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Faculty of Education
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education

Bachelor of Education

  • ID:WLU010029
  • Level:2-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • This is a postgraduate bachelor’s degree program that requires an undergraduate degree.
  • Preference is given to applicants who have completed, or are completing, a four-year undergraduate degree with a minimum of 20 full credits. Applicants who present a three-year degree will be considered for admission.
  • Admission is based 50% on your academic achievement and 50% on the information you’ll submit in the form of an experience profile.
  • You must present a minimum academic average of B- in your most recently completed 10 full credits (20 half credits) of undergraduate university courses.
  • If you present a college/applied degree, you will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
  • Applicants who have completed, or are completing, a graduate degree will receive additional admission consideration.

English Requirements

Laurier’s language of instruction is English. If your first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency to our Recruitment and Admissions office.

You can:

  • Submit a minimum score on an accepted test of English proficiency (listed below); or

  • Complete the Laurier English and Academic Foundation (LEAF) program.

If you have studied in an English-language school system on a full-time basis for a minimum of three years, you may request an exemption.

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Internet-based testing (TOEFL iBT): an overall score of 83 or higher with a minimum score of 20 in each component.

  • Paper-based testing: 560 overall.

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS), An academic score of 6.5 or higher with a minimum of 6.0 in each band.

  • Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL), 70 overall; 60 in each band.

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE), 59 overall or higher.

  • Cambridge Assessment English (CAE), Overall score of 176.

  • Duolingo English Test, Minimum score of 115.

Course Information

Laurier's Bachelor of Education (BEd) program is highly progressive and future-oriented. Our courses blend 21st-century skills and global perspectives with a focus on the diverse needs of children and youth in today's schools.

Our full-time, two-year BEd program is designed to prepare you for teaching primary and junior levels (Grades K-6), or junior and intermediate levels (Grades 4-10).

A key strength of our program that differentiates us among faculties of education within Ontario are the strong links with five local school boards. You will spend two days each week in the schools, applying the theory you learn in your university courses to your field placements. You will also bring your observations and questions from the schools back into your courses, where your professors will help you to synthesize your learning from the two settings.

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FOUNDATIONS COURSES

  • EU456 and EU457: Professional Learning Seminar I and II
  • EU480: School and Society
  • EU481: Principles and Applications of Learning and Development
  • EU482: Curriculum Foundations

CURRICULUM METHODS COURSES

  • EU414: Social Studies, History and Geography Education
  • EU415: Science and Technology Education
  • EU418, EU419, EU420: Mathematics Education (Primary, Junior, Intermediate)
  • EU422: Teaching for the Arts
  • EU423: Teaching Health and Physical Education
  • EU425, EU426, EU427: Language and Literacy Education (Primary, Junior, Intermediate)

INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

  • EU439: Teaching in Kindergarten
  • EU485: Integrated Curriculum I
  • EU486: Integrated Curriculum II
  • EU487: Assessment

KNOWING YOUR LEARNER — DIVERSITY SERIES

  • EU490: Diversity Series: Special Education II (0.25)
  • EU491: Diversity Series: English Language Learners in the Classroom (0.25)
  • EU492: Diversity Series: Equity and Diversity in Schools (0.25)
  • EU493: Diversity Series: First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Topics in Educational Contexts (0.25)
  • EU494: Diversity Series: Mental Health in the Classroom Context (0.25)
  • EU495: Self-Regulated Learning (0.25)
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • teacher, grades JK-10
  • French teacher
  • private school teacher
  • youth librarian
  • assistive technology consultant
  • curriculum coordinator
  • educational software support coordinator
  • museum educator
  • events coordinator
  • newcomer youth coordinator
  • leadership program coordinator
  • recruitment coordinator
  • camp executive director

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Health Insurance

$624 per year

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