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

Programme overview

General information The Bachelor of Education Post-Degree Professional Program (Secondary), designed for degree holders, provides the education courses needed to obtain a teaching certificate in British Columbia, as well as a Bachelor of Education (BEd). Students take 30 units of specified courses offered in four terms over a 16-month period.

Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

On completion of this program, students are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and a BC teaching certificate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Program admission Initial admission to the Bachelor of Education Post-Degree Professional Program (Secondary) may be granted only after completion of an undergraduate degree and academic preparation in one or two teachable subject areas. Additional information about the admission requirements can be found online. There is a quota on each of the teaching subject areas of this program. Academic admission requirements The academic requirements for admission are: a degree from an accredited university.

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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