IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest
TOEFL internet-based score :Total score 82, Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50
The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Deans Scholars is a three-year degree for high achieving students specially designed to lead into the Master of Teaching (Secondary), an accredited postgraduate teaching qualification. Together, the two degrees provide direct access to a teaching career in four and a half years and improved prospects for career advancement. The Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Deans Scholars component provides focussed study in a teaching discipline, such as English, History, a Language Other than English or Human Society and Its Environment, as well as opportunity to study an Education Studies Sub-major that develops understandings of contemporary education issues, teaching and learning.
This degree is exclusively for high-achieving students. Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Deans Scholars program are automatically enrolled in The Academy at Western Sydney University, which offers interdisciplinary leadership programs, professional development and local and international internship and engagement opportunities for students. For further information concerning the requirements for secondary teaching, students are advised to consult Future Teachers at NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) or the School of Education.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars degree are eligible for direct entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) via Transition to Teaching pathway. Completion of both the Bachelors and Masters courses provides a teaching qualification for Secondary. Eligible students will receive advice during their final study session in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars regarding how to accept an offer into the Postgraduate course to attain a teaching qualification.
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With this degree, you can go on to complete your Master of Teaching (Secondary) and become a high school teacher.
It also opens the door to policy work, curriculum development, administration, and a host of opportunities specific to your chosen major.
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year