Durham Teacher Education Stream
Considering a career in education? Trent’s unique Teacher Education Stream (TES) program at our Durham GTA campus allows you the time, space and ultimately the choice, to determine the right pathway for you. Let’s start with a few need-to-knows when considering Trent Durham for the TES program.
- Earn your B.A. or B.Sc. to meet the requirements for Trent’s Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.).
- The TES program is completed alongside your choice of undergraduate B.A. or B.Sc. degree and is not a B.Ed. program.
- Placement requirements as part of the TES can be fulfilled locally to campus, throughout the GTA, or close to home.
- As a Trent student, you can take courses offered at both campuses and online.
- Enrolment in the Teacher Education Stream and Child & Youth Studies program gives you a head start on a teaching career with a direct pathway into Trent’s B.Ed. program, which guarantees spots to top Child & Youth Studies graduates.
- TES students who successfully meet all requirements with an 85% GPA, benefit from guaranteed direct entry into Trent’s competitive 2-year B.Ed. program.
Trent Durham GTA offers a strong sense of community, where students enrolled in the Teacher Education Stream benefit from small class sizes, hands-on learning, and the ability to design your program with courses that meet your needs. Ultimately, Trent Durham offers flexibility, with placement opportunities that can be done close to home – whether home is west of Toronto, east of Peterborough – or close to campus in the Greater Toronto Area.
Being part of the TES isn’t just about the field of education. This pathway also allows students earning a degree in popular programs like Child & Youth Studies, English Literature, History or Psychology, to be a part of the TES simultaneously, giving you the tools you need to be a transformative educator.
Popular Programs with Teacher Education Stream
- Child & Youth Studies
- English Literature
- History
- Psychology
PREPARING FOR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
When thinking about teacher education, it is important to determine by the end of your first year of undergrad, whether you would like to teach in the Primary/Junior (K-6) or Intermediate/Senior (7-12) divisions.
Why? Specifically for Intermediate/Senior divisions, you must fulfill the course requirements for two teaching subjects. It is also important to note that all universities offer different teaching subjects at the Bachelor of Education level. This means that you can earn your B.A. or B.Sc. with a specialization in the Teacher Education Stream, while earning the required credits to apply at Trent and beyond. But there are a few things you should know here at Trent Durham.
Primary/Junior Divisions
If you are interested in teaching in the Primary/Junior divisions (K-6), Durham’s campus offers the courses you need to meet the requirements in applying to most Bachelor of Education programs in Ontario. Teaching subjects are not required for this division.
Intermediate/Senior Divisions
If you are interested in teaching in the Intermediate/Senior divisions (7-12), Teaching subjects are required. Durham’s campus offers limited course options that fulfill the required credits for teaching subjects. Students are required to have 5.0 credits in their first teaching subject and 3.0 credits in their second teaching subject to meet the requirements to teach in the Intermediate/Senior division.
WHAT TEACHING SUBJECTS CAN I FULFILL IN DURHAM?
At Trent Durham, students can fulfil their first teaching subject in English and obtain the required credits for a second teaching subject in History, Health & Physical Education, FNMI Studies (Supplementing with some online credits), or Mathematics through strategic course planning at the Durham campus. Students wishing to expand their options for additional teaching subjects may register for courses at Trent’s Peterborough campus or take courses online to fulfil required credits.
Following application to Trent Durham’s Teacher Education Stream, students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to ensure degree requirements are met.
TEACHING SUBJECTS AT TRENT
When applying to a Bachelor of Education program, it is important to note what schools offer as teaching subjects, at the B.Ed. level and they differ. Hit the button below to view a comprehensive list of what is offered at Trent, and which programs TES students can and cannot take.
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GUARANTEED ADMISSION INTO TRENT’S BACHELOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAM
- TES students who maintain an 85% or greater average in the last 10 credits before applying to Trent's B.Ed. program, are guaranteed a spot in our B.Ed. program in Peterborough.
- The top six graduates of the Child & Youth Studies honours program are reserved a spot in Trent's B.Ed. program. An application to Trent’s B.Ed. program in Peterborough is still required, including the submission of a Profile of Experience.
Don’t meet the requirements? You can still apply to our B.Ed. program at Trent.
“Trent Durham really feels like a community. The class sizes are smaller so I feel like I could get to know my professors. I liked being in Durham because it's where I live so I also did my placements in Durham so that way I could decide if this was the school board in the area that I wanted to work in. It definitely made me more confident... It also helped me with seeing how schools work and how teachers interact and how classes are organized, the skills that are needed, and how I could prepare myself in the future.”
Joel Goodhand, TES, Trent Durham GTA Graduate