*The Faculty of Education, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) offers an Integrated Music and an After-Degree Program

After-Degree programs allow you to immerse yourself in the teachable subject areas that you desire to teach before you learn how to teach. This dedicated learning will make you a better-informed teacher in the classroom.

Focus on learning to teach specific age groups
The B.Ed. program offers stream options that allow you to choose the age group you want to learn to teach. We highly recommend that applicants gain some experience working with the age groups they think they want to teach before applying to a specific stream. For more information on each of the stream areas, select the links listed below.

• Early Years (K - Grade 4)
  
• Middle Years (Grad 5 - 8)
  
• Weekend College (Grade 5 - 8)
  
• Senior Years (Grade 9 - 12)
  
• Integrated Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Education

It takes two years of full-time study to complete a Bachelor of Education (part-time options are available, however, students have up-to six years to complete the degree part-time)

The Practicum (school experience)
While in the Faculty of Education, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills during your practicum in inner-city, suburban, rural, and/or international classroom settings with support from faculty advisors, professors, and your peers. These learning opportunities will provide you with the important experiences you need to begin a career as a confident and competent teacher.

Stream Options

_{Find more information in B.Ed. Program in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar & Catalog}

Early Years (Kindergarten – Grade 4)
_{Annual student admission quota: 70 students}
Early Years teachers are generalists and teach most of the subject areas. They also draw on the experiences of children to develop exciting learning opportunities.

Unique to the Early Years program is the considerable amount of time that students spend in the early years classroom outside of the practicum experience. This supportive delivery model accelerates student learning and better prepares students for a career as an Early Years teacher.

Middle Years (Grade 5 – 8)
_{Annual student admission quota: 70 students}
Middle Years teachers are generalists and teach many of the subject areas, while helping students develop their individual strengths, as well as their roles and responsibilities within the school and community.

Middle Years teachers examine the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of adolescents.

Weekend College Program Option (Middle Years)
_{Student admission quota: 35 students every 3 years}
A unique Middle Years program with classes that take place on the weekend and select weekday evenings, and is popular with students who have day-time commitments. However, some day-time flexibility is required in order to complete the practicum (school experience) component.

The Weekend College program takes three years of study following a first degree. Over the three years, students spend 24 weeks in Middle Years schools fulfilling their practicum (school experience) requirements.

Admission occurs approximately every three years.  See the Academic Calendar & Catalog Section 1.1.1 for upcoming intake dates.

Senior Years (Grade 9 – 12)
_{Annual student admission quota: 140 students}
Senior Year teachers help their students establish their learning goals and vision for the future, while sharing the passion of their subject areas. Senior Years teachers play a major role in preparing their students for vocational training or post-secondary education opportunities.

Integrated Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Education Program
This program enables students with a music background to combine their love of music with studies in Education to become music educators in a minimum of five years.

Students interested in this program must first apply to the Faculty of Music before applying to the Faculty of Education.

For more information visit the Undergraduate Academic Calendar & Catalog: Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Education Integrated Program description or contact the Faculty of Music.