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Teacher candidates are not normally allowed to register in more than 18 credit units per term.
The College of Education offers Four, Five and Six-year program routes in teacher education. Teacher candidates are not normally allowed to register in more than 18 credit units per term. Teacher candidates apply for admission to the College of Education after completing a minimum 60 credit units of required course work transferable to the B.Ed. degree. Some teacher candidates may have completed an undergraduate degree, typically a B.A. or B.Sc. Applicants admitted to the College begin their studies in September. Aboriginal Teacher Education Programs (ITEP, NORTEP, SUNTEP, NWTEP) Candidates apply for direct entry into the College of Education through Student and Enrolment Services and enter the College in September to begin the first year of their program. To fulfill degree requirements, candidates engage in disciplinary and professional study, concurrently. Students interested in teaching music must contact the College of Arts
& Science for information on the Bachelor of Music degree in Music
Education. Upon completion of the B.Mus.(Mus.Ed.) program students may
choose to complete the Bachelor of Education degree. The College of
Education will automatically accept students who have successfully
completed the B.Mus.(Mus.Ed.) program into their two-year after degree
program. For detailed information about the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education please see the Music section of the Course and Program Catalogue. The College of Education, in conjunction with the College of Kinesiology offer a five-year program designed for candidates who intend to teach Physical Education at the Secondary level. Candidates first enroll in the College of Kinesiology and complete disciplinary requirements stipulated by the College of Kinesiology (three years of study). Candidates then apply for admission to the College of Education to complete two years of professional study.General Requirements
Degree requirements must be completed within eight years from the date that a teacher candidate first enrols in a B.Ed. program.
Requests
made by a teacher candidate for modification of course and program requirements,
are ruled on by the Student Affairs and Academic Standards Committee.
Requests must be initiated through the Programs Office,
College of Education. Teacher Candidates are notified in writing of Committee
decisions and appeal procedures.Undergraduate Programs
General Requirements
Degree requirements must be completed within eight years from the date that a teacher candidate first enrolls in a B.Ed. program.
Requests made by a teacher candidate for modification of course and program requirements, are ruled on by the Student Affairs and Academic Standards Committee. Requests must be initiated through the Programs Office, College of Education. Teacher candidates are notified in writing of Committee decisions and appeal procedures.Sequential Program Route
Sequential B.Ed. degree candidates must successfully complete the required pre-professional study courses in the program route (Elementary or Secondary) for which they applied. In addition, they must complete core Education courses, additional stipulated and unstipulated Education courses, required field study and internship experiences, an inquiry project and demonstrate progress toward achieving program goals and outcomes as outlined in the Professional Growth Guide and Portfolio. Concurrent Routes
Practical and Applied Arts
Candidates apply for direct entry into the College of Education through Student and Enrolment Services and enter the College in September to begin the first year of their program. To fulfill degree requirements, candidates engage in disciplinary and professional study, concurrently. Candidates with journeyman’s qualifications will receive credit for 30 credit units of disciplinary study in Practical Arts and Sciences.Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Science Kinesiology
Please refer to the Undergraduate Admission section for specific admission requirements.
All
students applying for a teaching certificate must request that an
official transcript from Student Central, Student and Enrolment
Services, be forwarded to Saskatchewan Learning.
Government
regulations require all applicants for a teaching certificate to
indicate whether or not they have been convicted of or charged with any
criminal offence of a sexual nature or involving a minor and to
authorize a criminal record search. Applicants must also indicate
whether or not a teaching certificate has been suspended or cancelled.
Promotion and Graduation Standards in the College Involve Three Averages Cumulative Weighted Averages For details on the weighted average calculation, see the weighted averages heading in the Examinations and Grading section. Procedures to be Used in the Calculation of the Cumulative Weighted Average (C.W.A.) Dean's Honour Roll Teacher candidates with averages in the top 5% of each program type
and year of program will be included on the Dean's Honour Roll. Such teacher candidates must have completed the number of credit units designated for
the program type and year of program in the last regular session
(September-April). No application is required. Promotion Standards Four-Year Sequential Program The B.Ed. degree program is highly structured; therefore, courses must be completed in a specific order. Faculty Actions College of Education policies may require teacher candidates to discontinue
their studies, at any point in the program, on academic or other
grounds if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the teacher candidate, the college and/or the profession. Graduation Standards Teacher candidates may take up to 18 additional credit units to raise one or
more of these averages to the required 60%. Courses taken for this
purpose must be approved in advance by a program counselor. Such
courses may not be used for a further degree or certificate and may not
be used to release a course previously used for credit as meeting the
requirements for a degree. Distinction and Great Distinction The Bachelor of Education degree with Distinction is awarded to teacher candidates who earn a minimum C.W.A. of 75% on courses credited toward a
B.Ed. program. Great Distinction is awarded to teacher candidates who earn a
minimum C.W.A. of 85% on courses credited toward a B.Ed. program. To be
eligible for Distinction or Great Distinction, a teacher candidate must complete
at least 48 credit units from the University of Saskatchewan including
at least 36 credit units in Education, exclusive of the Practicum.
