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

Director, Concurrent Education Programs
Rosamund Battye

Associate Director, Concurrent Education
Programs
Sandra Regier

Undergraduate Adviser
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Gregory C. Finn, Associate Dean

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Mona Lavoie

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

The Faculties of Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Education co-operate in offering a concurrent five-year program combining a Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Honours) degree and a Bachelor of Education (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.

Each student must choose a Major from: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics and Physics as these areas are the teachable subjects available from co-operating departments in the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences and Social Sciences at Brock at the Intermediate/Senior level. Students are encouraged to consult with the departments to select courses relevant to high school education. The selection of the 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 a 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 BSc. For this reason, a student who transfers out of the BSc/BEd program will not have credit in Pre-service Education courses applied to an undergraduate degree.

Successful graduates will receive a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree 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.

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. A Profile Questionnaire is required. Admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements.

Admissions

Students may apply and be admitted to second year if there is space available. To apply students must have a minimum 75 percent overall average in Year 1; their Year 1 program must replicate the 5.0 credit concurrent program requirements; the secondary school English and Mathematics program admission requirements must be met. A Profile Questionnaire is required. Application forms and the Profile are available on the Concurrent Educationweb site from April 1. The completed documents must be filed in the Concurrent Education Office by June 1. Late applications will not be accepted. Students should note that this is a limited enrolment program and admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements.

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.

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. Students must choose the second teachable subject area from: Computer Science, Dramatic Arts, English (first language), French (second language), Geography, History, International Languages-German, Italian, Spanish, Mathematics, Physical and Health Education, Science-Biology, Chemistry, General, 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 maximum of 1.0 credit from writing, grammar, composition or speech. FRENCH (second language) German, Italian, Spanish (International Languages) - 2.0 credits must be practical language credits. A maximum of 1.0 credit in translation. GEOGRAPHY - A maximum of 1.0 credit in Earth Sciences/Environmental Studies. HISTORY - Must have 1.0 credit in Canadian history. A maximum of 1.0 credit in history of art. A maximum of 1.0 credit in Greek/Roman civilization. MATHEMATICS - A maximum of 1.0 credit in statistics. PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION - 2.0 credits must be action-based courses in Physical Education. 1.0 credit in Health Studies. SCIENCE-GENERAL - All 3.0 credits must be from at least two of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. VISUAL ARTS - A maximum of 1.0 credit from history of art, film, photography, architecture and fashion.
  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

Biological Sciences

Year 1
·   BIOL 1F90
·   CHEM 1F92
·   CHYS 1F90
·   MATH 1P97 and 1P98
·   one credit from DART 1F93, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, FREN 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, 1P92, 1P93, MUSI 1F50, 1P11, 1P12, VISA 1F98
Year 2
·   BIOL 2F01, 2P05 and 2Q04
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   EDUC 1F95
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 3
·   Two BIOL credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   two BIOL credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above
·   EDUC 8P08
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 4
·   Three BIOL credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
·   EDUC 8P02 and 8P14
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8F11, 8L09, 8P86, 8Y04 and 8Y05 (see program note 2)
·   one of EDUC 8F76, 8P69, 8P72, 8P73, 8P74, 8P77, 8P80, 8P81, 8P82, 8P83, 8P84, 8P87, 8P88, 8P90

Chemistry (Physics as a Second Teachable Subject)

Year 1
·   CHEM 1F92
·   CHYS 1F90
·   MATH 1P01 and 1P02
·   PHYS 1P21 or 1P91
·   one of PHYS 1P22, 1P23, 1P92, 1P93
·   one credit from DART 1F93, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, FREN 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, 1P92, 1P93, MUSI 1F50, 1P11, 1P12, VISA 1F98
Year 2
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   two credits from CHEM 2P12, 2P20, 2P21, 2P32, 2P42, 2P63
·   COSC 1P93
·   EDUC 1F95
·   one of PHYS 2P20, 2P31, 2P50, 2P51
Year 3
·   One credit from CHEM 2P12, 2P20, 2P21, 2P32, 2P42, 2P63 (not taken in Year 2)
·   two CHEM credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   EDUC 8P08
·   one of PHYS 2P20, 2P31, 2P50, 2P51
·   one PHYS credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   one-half elective credit
Year 4
·   CHEM 3P40, 3P41, 4F90 and 4F91
·   one CHEM credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
·   EDUC 8P02 and 8P14
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8F11, 8L09, 8P69 8P87, 8Y04 and 8Y05 (see program note 2)

