Elementary
This program is designed to provide initial teacher preparation consistent with the needs of today's professional educator. An emphasis on Inclusive Education helps provide the skills required for Elementary School teachers to respond to the individual learning needs of all learners.
To qualify for admission into the Elementary program, students must successfully complete an undergraduate degree with a GPA of 2.67 or higher in the final 3 years of the degree. They must also meet the academic pre-requisites required for Teacher Certification as described here.
Besides completing the course requirements, students will complete 18-20 weeks of practicum experience working with experienced Associate teachers throughout the course of their program. Students will have an opportunity to complete practicums at both the lower and upper Elementary grades.
Interested students can apply to take the Elementary program through the 2-year or the 16-month options. This program cannot be taken through part-time study and must be completed within three years of initial registration.
Africentric Bachelor of Education Cohort Program – Alternative Offering
The Africentric Bachelor of Education Cohort (ABC) Program is a partnership between the Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute (DBDLI) and Acadia University’s School of Education to provide equitable access to African Nova Scotians interested in pursuing a profession in teacher education. Africentric Education centres the knowledge, perspectives, histories, culture, heritage, values, lived experiences, and world views of people of African descent in analysis of everything that concerns us. It is a form of transformative education that provides persons of African descent the opportunity to be educated in a culturally responsive and culturally relevant learning environment.
This first Africentric B.Ed. Cohort is focussed on Elementary level educators. Recruitment has been focused on the following African Nova Scotian and persons of African descent priority groups:
- African Nova Scotian Student Support Workers currently serving in Nova Scotia’s public school system;
- Teacher Assistants, Educational Program Assistants, and Child and Youth Care Practitioners currently serving in Nova Scotia’s public schools.
for more information, visit the Africentric Bachelor of Education Cohort Program page
Secondary
This program is designed to provide initial teacher preparation consistent with the needs of today's professional educator. Students develop the skills to become subject specialists at the Secondary level. An emphasis on Inclusive Education helps provide the skills required for Secondary School teachers to respond to the individual learning needs of all learners.
To qualify for admission into the Secondary program, students must successfully complete an undergraduate degree with a GPA of 2.67 or higher in the final 3 years of the degree. They must also meet the academic pre-requisites required for Teacher Certification as described here.
Besides completing the course requirements, students will complete 18-20 weeks of practicum experience working with experienced Associate teachers throughout the course of their program. Students will have an opportunity to complete practicums at both Junior/Middle and High School levels.
Interested students can apply to take the Elementary program through the 2-year or the 16-month options. This program cannot be taken through part-time study and must be completed within three years of initial registration.