Behavioural Science St. Lawrence College

Overview

This St. Lawrence College degree of Behavioural Science is eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) under IRCC’s updated criteria for study permit applications submitted on or after June 25, 2025. Please consult the IRCC website for the most current information.

• For over four decades, the Behavioural Science program at St. Lawrence College has trained students to work front-line with a wide range of client populations in a variety of areas within the human services field. Students are taught how to develop and implement behavioural interventions to teach skills to clients and/or reduce challenging behaviours.

• Students interested in this program should have a strong desire to work with populations who present with complex behavioural, cognitive, emotional and/or psychological issues. 
• They should also be comfortable working with any population that presents with disruptive behaviours and/or intellectual challenges. 
• Students coming to the program need to be prepared to complete practicum placements working with any of the client populations listed below under career opportunities. 

• Our program trains students in specific treatment options that can be applied to work with any individual who presents with challenges rather than preparing students to work with only one or a specific client population.

Career

Graduates are employed in a variety of positions in the following fields: Addictions, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Child, Adolescent and Adult Mental Health, Education, Corrections/Forensics, Brain Injury, Long Term Care/Geriatrics.