Bachelor of Education Post-Degree Professional Program (Secondary) - Overview

This program has been designed to meet the needs of the profession and new teacher certification requirements set by the BC College of Teachers. Upon satisfactory completion of 24 units of course work, in three terms over a sixteen-month period, you will be eligible to apply to the BC College of Teachers for a teaching certificate. An additional specified 6.0 units of course work may be taken to complete the Bachelor of Education degree. 

Students preparing to be music teachers will take a different program format. To be eligible for a music teaching area, applicants must have completed UVic’s Bachelor of Music degree with a major in secondary music education or an equivalent degree elsewhere. That program format may be viewed in the UVic Calendar.

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Program Format  for 2010 entry

Terms One and Two (September - April)

ED-D 337A, B or E Evaluation of Student Achievement 1.5
ED-D 401 Introduction to Psychology of Classroom Learning 1.5
ED-D 406 Psychology of Adolescence 1.5
ED-D 420 Learning Support: Context and Key Issues 1.5
ED-P 780 Student Teaching Seminar Secondary 1.5
ED-P 781 Five-Week Spring Secondary Practicum 1.5
EDCI 336 Information and Communication Technologies in Education 1.5
EDCI 352 Multiliteracies Across the Curriculum 1.5
EDCI 373 EI TELNIWT and Aboriginal Education 1.5
One of EDCI 431, 432, 434 Philosophical, Historical or Sociological Foundations of Education 1.5
EDCI 706 to EDCI 767 Curriculum and Instruction courses 3.0
Education Elective 1.5

Term Three (June or July or August) – optional

Students wishing to obtain the Bachelor of Education degree may take 6 units of specified education course work in this term. Normally, the specified course work will be in the form of a specialty certificate in areas such as French Immersion, Special Education, Information and Communication Technology or Middle Years Language and Literacy.

Term Four (September)

ED-D 430 The Organization and Administration of Education in BC 1.5
ED-P 782 Eight-Week Secondary Practicum 3.0

Notes

1. Eligible for teacher certification upon successful completion of terms one, two and four.
2. Eligible for Bachelor of Education degree if a 6.0 unit specialty certificate is completed.

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Fees & Costs

Tuition for this program is based on a per-unit fee. The 2009 rate is $311.50 per unit. Additional costs will include miscellaneous fees (athletic and student society fees, bus pass, etc), books, room and board, practicum travel and other living expenses. Please note that tuition fees are subject to increase each year. For a break down of annual costs.

Student Loans

Visit www.uvic.ca/safa or call 250-721-8423.

Housing

Visit www.hfcs.uvic.ca or call 250-721-8395.