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TRENTU.CA / Additional Qualifications

Online AQ, ABQ and PQP Courses

Winter Registration is Open

Course Dates: February 8 to April 14 

Last day to Register: February 3 at midnight

*no work required during March Break

AQ, ABQ & PQP courses are now eligible for OSAP funding. Click here for details.

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. Each course requires 125 hours of work.

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!

2023 Course Dates for AQ, ABQ & PQP Course Length Registration Opens Registration Deadline Last Day to Drop Course & Receive Refund
February 8 to April 14* 8 weeks November 1 February 3 February 15
May 8 to June 26 7 weeks February 28 May 1 May 15
July 5 to July 31** 4 weeks March 31 June 30 July 10
October 6 to November 30 8 weeks August 1 October 2 October 13

*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.


About our Courses - Click for Flyer!

  • All Courses are delivered Completely Online
  • Most courses are completely asynchronous, with the exception of FSL Part 1 and Specialist, which each include one synchronous session and the PQP courses, which each include 2 synchronous sessions about 1 hour in length
  • You do not have to be online at any given time - work on your own schedule
  • Each module has due dates for work to be submitted
  • Courses are taught by Ontario teachers & principals
  • Every course requires 125 hours of work (includes hours spent on readings & assignments)
  • Courses are organized into modules with readings, assignments & discussion board tasks
  • Internet required
  • 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.

New Ontario Grads - You are eligible to register if you meet the first three points below:

  1. have completed all B.Ed course work before the AQ course start date

  2. have completed all required days of practicum for your B.Ed before the AQ course start date

  3. have applied to OCT and have an applicant number (it does not matter if you have or don't have temporary certification with OCT)

  4. your graduation date does not matter
     

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.

IMPORTANT: If you are not a member of good standing by the end of your AQ course, we will hold on to your course information and send it to OCT when you are a member of good standing. OCT is taking longer than normal to process memberships and we have taken this into consideration.

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About our Courses

Courses are completely online!

All courses listed are offered in every session.
If you see it listed, we offer it.

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