Additional Qualifications - Trent University

Online AQ, ABQ and PQP Courses

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Winter Registration is Open

Course Dates: February 9 - April 10*
*No work required during March Break

Registration Closes: February 3 at 5pm

Email all prerequisites to AQ@trentu.ca.

New AQ courses offered at Trent for Winter 2026:

Guidance and Career Education Specialist (pending OCT accreditation)
Kindergarten Specialist (pending OCT accreditation)

Trent University offers AQ, ABQ and PQP courses four times a year. Depending upon your timetable, you may want to consider which session is best for you. The summer session is short and so requires you to complete a lot of work in a relatively shorter time period than the other three sessions.

All the courses we have listed are available in every session. If you see it in our list of courses, we will be offering it!

Term	2026 Course Dates for AQ, ABQ & PQP	Course Length	Registration Opens	Registration Deadline (5pm)	Last Day to Drop Course & Receive Refund
Winter 2026	Feb. 9 - April 10*	8 weeks	Nov. 1	Feb. 3	Feb. 16
Spring 2026	May 11 - June 26	7 weeks	March 1	May 5	May 18
Summer 2026	July 6 - July 31**	4 weeks	March 1	June 29	July 11
Fall 2026	Oct. 5 - Nov. 27	8 weeks	Aug. 1	Sept. 29	Oct. 12

Registration will close at 5pm (EST) on the registration deadline dates.

*No work will be required during March Break
**In the summer session, PQP Part 1 students will have until August 31 to submit their practicum proposals.

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Note about course credit weighting: AQ, ABQ and PQP courses have a zero credit weighting listed on the transcript as they are identified as professional courses and not associated with a degree program.

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About our Courses

Courses are completely online!

All courses listed are offered in every session.
Every course requires 125 hours of work
Courses are taught by Ontario teachers & principals
You do not have to be online at any given time - work on your own schedule!
Internet required
Most courses are asynchronous - check course descriptions

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Courses & Prerequisites

New Ontario Grads - You are eligible to register if you meet all of the criteria below:

have completed all B.Ed course work and practicum days before the AQ course start date
have applied to OCT and have an applicant number (it does not matter if you have or don't have temporary/transitional certification with OCT)

* You are eligible to register if you meet all graduation requirements (your actual graduation date is not relevant).

Not an Ontario Grad?

If you completed your B.Ed outside of Ontario, you have to wait until you are a full member of good standing with OCT before taking a course.