| Prerequisites:* | These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
In addition to the entry requirements described above, the following requirements must be met (see note following):
Successful completion, with a C+ average, of six (6) credit hours of acceptable English literature and composition at any level (one of the following: (a) three (3) credit hours of English literature and three (3) credit hours of English composition or (b) six (6) credit hours of acceptable English literature). Courses in linguistics, language study, grammar, technical or business writing, communication, or English as a second language are not acceptable to meet the English requirement.
One of the following:
One teachable major and one teachable minor, or
Two (2) teachable minors, or
One teachable major
Submission of the completed application forms that include the Experience with Children and Youth statement, three (3) Confidential Reference Forms, and the Personal Statement.
Submission of the completed application forms that include the Experience with Children and Youth statement, three (3) Confidential Reference Forms, and the Personal Statement.
Note: Applicants who do not meet the English requirement in item 1 above but who otherwise meet the admission requirements may be admitted provisionally to the BEd program with the approval of the Chair. Applicants admitted provisionally to the program under this section will not be recommended to the British Columbia Ministry of Education - Teacher Regulation Branch for certification until they successfully complete the English requirements.
Visit the Undergraduate Calendar at: http://www.unbc.ca/calendar/undergraduate/education, for the most up to date information. |
| Additional Admission Requirements: | Applicants to the Secondary program must have completed, with a minimum GPA of 2.33 (C+) on the most recent 60 credit hours of university credit hours completed, a four-year Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Commerce degree (120 credit hours) or the equivalent (i.e., a three-year Bachelor's degree with a teachable major plus 30 additional approved university credit hours) with a minimum of 90 credit hours in Arts, Science, or Business Administration or in other teachable fields relevant to teaching in the BC School system. The remaining credit hours may come from any discipline. |