General Information

• two degrees and two universities at the same time
• students will complete a 20 credit Trent Honours Bachelor of Arts or Science degree as well as a 7 credit Queen’s Bachelor of Education degree
• students begin this program right after high school

Year 1 in Peterborough

• Five full year Trent courses (or half-year course equivalent)
• Queen’s education course and ten day placement
• At the end of year 1 students will declare their Trent major and their Queen’s teaching division (either Primary-Junior  or Intermediate-Senior)

Year 2 in Peterborough

• Five full year Trent courses (or half-year course equivalent)
• Queen’s education course specific to teaching division and fifteen day placement

 

Year 3 in Peterborough

• Five full year Trent courses (or half-year course equivalent)
• Queen’s education course specific to teaching division and fifteen day placement
• Students can participate in study abroad opportunities and defer the year 3 education course and placement until fourth year

 

Year 4 in Peterborough

• Five full year Trent courses (or half-year course equivalent)
• No Queen’s education course or placement
• Students will graduate with Honours degree from Trent

 

Year 5 in Kingston

• Remaining Queen’s education courses specific to teaching division
• Extended student placement (approximately 16 weeks)
• Students will graduate with Education degree from Queen’s

 

 Notes:

 

• All students require a first year course in Psychology.
• The Primary-Junior teaching division strongly recommends a well rounded course selection (ie. a university course in each of English, Mathematics, Science, the Arts and Geography or Canadian History).  Students can declare a major in any of the Trent disciplines and use their course electives to get their Primary-Junior teaching division requirements.
• The Intermediate-Senior teaching division requires that students declare a first and second teaching subject.  Teaching subjects available in this program are: Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Dramatic Arts, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Native Studies, Physics and Visual Arts.  Students can declare a joint major from their Trent degree in their two teaching subjects or a major and minor. 
• Students academic progress is reviewed at the end of each year.
• Students must graduate with an Honours degree (Arts or Science) including a minimum B average on their best ten full-year university courses. 
• Students are expected to complete both degrees within six years of their first enrolment at Trent (most students complete the Program in five years).
• Students are required to pay Queen's tuition fees for their Queen's Education courses.  These are not covered by Trent University Arts & Science tuition fees.