BEd Post-Degree Professional Program (Elementary) at University of Victoria

Programme overview

BEd Post-Degree Professional Program (Elementary) offered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the Faculty of Education. This second degree program provides course work and practicum experience designed to produce a well-qualified elementary school teacher. The program has been designed as a co-ordinated, sequenced balance of course work and integrated school observational and practica experiences. In addition to school visits, there is a six-week practicum at the end of the first year and a final practicum in the final term.

Faculty: Faculty of Education | Department: Department of Curriculum and Instruction | Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Program format This full-time program is designed to be taken in four terms over 16 months: normally September to December; January to May; July and August; and September to December. Students attend this program in a cohort and are provided with a course schedule for each session.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For information on faculty admission requirements, refer to the Faculty of Education. Initial admission to the Bachelor of Education Post-Degree Professional Program (Elementary) may be granted only after completion of an undergraduate degree at an accredited university and 3.0 units of approved course work in each of English, Canadian studies, laboratory science and mathematics.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate entry points: September (fall), January and summer (May) entry; Engineering summer entry is for high school graduates only.

September entry: most degree programs January 31; Elementary Curriculum and Secondary Curriculum teacher education post-degree programs January 2; Indigenous Education ongoing; Public Administration diploma and certificate programs May 31. Early admission is possible for high school students who submit grades by early December. Late applications may be accepted where programs remain open.

January entry: Art History and Visual Studies, Computer Science, Computer Science and Health Information Science, Music (Bachelor of Arts) and all Humanities, Science and Social Sciences programs September 30; Health Information Science October 31; Public Administration diploma and certificate programs September 30.

Summer entry: Art History and Visual Studies, Computer Science, Music (BA) and all Humanities, Science and Social Sciences programs March 31; Engineering programs December 31 (high school graduates only); Public Administration diploma and certificate programs February 15.

Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC. The application fee is $89.50 if all transcripts come from institutions within Canada and $184.00 if any transcripts come from outside Canada.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/

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