Please note  that the Secondary Teacher Education program is under review. Major changes to the program will be effective for the Fall 2004 semester. We will update the information as soon as it is available.

Preparation for entry into the Bachelor of Education programme requires successful completion of a B.A. or B.Sc. with a Minor in Education which prepares students to teach in two subject areas (teachables). The minimum requirements for entry into the B.Ed. programme is a Major in the first teachable and a Minor in the second teachable.

Discipline requirements: - a major in the first teaching discipline. The number of credits required for the major is according to the current requirements for the teaching disciplines as determined within the Humanities, Science and Social Science Divisions for students enrolled in a Minor in Education. Students who are enrolled in the Science Teaching Major are not required to complete a major in the first teaching discipline and a minor in the second teaching discipline.

- a minor in the second teaching discipline.

Minor in Education

24 compulsory credits including:

- a practicum
EDU215 Reflective Practicum Sec.

- courses
EDU 201 Orientation to Teaching
EDU 301 Educational Psychology
EDU 302 Philosophy of Education
EDU 305 Multicultural Education
EDU 309 Effective Teaching Methods
EDU 311 Effective Teaching Methods

The approved teaching subjects for the programme are: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, English, French as a Second Language, Spanish, Geography, History, Drama, Music and Fine Arts. To ensure the selection of appropriate courses in the teaching areas, students can obtain a list of approved courses by contacting the Secretary of the School of Education.

Bishop's School of Education is dedicated to the development of well-informed practitioners and places emphasis on admitting reflective and theoretically informed individuals.