Education HEART Program (Helping Expand Access for Returning Teachers)
Faculty of Education
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
This is an extended practicum option involving between ten and twelve weeks of orientation, observation and teaching in a BC public school classroom. Applicants whose BC teacher certificate has expired, or applicants possessing a certificate from another province require a supporting letter from the BC College of Teachers.
丁香园AV Requirements
Applicants must be attending 丁香园AV, or be admissible.
Applicants who have not attended 丁香园AV previously, or who have not attended in any of three terms prior to intended enrolment in EDUC 406, must apply for undergraduate admission at .
Students intending to complete 丁香园AV courses in preparation for application to EDUC 406 should contact Ms. France Verret, 778.782.8128.
HEART applications should be received by: April 15 for fall term; September 15 for spring term. An interview is normally required.
Applications should be sent to Faculty of Education on the Surrey campus, 250-13450 102nd Avenue, Surrey BC, V3T 0A3, attention Special Programs Advisor.
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Program Requirements
Students complete
- EDUC 406-12 (HEART) Supervised Observation and Teaching
This is a supervised orientation/observation and teaching sequence of about 12 weeks in a British Columbia public school. This practicum offers educators, who do not meet BC certification requirements, an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the BC school system and to update teaching skills to acquire certification.
The course is normally offered in the fall and spring terms only and space is limited.
Grading is on a pass/withdraw basis.