To be promoted from Year
3 to Year 4, and be permitted to enroll in the Extended Practicum, a teacher candidate must have a 60% ED.W.A., have completed the required Education
courses, and have credit for the teacher candidate teaching component of the
program.
The External component of the program must be completed with a minimum 60% average by June 30 prior to the Extended Practicum in Year 4.
Four-Year Concurrent Program Options
ITEP,
NORTEP, NWTEP, SUNTEP Practical and Applied Arts (Home Economics,
Industrial Arts and Vocational Education), and the B.Ed./B.Mus.
(Mus.Ed.).
Year 1 to Year 2:
Year 2 to Year3/Year 3 to Year 4:
Education courses
listed for Year 1 of each program option are prerequisite for those
listed in Year 2; those listed for Year 2 are prerequisite to those
listed for Year 3. All of the Year 1, 2, and 3 required courses must be
completed prior to the Extended Practicum in Year 4.
In
addition, teacher candidates must successfully complete the required laboratory
and field experience components before enroling in the next year of the
program.
External courses in Teaching Areas I and II
in the Secondary option must be completed prior to the Extended
Practicum in Year 4. In the Elementary or Middle options, courses in
the Required Areas of Study and the teacher candidate's teaching areas must be
completed by June 30 prior to the Extended Practicum in Year 4.
Teacher candidates who are Required to Discontinue from the College of Education are not eligible to register in the College for a period of one academic year. Teacher candidates Required to Discontinue for the first time may reapply to the Undergraduate Programs Office, College of Education. Teacher candidates Required to Discontinue
more than once could be permanently discontinued and must receive
approval from the Student Affairs and Academic Standards Committee of the College of Education before being considered for
readmission.
External (Pre-professional) Courses These are courses offered by other colleges (or in some instances by
the College of Education faculty) for teacher candidates pursuing a B.Ed. degree.
External courses cannot be used to fulfill an Education requirement of
the B.Ed. program. Art Education A lab fee is charged for each EART course. Curriculum Studies The following courses have been incorporated into the Department of
Curriculum Studies, and have prefixes signifying their distinctive
content: Educational Foundations The Department of Educational Foundations includes courses in
Continuing Education (ECNT), Educational Foundations (EFDT), and Indian
and Northern Education (EIND). Music Education Educational Psychology and Special Education The elective courses offered by the Department are open to any
student who meets the stated prerequisites. Where prerequisites are
listed, the intention is that the student should be able to demonstrate
mastery of the content of such prerequisites to the satisfaction of the
instructor and Department Head.
Continuing Education
The Department has been incorporated into the Department of Educational Foundations.
Indian and Northern Education
The Program has been incorporated into the Department of Educational Foundations. The
EIND prefix signifies the distinctive content of these courses. Any
EIND courses dealing with curriculum are listed as Curriculum Studies
offerings.
A student registered in another
college may register in a senior elective course in Educational
Psychology and Special Education with the permission of the Department
Head, but only after College of Education students have been
accommodated. Please visit this website to
view whether there are any seats available. If there are available
spaces, you can contact the Department secretary (Education, Room 3104)
in September or January to determine if space is available.
Teacher candidates planning to do graduate work in Educational Psychology are advised to
select undergraduate EPSE electives appropriate to the graduate program
they wish to pursue.
For teachers, the Department of Educational
Psychology and Special Education now offers an online Post Degree
Certificate in Education: Special Education. The objective of this
program is to provide teachers who have completed a Bachelor of
Education and have one year of teaching experience, the advanced
academic competencies to work in special education.
For information concerning meeting requirements for Special Education certification, visit http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/agc.