Faculty of Education Concurrency Requirements

While coregistered in the Faculty of Education, a candidate’s combined academic and professional program must meet the following requirements:

1. Candidates should consult with their adviser or designate about any academic courses which they propose to add or drop, as changes in academic courses may make one ineligible to remain in a program or to qualify for certification. Normally both degrees must be completed within four years of coregistering.
2. Concurrent with their education course work, candidates shall normally be enrolled in the equivalent of at least 12 credits (two full university courses) in their academic degree program during the calendar year.
3. Candidates must complete a practicum seminar in each year of their BEd degree.

Coregistration in the Faculty of Education makes heavy demands on one’s time and energy. Candidates are, therefore, advised to register in no more than a total of 30 credits (five full university courses) in the Faculty of Education and their coregistered Faculty during any one academic session.

Primary/Junior Program

The primary/junior program is open to prospective teachers who wish to teach Grades JK to 6.

Teacher candidates should ensure that they complete at least 30 credits (five full university courses) with a 6.00 (B) average in their major for salary categorization.

Since the primary/junior teacher must be a generalist, it is strongly recommended that candidates in the primary/junior program take as part of their coregistered program:

• six credits in science
• six credits in fine arts
• six credits in history or geography
• six credits in English or humanities
• six credits in mathematics
• six credits in kinesiology and health science

Junior/Intermediate Program

The junior/intermediate program qualifies candidates to teach in Grades 4 to 10. By current College of Teachers’ regulations all candidates must prepare themselves to teach one subject at the intermediate level as well as to teach at the generalist level all subjects in the junior/intermediate division. Candidates may choose their intermediate division subject from the following list:

When selecting their teaching subject, candidates should note the academic requirements for each subject and the prerequisites for particular curriculum and instruction courses.

For the junior/intermediate program a minimum of 18 credits (three full university courses) in a subject must be taken in order to register in the teaching subject curriculum and instruction course. A candidate requires a minimum of 24 credits (four full university courses) in the teaching subject in order to graduate.

Intermediate/Senior Program

The intermediate/senior program qualifies candidates to teach in Grades 7 to 12. It may be taken only in conjunction with a four-year degree program with a minimum C+ overall average or a 5.00 grade point average and over a period of three or four years of coregistration. By Ontario College of Teachers’ regulations all candidates in the intermediate/senior program must prepare themselves to teach two subjects at the intermediate/senior level. Candidates may choose their intermediate/senior division subjects from the following list:

There is potential for conflicts or repetition in choosing similar teaching subjects, such as ones that fall under the business, computer studies or economics, geography, environmental science and science category. Although you may select these combinations, we would like to advise you that you may have the same course director and same course outline for both teaching subject classes.

Some of the above subjects (e.g. business studies), depending on numbers, may only be available through independent study courses. When selecting your two teaching subjects, candidates should note the academic requirements for each subject and the prerequisites for curriculum and instruction courses.

For the intermediate/senior program a minimum of 24 credits (four full university courses) in the subject area must be taken in order to register in the teaching subject curriculum and instruction course. A candidate requires a minimum of 36 credits (six full university courses) in one teaching subject area and 24 credits (four full university courses) in the other area to graduate.

It is highly recommended by the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) that teacher candidates complete 54 credits (nine full university courses) in a teaching subject to qualify for the highest pay rate as a teacher.