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Bachelor of Education (BEd) at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Bachelor of Education Program is offered through Initial Teacher Education Program at Western University. The Faculty of Education offers the Bachelor of Education program (B.Ed.). The program comprises four consecutive semesters, each involving 14 weeks of course work, field work, and practicum. Orientation takes place just prior to the Labour Day weekend. Classes begin immediately after Labour Day and conclude at the end of December the following year.

Faculty: Faculty of Education  |  Department: Initial Teacher Education Program  |  Duration: Four consecutive semesters, from September to December of the following year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Core Courses, 2.25 credits: All students are required to complete the following Foundations courses: 0.50 credits: Social Foundations 5007 0.75 credits: Psychological Foundations 5009 0.25 credits: Research & Assessment to Improve Student Learning 5013Q 0.50 credits: Mental Health Literacy and Safe Schools 5020 0.25 credits: Indigenous Education: Decolonizing Pedagogy for Teachers 5423Q/S Field Experiences, 2.00 credits: All students are required to complete the following Field Experiences: 1.50 credits: Practicum (3 x 0.50) 0.50 credits: Alternative Field Experience (non-credit) Transition to Professional Practice 5008Q Curriculum Courses for the Primary/Junior Program, 4.00 credits: In

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Application information

Domestic applicants: CAD 7,416 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Education (BEd) Year 1 fee group (Ontario resident; out-of-province tuition is $9,276); tuition only, excludes student organization, ancillary, transit, health, dental and other fees. Draft schedule, subject to change. Source

International applicants: CAD 44,214 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Education (BEd) Year 1 fee group; tuition only, excludes ancillary fees, transit pass and UHIP health plan. Draft schedule, subject to change. Source

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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