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Education - Concurrent BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate)

Director, Concurrent Education Programs
Rosamund Battye

Associate Director, Concurrent Education
Programs
Sandra Regier

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 Applied Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Education co-operate in offering a concurrent five-year program combining a Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Honours) degree in Integrated Studies with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree for students interested in teaching at the Junior/Intermediate level (grades 4-10) emphasizing elementary school.

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 teachable subject from one of Dramatic Arts, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music (vocal), Physical and Health Education, Science-General and Visual Arts. A minimum of 3.0 credits is required in a teachable subject, a Minor is recommended, and students are encouraged to consult with the departments to select courses relevant to elementary school education. The selection of the teachable subject must be declared through the Office of Concurrent Education Programs prior to registration for year 2. A minimum of 10.5 academic undergraduate credits in Humanities and Social Sciences must be completed for a BA Honours degree to be awarded.

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

Successful graduates will receive a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Integrated Studies 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; 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 Education web 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.
  4. To develop a teachable subject, students are encouraged to consult with the departments to choose courses relevant to elementary school curriculum.
  5. Students must develop a teachable subject (a minimum of 3.0 credits) in any one of the following subject areas listed: 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) - 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. MUSIC (vocal) - A maximum of 1.0 credit from history of music. 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 in pure science from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. 2.0 credits must be in one of the areas and the third from one of the remaining areas. VISUAL ARTS - A maximum of 1.0 credit from history of art, film, photography, architecture and fashion.
  6. 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
·   CHYS 1F90
·   EDUC 1F95
·   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 Junior/Intermediate teachable subject or elective (see program notes 4 and 5)
Year 2
·   CHYS 2F10 (see program note 1)
·   one COSC or MATH credit
·   EDUC 2P65
·   one language credit (other than English)
·   one credit in Junior/Intermediate teachable subject (see program notes 4 and 5)
·   one-half elective credit
Year 3
·   CHYS 3P74
·   EDUC 8Y15
·   EDUC 3F00 and 3P45
·   two credits in Junior/Intermediate teachable subject numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program notes 4 and 5)
·   one elective credit
Year 4
·   EDUC 4P05 and 4P25
·   EDUC 8P14
·   three and one-half elective credits
Year 5
·   EDUC 4P02
·   EDUC 8L09, 8P23, 8P20, 8P16, 8Y04, 8Y05, 8Y21, 8Y26, 8Y28 and 8Y29 (see program note 2)

Description of Courses

See relevant calendar entry for course descriptions.