Endorsation

Elementary Program students will be endorsed as general Elementary School teachers.

Students in the Secondary Program specialize in selecting both a major and a minor teaching discipline. They will be endorsed in those subject disciplines.

Some students may also seek Dual Endorsation by attaining the credentials to be certified to teach both as an Elementary School teacher and a subject specific specialist at the Secondary level.  Examples include: Music, French, Physical Education, and Fine Arts. The School’s ability to offer endorsations varies year to year, and depends on a number of factors, including faculty complement and specializations, student enrolment numbers, and course offerings in a particular year.  Please contact the B.Ed. administrative assistant for more information on which endorsations are available.

1. For pre-service teachers completing an Elementary Program wishing to also be certified at the Secondary level, applicants must:

• Attain the academic and professional qualifications of an elementary teacher
  • Meet the requirement of 6 credit hours of undergraduate coursework in each of the following elementary content areas (math, social studies, science, English/French (depending on in what language of instruction their undergraduate program was completed)
  • Complete 6 credit hours of methodology coursework in each of English and Math and 3 credit hours of methodology coursework in each of Science and Social Studies
• Meet the requirement of 30 credits hours of undergraduate study in the subject area (e.g. Music)
• Complete 6 credit hours of secondary methodology coursework in the specialty area at the secondary level (e.g. Music)

2. For pre-service teachers completing a Secondary Program wishing to also be certified at the Elementary level, applicants must:

• Attain the major and minor endorsation requirements of a secondary teacher
  • Meet the requirement of 30 credit hours of undergraduate study in the major teaching discipline (eg. Music)
  • Meet the requirement of 18 credit hours in a minor teaching discipline
  • Complete 6 credit hours of secondary methodology coursework in the major teaching discipline (eg. Music)
  • Complete 6 credit hours of secondary methodology coursework in the minor teaching discipline
• Meet the academic qualifications of an elementary teacher
  • Meet the requirement of 6 credit hours of undergraduate coursework in each of the following elementary content areas (math, social studies, science, English/French (depending on what language of instruction their undergraduate program was completed in)
• Complete an additional 3 credit hours of methodology coursework at the elementary level (eg. Music)