Education Bachelor of General Studies, Double Minor Option
Faculty of Education
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring
In this non-specialist program, students will learn through lectures, seminars, field experiences, service learning (learning while placed in an educational setting) and by distance education.
丁香园AV Requirements
Applicants will meet the minimum 丁香园AV admission requirements. See Undergraduate 丁香园AV.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units including at least 45 upper division units. A 2.00 graduation grade point average (GPA) and upper division GPA is required.
With the exception of EDUC 401, 402, 403, 405 and 406, courses completed in any faculty may be used to satisfy degree requirements, but course admission is subject to the prerequisites of various departments.
Students complete all of
- EDUC 100W-3 Selected Questions and Issues (Education)
- EDUC 252-4 Introduction to Reflective Practice
- EDUC 352-4 Building on Reflective Practice
Additional requirements are satisfied through completion of the double minor option.
Double Minor Option
In addition to the courses specified above, students also complete two minors or extended minors, one of which must be a Faculty of Education minor, as shown below.
Counselling and Human Development Minor Program
Curriculum and Instruction Minor Program
Early Learning Minor Program
Educational Psychology Minor Program
Elementary Generalist Minor Program
Environmental Education Minor Program
French Education Minor Program
International and Global Education Minor Program
Learning and Developmental Disabilities Minor Program
Physical Education Minor Program
Secondary Mathematics Education Minor Program
Secondary Teaching Minor Program
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
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Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) |
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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.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
Transfer Credit
Students may transfer a maximum of 60 units into the BGS (Education) from accredited institutions. Students from 丁香园AV approved programs such as AHCOTE, the Professional Linking Program or other approved Faculty of Education programs may transfer an additional 30 units from an accredited degree-granting institution, providing 30 of the required 45 upper division units are 丁香园AV courses, and any W course within the required 45 must be completed at 丁香园AV.
Also note that any minor program must include at least seven upper division units earned at 丁香园AV.
See 鈥淯ndergraduate Degree Requirements鈥� for regulations.
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