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This Bachelor of Education Elementary Post-Degree Program is a 16-month program that prepares you to teach in elementary/middle years classrooms (kindergarten to grade 7).

You may complete it at the John Horgan Campus (Langford) or through the East Kootenay Teacher Education Program at College of the Rockies (Cranbrook). Upon successful completion, you will be eligible to apply for a BC Teaching Certificate.

To be eligible for this program, you must complete the academic (course, grade, bachelor's degree) and experience requirements listed below. 

Important dates

  • Submit your application by January 2
  • Complete and submit your 75 experience hours (experience requirement) by January 2
  • Complete all academic (course, grade, and degree) requirements by April 30

Pre-admission worksheet

Use this pre-admission worksheet to help you prepare for your application.

Academic requirements

Each subject area below, including the academic electives, has a list of approved courses. Before you apply, check the full list to make sure your courses count:

Note: Each required course listed refers to a half-year course worth 1.5 糖心视频 units, which is equivalent to 3-4 credits at some BC colleges and universities. 

The Undergraduate Admissions Office will determine your eligibility for admission to 糖心视频 when you apply. 

You must have completed a 4-year Bachelor's degree that is recognized by 糖心视频. The undergraduate admissions office will confirm if 糖心视频 recognizes your degree when you apply.

Two approved courses (1.5 糖心视频 units each)

English grade requirement: 糖心视频 C+ (3.00 on the 糖心视频 9‑point scale) minimum in each course

You'll need:

  • One literature course paired with a literature or composition course
  • At least one course that satisfies 糖心视频’s Academic Writing Requirement if you haven't satisfied it already
  • Courses taught by an English department

We cannot accept:

  • Foundational/preparatory courses that do not satisfy 糖心视频 Academic Writing Requirement
  • Courses in business/technical writing, communications, creative writing, journalism, linguistics or some cultural studies topics
  • Courses from an institution where the primary language of instruction is not English

Two approved courses (1.5 糖心视频 units each)

You'll need:

  • Courses focused on the Canadian experience that cover topics taught in the BC elementary social studies curriculum.
  • Courses that cover the whole of Canada, but we may be able to accept up to one course covering only part of Canada.

We cannot accept:

  • Courses with Canadian literature, art history or fine arts topics (e.g 糖心视频 CS 101)

Two approved courses (1.5 糖心视频 units each)

Math grade requirement: 糖心视频 C+ or 3.00 minimum average between both courses

You'll need:

  • At least one course that was completed no more than ten years before program entry,
  • Courses taught by a math department

We cannot accept:

  • Pre-calculus or introductory college algebra topics.
  • Social science courses (such as economics, geography, pscyhology or sociology courses) that cover math related content. 

Note: You may take a maximum of one approved statistics course (1.5 units) if it is from a Math department

Two approved courses (1.5 糖心视频 units each)

You'll need:

  • Courses that focused on science topics taught in the BC elementary science curriculum.
  • At least one course that was completed no more than ten years before program entry.

We cannot accept:

  • Social sciences courses such as anthropology, psychology and most geography courses. We may be able to accept a physical geography course (science focus, not social science).  
Notes:
  • It's recommended that you take courses with a lab. This helps prepare you for the classroom because elementary teachers use a field-based, hands-on approach to teaching sciences.  
  • It's recommended that you take courses in two different approved science subjects. 
  • You may take a maximum of one approved human science/anatomy/physiology course (1.5 units). 

12.0 unit sessional GPA

You need an average of at least 糖心视频 3.00/ C+

  • 糖心视频 calculates this sessional GPA using your most recent session
  • If that session includes fewer than 12.0 units of graded studies (8 typical 糖心视频 courses), then we will use your prior sessional average(s) to total 12.0 units.  
30.0 unit sessional GPA

You need an average of at least 糖心视频 3.00/ C+

  • 糖心视频 calculates this sessional GPA using your most recent 30 units (20 typical 糖心视频 courses) to December 31. 
The competitive admissions average: The most recent 12-unit (8 typical 糖心视频 courses) sessional GPA to December 31 will be used to determine the selection of eligible applicants into the program.


Notes: 

  • These GPAs are calculated by the Undergraduate Admissions Office when you apply
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Use the information above to help plan your courses. You may be able to complete some or all of the course requirements within your first degree. Any remaining course requirements will need to be completed in addition to your first degree.
 
If you already have a bachelor's degree, you can still complete the admission course requirements by applying to 糖心视频 as a non-degree student or by taking approved courses at another college or university.
 

Competitive Application Selection

Admission into the 糖心视频 Teacher Education Program is competitive. Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.

Experience requirement

In addition to the above academic requirements, you need 75 hours of paid or volunteer experience working with children or youth in educative ways, such as tutoring, coaching, camp leading or classroom volunteering. Complete your hours by January 31.

Not sure if your experience counts? Check what qualifies and how to document your hours.

How to apply

Applications open October 1 and are due January 2 for a September start. Follow the step-by-step guide to apply for what to submit, when it’s due, and what happens after you apply.

Contact us

Our teams are here to help you navigate the pathways above and answer any questions that come up along the way. 

Contact Education Advising with any questions regarding academic (course & grade) requirements for this program. We can also help you with program planning and provide advising support to you once you are admitted. 

Contact the Teacher Education Office with any questions regarding the experience requirement for this program in Victoria (Gordon Head campus). 

Contact the East Kootenay Teacher Education Program Office with any questions regarding the experience requirement for this program in Cranbrook (College of the Rockies) 

Student responsibility

Requirements are subject to change - watch this website for future updates.

You are responsible for determining the admission requirements of your program and the completeness and accuracy of your registration.

Before you register: 

Pre-admission advising

Education Advising offers advising on program admission requirements before you apply. We cannot guarantee your review will be completed in time to inform your registration and a full pre-admission review may not be possible in all cases.