University of British Columbia · Vancouver, Canada

Bachelor of Education

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

mid-August

Introduction

Bachelor of Education is a Bachelor program taught at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Intake: mid-August. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (11 months) options.

The University of British Columbia Bachelor of Education (BEd) is a post-degree program within the Okanagan School of Education. It is a generalist teacher education program with two pathways: Teaching Children (Kindergarten to Grade 5) and Teaching Adolescents (Grade 6 to 9+). Students can choose French as their language of instruction in either pathway.

UBC Okanagan delivers the program over 11 months, with courses and field experiences starting mid-August. Students gain extensive practical experience through in-situ learning opportunities and two school-based practicums, including a 13-week internship. The program includes engagement in competencies aligned with the BC Kindergarten–Grade 12 curriculum.

UBC Okanagan states that it is an approved BC Teacher Education Program, and graduates are certified to teach at elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Graduates can also consider roles listed by UBC Okanagan.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Education at University of British Columbia for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by University of British Columbia.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of British Columbia as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Education.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Teaching Children (Kindergarten to Grade 5)

a minimum of 75 hours of practical experience (volunteer or paid) working with young people, preferably at the age range they are proposing to teach (you will have the opportunity to speak to this experience in the personal essay and experience hours form);
completed a four-year (minimum 120-credit) bachelor’s degree or equivalent at an accredited post-secondary institution:
a minimum average of 65% in the last 30 credits of transferable post-secondary coursework passed, failed, and/or repeated;
6 credits of English or French literature and composition with a minimum average of 65%. A minimum of 3 of the 6 English or French credits must be English or French literature. The 6 credits of English or French literature and composition may be satisfied with coursework at the 100, 200, 300, and/or 400 level. Courses in creative writing, technical or business writing, or communication are not acceptable;
3 credits of Canadian Studies. According to the Teacher Regulation Branch: “The focus of a Canadian studies course must be on understanding the Canadian experience. The Canadian content must be central to the conceptual thesis of the course rather than existing only in exemplar supporting concepts of another academic discipline”;
3 credits in a laboratory science. A 3-credit lab science is typically scheduled for three hours of lecture and two or three hours of labs per week. Courses in Computer Science are not acceptable lab science courses. Lab science courses are normally selected from the following: Astronomy, Biology/Human Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Physical Geography, and Physics
3 credits of Mathematics. Statistics and Business Math courses are not accepted. EDUC 160 is an acceptable course and the equivalent to Math 160;
15 credits of 300- and/or 400-level coursework offered by faculties other than a Faculty of Education.
All required coursework must be completed by April 30, prior to commencement in the program.

Applicants are required to submit a personal essay and Experience Hours Form and two Reference Reports with the application. Accepted applicants will be required to submit a Criminal Record Check through the BC Government’s Criminal Records Review Program.