In this Honour Specialist Additional Qualification in Health and Physical Education, you will deepen your expertise as an H&PE educator and develop the leadership skills needed to support high-quality programming in Ontario schools. Across six integrated modules, you will examine the Foundations of Professional Practice, apply EDISJA frameworks to identify and address systemic barriers, and strengthen your understanding of effective instruction, assessment, and evaluation. You will explore strategies that promote health and physical literacy, enhance student well-being and safety, and build inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments. Through research-informed inquiry, collaborative learning, and reflective practice, you will apply professional judgment to complex H&PE scenarios, design responsive instructional approaches, and develop leadership practices that support colleagues, departments, and whole-school communities. By the end of the course, you will synthesize your learning into actionable plans that enhance H&PE programs and contribute to equitable, safe, and meaningful learning experiences for all students.
Program Information
What you’ll learn studying Honour Specialist: Health and Physical Education:
- Interpret key H&PE legislation, policies, professional standards and frameworks to guide ethical and informed decision making
- Analyse issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, social justice and accessibility (EDISJA) to identify and address systemic barriers in H&PE
- Examine how identity, power, privilege and lived experience shape participation, belonging and well-being in H&PE environments
- Apply inclusive, culturally responsive and developmentally appropriate instructional, assessment and evaluation strategies that support diverse learners
- Design H&PE learning experiences that integrate UDL, DI, physical literacy, health literacy and SEL to promote safety, engagement and agency
- Collaborate with colleagues through mentoring, professional learning structures and leadership practices that strengthen school and department growth
- Evaluate instructional, assessment and leadership decisions using research-informed frameworks to enhance consistent, equitable H&PE programming
- Reflect on your professional identity, leadership capacity and areas for growth to set actionable, ongoing goals that advance H&PE practice in your school community
Prerequisites
- 1) OCT MEMBERSHIP We will use the OCT number you provide during online registration to confirm that your Certificate of Qualifications shows certification in at least two teaching divisions (Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior).
- 2) YOUR ORIGINAL UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPT(S)*
Your transcript(s) must show:- The equivalent of 9.0 full year undergraduate/graduate courses in this teaching subject with a minimum ‘B’ average in these courses (Must be a combination of Health AND Phys-ed courses)
- A Bachelor’s degree at an accredited university with the equivalent of 20.0 full year courses
- 3) CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE FORM
- Signed by a Supervisory Official* from your School Board confirming that you have two years (388 days) of teaching experience since becoming a certified teacher, one year (194 days) of which is in the subject area of this course.
Unsure about eligibility?
For eligibility inquiries, please complete the Pre-assessment form and email it to [email protected] with your specific question. Eligibility confirmations cannot be provided over the phone.
Materials
There are no additional resources required for this course.
Technology
- Laptop/PC: Windows 10 or higher or equivalent operating system with recommended 8 GB of RAM and at least 16 GB of free hard disk space and Wi-Fi capabilities.
- Access to reliable high-speed broadband internet access (Cable, DSL, LTE) with a minimum bandwidth of 15 Mbps is recommended.
- Included integrated webcam and microphone recommended.
This is an asynchronous, cohort based, instructor-led course with defined start date, end date and specific module due dates. Learners are not expected to be online at a certain time of day, but they are expected to work through the material alongside other learners. Learners should expect to spend 16-18 hours on coursework throughout each week to stay on track.
To successfully complete your program, you will complete all assignments, activities and discussions by the posted deadlines in the program.
Your progress will be continuously evaluated using a variety of formative and/or summative assessments to receive a final mark. Information about these assessment methods will be provided in the Learning Management System on the first day of the program.
| Course Detail | Course Info |
|---|---|
| Course Code | EDUC 9N856 |
| Course Name | Honour Specialist: Health and Physical Education |
| Category | Honours Specialist |
| Price | $725 |
| Delivery Mode | ASY - Asynchronous Online |
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Registration | More Info |
| OSAP Eligible | Yes |
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Important dates:
| EDUC 9N856 | Spring | Late Spring | Summer | Late Summer | Fall | Late Fall | Fall-Winter | Winter | Late Winter |
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| 0. Availability | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 1. Start Date | Mar 23, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | Jan 18, 2027 | Feb 22, 2027 |
| 2. End Date | May 17, 2026 | Jun 28, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 | Sep 13, 2026 | Nov 8, 2026 | Dec 13, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | Mar 14, 2027 | Apr 18, 2027 |
| 3. Withdraw deadline 100% | March 29, 2026 | May 10, 2026 | June 28, 2026 | July 26, 2026 | September 20, 2026 | October 25, 2026 | November 22, 2026 | January 24, 2027 | February 28, 2027 |
| 4. Withdraw deadline 50% | April 12, 2026 | May 24, 2026 | July 12, 2026 | August 9, 2026 | October 4, 2026 | November 8, 2026 | December 6, 2026 | February 7, 2027 | March 14, 2027 |