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Education as a Second Bachelor Degree
間眅埶AV Requirements
To be admitted, students must possess a bachelor's degree and have been admitted to the Professional Development Peogram (option A) or admitted to the Professional Linking Program (option B).
Program Requirements
Option A
Students in this option, who will have been admitted to the Professional Development Program, will complete a total of 45 upper division units in education. Any additional course work needed to address academic requirements for a professional certificate and additional requirements to complete a minor must be completed over and above the required 45 upper division units.
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A half term of observation and experience in a BC school during which two students work as a team with a teacher selected by school authorities and appointed by 間眅埶AV as a school associate. Students observe, teach and participate in school routines and programs. Grading is on a pass/withdraw basis. Prerequisite: 間眅埶AV to Professional Development Program. Students must successfully complete a Criminal Record Check. Students with credit for EDUC 403 may not take EDUC 401 for further credit. Writing.
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A half term of study which provides students with workshops, seminars, and lectures designed to introduce them to basic curriculum and methods appropriate for the age/grade level in which they expect to teach. Students will also be given an introduction to generic teaching skills, as well as to current issues in educational theory and practice. Grading is on a pass/withdraw basis. Prerequisite: 間眅埶AV to PDP or PLP program. Students must successfully complete a Criminal Record Check. Writing.
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Students undertake 15 upper division units in Education to complete the professional development program requirements. Prerequisite: EDUC 401/402 or corequisite EDUC 403.
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A full term of classroom experience supervised by University appointed school associates. The school placement is appropriate to the grade level and subject specialties which the student expects to teach after graduation. Grading is on a pass/withdraw basis. (Not offered in summer term.). Prerequisite: EDUC 401/402 or EDUC 402/403. Students must successfully complete a Criminal Record Check.
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a minor from the Faculty of Education (see below)
Option B
Students in this option, who will have been admitted to the Professional Linking Program, will complete a total of 48 upper division units in education. Any additional course work needed to address academic requirements for a professional certificate and additional requirements to complete a minor must be completed over and above the required 48 upper division units.
A half term of study which provides students with workshops, seminars, and lectures designed to introduce them to basic curriculum and methods appropriate for the age/grade level in which they expect to teach. Students will also be given an introduction to generic teaching skills, as well as to current issues in educational theory and practice. Grading is on a pass/withdraw basis. Prerequisite: 間眅埶AV to PDP or PLP program. Students must successfully complete a Criminal Record Check. Writing.
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Aims to develop students' dispositional capacities and engage them in comparative studies of teaching/learning between their current roles and their future roles as teachers. Students participate in observation and practice teaching. Grading is on a pass/withdrawal basis. Prerequisite: EDUC 402. Students must successfully complete a Criminal Record Check. Students with credit for EDUC 401/401W may not take this course for further credit.
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Students undertake 15 upper division units in Education to complete the professional development program requirements. Prerequisite: EDUC 401/402 or corequisite EDUC 403.
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A full term of classroom experience supervised by University appointed school associates. The school placement is appropriate to the grade level and subject specialties which the student expects to teach after graduation. Grading is on a pass/withdraw basis. (Not offered in summer term.). Prerequisite: EDUC 401/402 or EDUC 402/403. Students must successfully complete a Criminal Record Check.
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One of the following minors from the Faculty of Education:
Teacher Regulation Branch Requirements
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they meet the Teacher Regulation Branch requirements for a Professional Teaching Certificate.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to second degrees are deemed to have met all of the breadth requirements, the lower-division W of the two required W courses, and one of the two required Q courses. The remaining W and Q courses must be a minimum of 3 units each; the W course must be upper division and within the major, while the Q course may be upper division orlower division.
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
Students who are pursuing a second bachelor's degree are advised that the normal upper division residency requirement applies, which is that at least two thirds of the upper division course work for the degree must be completed at 間眅埶AV.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.