Computer Science

Year 1
·   CHYS 1F90
·   COSC 1P02 and 1P03
·   MATH 1P66 and 1P67
·   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
Year 2
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   COSC 1P12, 2P03, 2P32 and 2P90
·   EDUC 1F95
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 3
·   COSC 2P13, 2P50 and 3F00
·   EDUC 8P08
·   MATH 1P01, 1P02 and 1P12
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
·   one-half elective credit
Year 4
·   One credit from COSC 2P91, 3P01, 3P40, 3P71
·   two COSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   EDUC 8P02 and 8P14
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8F11, 8L09, 8P72, 8Y04 and 8Y05 (see program note 2)
·   one of EDUC 8F76, 8P69, 8P73, 8P74, 8P77, 8P80, 8P81, 8P82, 8P83, 8P84, 8P86, 8P87, 8P88, 8P90

Geography

Geography credits in Years 3 and 4 must be taken from course offerings in lists A and B (consult Geography entry for these listings)

Year 1
·   GEOG 1F90 and 1F91
·   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 credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 2
·   GEOG 2P07 and 2P11
·   one and one-half credits from GEOG 2P01, 2P02, 2P03, 2P04, 2P05, 2P06, 2P09
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   EDUC 1F95
·   MATH 1P98
Year 3
·   GEOG 3P56
·   two and one-half GEOG credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   EDUC 8P08
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
·   one elective credit
Year 4
·   One GEOG credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   two GEOG credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   one credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
·   EDUC 8P02 and 8P14
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8F11, 8L09, 8P77, 8Y04 and 8Y05 (see program note 2)
·   one of EDUC 8F76, 8P69, 8P72, 8P73, 8P74, 8P80, 8P81, 8P82, 8P83, 8P84, 8P86, 8P87, 8P88, 8P90

Mathematics

Year 1
·   MATH 1P01, 1P02, 1P12 and 1P40
·   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 credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 2
·   MATH 2P03, 2P08, 2P81 and 2P82
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   EDUC 1F95
·   one Science context credit
Year 3
·   MATH 2F40, 2P72 and 3P12
·   MATH 2P90 and 3P90 or MATH 2P93 and 3P93
·   EDUC 8P08
·   one and one-half credits in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
·   one-half-elective credit
Year 4
·   MATH 2P90 and 3P90 or MATH 2P93 and 3P93 (not taken in year 3)
·   MATH 3P91
·   one MATH credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
·   one MATH credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   EDUC 8P02 and 8P14
·   one-half credit in second teachable subject (see program note 4)
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8F11, 8L09, 8P81, 8Y04 and 8Y05 (see program note 2)
·   one of EDUC 8F76, 8P69, 8P72, 8P73, 8P74, 8P77, 8P80, 8P82, 8P83, 8P84, 8P86, 8P87, 8P88, 8P90

Physics (Mathematics as Second Teachable Subject)

Year1
·   PHYS 1P21 or 1P91
·   PHYS 1P22 or 1P92
·   CHEM 1F92
·   CHYS 1F90
·   MATH 1P01 and 1P02
·   one credit from DART 1F93, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, FREN 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, 1P92, 1P93, MUSI 1F50, 1P11, 1P12, VISA 1F98
Year 2
·   PHYS 2P20, 2P31, 2P50 and 2P51
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   EDUC 1F95
·   MATH 2F05
Year 3
·   PHYS 3P35, 3P36, 3P41, 3P70 and 3P91
·   EDUC 8P08
·   MATH 1P12, 3P08 and 3P09
·   one elective credit
Year 4
·   PHYS 4F90, 4P51 and 4P52
·   one credit from PHYS 3P92, 3P93, 4P30, 4P70
·   EDUC 8P02 and 8P14
·   one elective credit
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8L09, 8F11, 8P69, 8P81, 8Y04 and 8Y05 (see program note 2)

Physics (Chemistry as a Second Teachable Subject)

Year1
·   PHYS 1P21 or 1P91
·   one of PHYS 1P22, 1P23, 1P92, 1P93
·   CHEM 1F92
·   CHYS 1F90
·   MATH 1P01 and 1P02
·   one credit from DART 1F93, ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97, FREN 1F90, HIST 1F95, 1F96, 1P92, 1P93, MUSI 1F50, 1P11, 1P12, VISA 1F98
Year 2
·   PHYS 2P20, 2P31, 2P50 and 2P51
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   EDUC 1F95
·   MATH 2F05
Year 3
·   PHYS 3P35, 3P36, 3P41, 3P70 and 3P91
·   EDUC 8P08
·   MATH 1P12, 3P08 and 3P09
·   one CHEM credit
Year 4
·   PHYS 4F90, 4P51 and 4P52
·   one credit from PHYS 3P92, 3P93, 4P30, 4P70
·   EDUC 8P02 and 8P14
·   one CHEM credit
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8F11, 8L09, 8P69,8P87, 8Y04 and 8Y05 (see program note 2)

Description of Courses

See relevant calendar entry for course descriptions.