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Education - Concurrent BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior)

Director, Concurrent Education Programs
Rosamund Battye

Associate Director, Concurrent Education Programs
Sandra Regier

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Josephine McDonnell

905-688-5550, extension 4226
Welch Hall 8A
http://www.ed.brocku.ca/pre-service/concurrent

The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and the Faculty of Education co-operate in offering a concurrent five-year program combining a BPhEd (Honours) degree and a BEd degree for students interested in teaching at the Intermediate/Senior level (grades 7-12).

Students must be registered full-time and follow the prescribed program. Any exceptions must have the approval of the Director of Concurrent Education Programs and the Chair, Department of Pre-service Education. Students must maintain a minimum 75 percent overall average each year in all undergraduate academic grade-marked courses.

Selection of a second teachable subject must be declared through the Office of Concurrent Education Programs prior to registration for year 2. A maximum of 2.0 first year credits can be included in a second teachable subject. Students must complete the second teachable subject (minimum 3.0 credits) prior to starting Year 5.

Pre-service Education courses are credited toward the BEd while the remaining courses are credited to the BPhEd. For this reason, a student who transfers out of the BPhEd/BEd program will not have credit in Pre-service Education courses applied to an undergraduate degree.

Successful graduates will receive a Bachelor of Physical Education (Honours) degree and a Bachelor of Education degree. The Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology has applied for accreditation through the Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA). Students are strongly recommended to take an emergency First Aid/CPR course. 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.

This is a limited enrolment program. Although admissions will be primarily based on grades, other criteria, such as balance across teachable disciplines or teaching areas of high need may be used in the selection process in any particular year. Supplemental information may be required. Admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements.

Starting in the 2004-2005 academic year students may apply and be admitted to second year if there is space available. A minimum 75 percent overall average in first year course requirements will be required.

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 of 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.

Program Notes
  1. CHYS 2F10 has a placement and must be taken during the Fall/Winter Session.
  2. Practice teaching may have to be scheduled in May and June of year 5.
  3. Students failing to maintain the 75 percent overall average may request an opportunity to upgrade their marks and to be reinstated. A request to upgrade may be granted only once.
  4. Students must choose the second teachable subject area from: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dramatic Arts, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Physics, Visual Arts. Students must achieve a 70 percent average in the minimum 3.0 credits for a second teachable subject. A maximum of 2.0 first year credits can be included. Clarification of the following teachable subjects: DRAMATIC ARTS - Focus on experience in performance and production. A maximum of 1.0 credit in the history of theatre/drama, dramatic literature or dance. ENGLISH - Courses in English literature and poetry preferred. A course in Shakespeare is required. A maximum of 1.0 credit from writing, grammar, composition or speech. FRENCH (second language) - 2.0 credits must be practical language credits. A maximum of 1.0 credit in translation. GEOGRAPHY - Physical geography, Canadian Regional or any regional study. A maximum of 1.0 credit in Earth Sciences. HISTORY - Must have 1.0 credit in Canadian history. A maximum of 1.0 credit in Sociology or Political Science. A maximum of 1.0 credit in Greek/Roman civilization. MATHEMATICS - A maximum of 1.0 credit in statistics. VISUAL ARTS - A maximum of 1.0 credit from history of art, film, photography, architecture and fashion.
  5. 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
·   PEKN 1P90 and 1P93
·   CHYS 1F90
·   one credit from DART 1F93, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, FREN 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, 1P92, 1P93, MUSI 1F50, 1P11, 1P12, VISA 1F98
·   one Science context credit
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 2
·   PEKN 2P04, 2P05, 2P09, 2P41, 3P00 and 3P05
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   one credit from EDUC 1F90, 1F95, 2F00, 2F01, 3F01, 3P40, 3P50, 3P52, 3P60, 3P65
Year 3
·   PEKN 2P03 or 3P16
·   PEKN 2P08, 2P84, 2P90, 2P92, 2P95, 3P70 and 3P91
·   EDUC 8P14, 8Y04 and 8Y05,
·   one half-credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 4
·   PEKN 3P10, 3P32, 3P93 and 4P32
·   one PEKN credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   EDUC 8P70
·   one and one half-credits in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P15
·   EDUC 8D10, 8L09 and 8P82 (see program note 2)
·   one of EDUC 8F76, 8P65, 8P66, 8P67, 8P68, 8P69, 8P72, 8P73, 8P74, 8P77, 8P80, 8P81, 8P83, 8P84, 8P86, 8P87, 8P88, 8P90