Teacher Education Stream
In this program, you will have the unique opportunity to design your B.A. or B.Sc. degree according to your interests and gain practical and theoretical knowledge through coursework and placements. In addition to your degree requirements, the Teacher Education Stream involves taking 3.5 credits in Education over the course of the four years of an Honours B.A. or B.Sc. degree. You will complete 36 hours of Education-related placements in years 1, 2 & 4; 18 hours in Year 3, linked to the courses in Education. The Teacher Education Stream is recommended as the best pathway to take at Trent for those undergraduate students who know they want to become teachers.
Students entering the Teacher Education Stream program will be guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Education program provided they successfully complete all the requirements of the Teacher Education Stream program and their undergraduate degree, achieve a minimum 85% average at Trent University on their most recent 10.0 credits at the time of application, and submit the B.Ed. Profile of Experience. Students who meet these requirements and plan on teaching at the Intermediate/Senior level must also meet the requirements for two teaching subjects. Each year, a number of spaces in Trent’s Consecutive Bachelor of Education program will be reserved for graduates of this program. **The guaranteed admission for those over 85% only applies to those who apply to start the B.Ed. program in the academic year immediately following completion of the TES program.
Entrance to a Consecutive Bachelor of Education
In order to be eligible for consideration for a reserved space in the Trent Bachelor of Education program students must meet the following conditions:
- Application to the Trent Consecutive B. Ed. program and submission of all required documents by the posted deadline.
- Successful completion of the requirements for an Honours Bachelor of Arts or Science by the May preceding enrollment in the B.Ed. program (please refer to p. 41 of the Academic Calendar for requirements which apply to all undergraduate degree programs).
- Successful completion of the course requirements (3.5 credits in education) for the Teacher Education Stream program.
- Complete minimum requirements in 2 teachable subjects (Intermediate/Senior Level Applicants)
- Guaranteed entrance with 85% average or better at Trent University on the most recent 10.0 credits at the time of application.
Students who are not offered a reserved space will be considered for admission based on the general requirements for the Bachelor of Education program. See www.trentu.ca/BEd for admissions requirements.
Claire Mooney, TES Coordinator
Acting Dean of Education, Teaching & Learning
Claire is first and foremost a teacher. She loves being in the classroom and working with students. She teaches education classes in the TES and elementary and secondary math within the B.Ed. program. She is fascinated by student teachers’ development of their understanding of mathematics and looks to bringing different perspectives into the classroom. This approach carries onto her teaching within the TES, students are actively engaged in constructing their own understanding of the issues discussed.
Resources
Trent Consecutive Bachelor of Education
www.trentu/ca/BEd
Teacher Education Application Service (for students applying to the Consecutive Bachelor of Education)
www.ouac.on.ca/teas
The Ontario College of Teachers
www.oct.ca
Contact Information – Applicants
Phone: 705-748-1011 x 1332 or 1-888-739-8885
Email: liaison@trentu.ca
Contact Information – Current Students
Phone: 705-748-1011 x 7564
Email: tesadmin@trentu.ca