Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychosocial Support - PgDCP 2025/26 (Weekday Evenings)

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Please pay at any branch of the People’s Bank Island-wide using the usual deposit slip. Fill in the slip using the following information and your personal information. Please keep a photocopy/scanned copy of the slip with you before providing it to the university.

Account Number: 318621400009
Account Name:
Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo

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Those who are unable to pay the application fee to the Bank, they can pay the application fee using the online payment (Pay Online) method of the University of Colombo.

• Please select “Application Fee – Faculty of Graduate Studies”” for the Fee Type
• Select Visa or Master
• Enter your Name, NIC (National Identity Card Number) or Passport Number and LKR 3000/=(Local Students)/ 40 USD (Foreign Students) as the Amount.
• Type the account number 318621400009 for Payment Reference. Then click the verify button
• Please add your name instead of Student Reg No.
• Submit your information.
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You should submit the online payment confirmation receipt instead of payment slip in addition to the requested documents as mentioned in the advertisement.

• The programme of study leading to the PGDCP Degree, unless otherwise decided by the Senate on the recommendation of the Faculty Board for special reasons, shall be one academic year with seven (06) core modules, a practice placement (120 hours) and a placement report amounting to 30 total credits, offered in two semesters. In the case of the MCP Degree the schedule shall be one academic year with four (4) core modules, one (1) research project seminar, a practice placement (120 hours), and a dissertation of 15 credits amounting to a total of thirty (30) credits, offered in two semesters. Thus the overall credit value of the MCP Degree will amount to sixty (60) credits since the PGDCP Degree embodies the first year of the Masters in Counselling and Psychosocial Support (MCP) Degree programme.
• The PGDCP programme shall include as prescribed in the schedule

1. Six Core Modules
2. A Practice Placement (120 hours of independent engagement in counselling and psychosocial support with site and faculty supervision)
3. A Placement Report on field activities (8000 words)

• The titles of courses, syllabi, course codes, credit point and other details are set out in the schedule and the Senate shall have power, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board to amend, add to, delete from or vary the courses, their titles, syllabi, course codes, credit points and other details of the program. Such amendments shall come into effect after due notice.
• The ‘Practice Placement’ should be carried out in consultation with and guided by the coordinator and/or supervisor following the approval by the Senate, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board and the Board of Studies for Development Studies (BSDS)
• The Senate, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board shall appoint a Board of Examiners to conduct the examinations and assess the performance of candidates.
• The performance in the six course modules, the Practice Placement, and the Placement Report shall be assessed during or at the end of the course by lecturers concerned, who will also be members of the Board of Examiners.
• The attendance requirement should also be satisfied and will be taken into consideration in the assessment.
• The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.