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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 high school music teachers will follow a different program format. This format is outlined in the UVic Calendar (regulation 13.3.1 (b))
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Admission Requirements
The requirements for admission are:
- An undergraduate degree from an accredited university that is recognized by UVic.
- Completion of 3.0 units of approved English (see notes below) .
- Demonstrated competency in written English. For details, see Regulation 8.1: Written English Competency in the University of Victoria Calendar or speak to an academic adviser.
- Approved academic preparation in two teaching concentrations or in one teaching major (see notes below) . A grade-point average of at least 4.00 on a 9-point scale (equivalent to UVic’s B- grade) on the 300 and/or 400-level courses needed for each teaching concentration or teaching major is also required.
- A grade-point average of at least 3.00 on a 9-point scale (equivalent to UVic’s C+ grade) on your most recent session. If your most recent session is less than 12.0 units, you must have a grade-point average of at least 3.00 on a 9-point scale (equivalent to UVic’s C+ grade) on your most recent consecutive 12.0 units.
- A grade-point average of at least 3.00 on a 9-point scale (equivalent to UVic’s C+ grade) on your most recently attempted 30 units to December 31. Learn how a GPA is calculated at UVic.
- A successful interview. Applicants who do not attend the interview or who do not answer questions to the satisfaction of the panel will lose their eligibility. Applicants will receive the interview questions approximately one week before the scheduled interview. Note that this does not apply to students applying for the special Music Option as they were interviewed for admission to UVic’s Bachelor of Music degree program with a major in secondary music education.
Admission Requirement Completion Date
All admission requirements must be completed by April 30th of the year you intend to enter this program. If you are planning to enter the program in September 2010, all admission requirements must be completed by April 30, 2010.
Admitted candidates will be notified as early as possible. For information about the selection criteria.
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Notes
Approved English - 3.0 units
Required:
- 3.0 units of approved English literature and composition. At least 1.5 units must be English literature. Several English courses meet this requirement, including UVic’s ENGL (115 or 135), 146 (formerly 125) or 147 (formerly 145). If you’re not sure whether a course qualifies, check with an academic adviser. Note: Technical or creative writing courses cannot be accepted.
Teaching Concentration or Teaching Major
You may apply to our program with one teaching major but your job prospects may be limited. School districts prefer to hire teachers who are able to teach more than one subject. For this reason, we encourage you to enter this program with two teaching concentrations rather than one teaching major.
Approved Teaching Subjects
- List A: You may apply with one or two of art, biology, chemistry, computer science, English, French, general science, mathematics, music, physics, social studies (geography or history emphasis). The admission requirements for each of these subject areas are provided below.
- List B: German, Information and Communication Technology Integration, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish or theatre are available as teaching concentrations only and must be combined with a teaching concentration from List A. The admission requirements for each of these subject areas are provided below.
A teaching concentration is normally made up of 9.0 units of approved upper-level course work (300 and/or 400-level at UVic). Specific lower-level courses may also be required for some subject areas.
- Two teaching concentrations are required to be considered for admission.
- A minimum grade-point average of 4.00 on the UVic 9-point scale (UVic B- grade) is required on the upper level courses required for the teaching concentrations.
- Note that you may not choose both concentrations from German, Information and Communication Technology Integration, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish and theatre.
A teaching major normally requires 15.0 units of approved upper-level course work (300 and/or 400 level at UVic). Specific lower-level courses may also be required for some subject areas.
- You may apply with a single teaching major. To increase your job prospects we recommend that all prospective teachers have two subject areas.
- A minimum grade-point average of 4.00 on the UVic 9-point scale (UVic B- grade) is required on the upper level courses required for the teaching major.
Teaching Area Admission Requirements
We have prepared an admission checklist form (PDF file format) for each subject area. You will need Adobe Reader to open the documents.
If you have any questions about the admission requirements for teaching areas listed below, consult an academic adviser in room A250 of the MacLaurin Building. If you completed courses other than at UVic, be sure to bring your transcripts.
Art (Concentration or Major)
Biology (Concentration or Major)
Chemistry (Concentration or Major)
Computer Science (Concentration or Major) Please consult an academic adviser if you would like to combine Computer Science with ICT or Mathematics.
English (Concentration or Major)
French (Concentration or Major)
General Science (Concentration or Major)
Information and Communication Technology Integration (Concentration only) Remember that you must combine ICT with another approved teaching subject from List A. Please consult an academic adviser if you would like to combine ICT with Computer Science or Mathematics.
Mathematics (Concentration or Major) Please consult an academic adviser if you would like to combine Mathematics with Computer Science or ICT.
Music (Concentration or Major) You must have a University of Victoria Bachelor of Music with a major in music education secondary or an equivalent degree from another institution. If you have completed a music degree elsewhere, complete the admissions checklist form to determine if your degree is equivalent to the UVic BMus degree.
Physics (Concentration or Major)
Social Studies (Concentration or Major) Note that you may not apply with social studies (geography) and social studies (history).
German, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish (Concentration only) Remember that you must combine one of these subjects with a subject from List A.
Theatre (Concentration only) Remember that you must combine theatre with a subject from List A.
Selection Process
All applicants who have satisfied the admission requirements described above will be contacted to attend an interview. Applicants must successfully pass the interview to remain eligible.
An admission score is calculated for all applicants who remain eligible after the interview. The admission score is based partly on the interview (30%) and partly on the 30-unit grade-point average (70%). Applicants will be admitted to each teaching area starting with the highest score working down to the lowest. If the number of eligible applicants for a teaching subject exceeds the subject area quota, not all applicants will be admitted. The quota for each teaching subject is normally 30. The only subject areas for which we regularly have more than 30 eligible applicants are English and social studies.
Note that this does not apply to the students applying with a music teaching area.
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