Last updated: March 20, 2003 @ 06:54PM

Education Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd (French Teaching Specialization)

Coordinator
Claudine Van Every Albert

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Lesa Mansfield

905-6885550, extension 3341
Welch Hall 126

The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Faculty of Education cooperate in offering a concurrent fiveyear program combining an (honours) BA degree with a BEd for students interested in teaching at the Intermediate/Senior level (grades 7 - 12/OAC). It will include a year of study in a Frenchspeaking environment as approved by the department.

Students in the program must be registered fulltime and follow the prescribed program. Any exceptions must have the approval of the Coordinator.

Students in the French Teaching Specialization BA (Honours)/BEd program should consult the French Teaching Specialization Coordinator regarding program requirements and continuance in the program.

Because the BA (Honours)/BEd program integrates teacher education courses with academic courses, the student should note that the Preservice Education courses are credited toward the BEd while the remaining courses are credited to the BA. For this reason, a student who transfers out of the BA (Honours)/BED program may not have credit in Preservice Education courses applied to a BA degree. Students should note that credits for the concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd program are not evenly distributed between the years because of the structure of Education courses. Students are responsible to note Calendar and scheduling differences between the Undergraduate and Preservice departments.

Successful graduates of the French Teaching Specialization program will receive a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in French and a Bachelor of Education degree. Upon successful completion of a teacher education program, teacher candidates are normally recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for membership and to receive their Ontario Certificate of Qualification. In addition to successful completion of a Teacher Education Program, teacher candidates will be required by the Ministry of Education of Ontario to pass an Ontario Teacher Qualifying test.

Ontario College of Teachers Criminal Records Screening Policy
1.  The Ontario College of Teachers requires both a criminal record check and a criminal record declaration by the applicant as necessary components of registration for new applicants.
2.  The costs associated with the provision of the criminal record check and any appeals are to be borne by the applicant.
3.  All positive reports of criminal offences will be examined by the Ontario College of Teachers Registrar to determine whether the record of offence(s) is relevant to the applicant's honesty, integrity and/or suitability to practise the profession and whether the offence(s) constitute reasonable grounds for refusal to issue a certificate of qualification and registration, or to impose terms, conditions or limitations on registration, in accordance with Section 18(2) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act.
4.  Applicants for registration by the Ontario College of Teachers will be advised of the reasons for the decisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Registrar to refuse certification or to impose terms, conditions or limitations and that appeals to these decisions will be determined in accordance with Part III of the Ontario College of Teachers Act.
  Questions regarding the policy should be directed to the Ontario College of Teachers.

Admissions

Students applying to the French Teaching Specialization BA/BEd program must have six OAC credits, an overall average of at least 80 percent and completed OAC French, (Core, Français or Immersion) or the Grade 12U French equivalent. Students should note that this is a limited enrolment program and admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements.

Program Notes
  1. FREN credits should be in language and literature in a Frenchspeaking environment to be chosen in consultation with the department.
  2. This will be a teacher placement term. Transportation will be the student's responsibility.
  3. Three credits in a second teachable are required for the Intermediate/Senior PreService BEd degree. Consult the Preservice Education admissions requirements.
  4. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1
·   FREN 1F90
·   one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit
·   two elective credits
Spring/Summer Sessions:
·   one elective credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
Year 2
·   FREN 2F00 and 2F03
·   one FREN credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
·   two elective credits
Spring/Summer Sessions:
·   one FREN credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above
Year 3
·   FREN 4P92
·   three FREN credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   one-half FREN credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   one-half elective credit
Spring/Summer Sessions:
·   onehalf elective credit
Year 4
Fall Term:
·   FREN 4P03
·   EDUC 8F76
·   one and onehalf FREN credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
Winter Term:
·   (see program note 2)
Spring and Summer Sessions:
·   EDUC 8P08
·   one elective credit
Year 5
Fall Term:
·   (see program note 2)
Winter Term:
·   EDUC 8F11, 8L09, 8P12, 8P70, 8Y04 and 8Y05
·   one of EDUC 8P65, 8P66, 8P67, 8P68, 8P69, 8P72, 8P73, 8P74, 8P77, 8P80, 8P81, 8P82, 8P83, 8P84, 8P86, 8P87, 8P88, 8P90