Application Deadline

   There are two PBDDET program intakes per year. The Centre for Distance Education office must receive all program application materials by March 1 for consideration into the diploma program starting in September of the same year, and by October 15 for consideration into the diploma program starting in January of the following year.