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Catalogue reference 2024-25
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Specializations and variants
Manager, Academic Advising, Professional and Undergraduate Programs Ethna Bernat
Honours Program
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | Students are responsible for their own transportation for practice teaching, courses and other activities related to the program, which may be scheduled at locations other than the assigned campus. Successful graduates of the CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd program will receive a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree and a Bachelor of Education degree. |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | Upon successful completion of a teacher education program, teacher candidates are normally recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for membership and to receive their Ontario Certificate of Qualification. | |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | Ontario College of Teachers Criminal Records Screening Policy | |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | 1. The Ontario College of Teachers requires both a criminal record check and a criminal record declaration by the applicant as necessary components of registration for new applicants. |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | 2. The costs associated with the provision of the criminal record check and any appeals are to be borne by the applicant. |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | 3. All positive reports of criminal offences will be examined by the Ontario College of Teachers Registrar to determine whether the record of offence(s) is relevant to the applicant's honesty, integrity and/or suitability to practice the profession and whether the offence(s) constitute reasonable grounds for refusal to issue a certificate of qualification and registration, or to impose terms, conditions or limitations on registration, in accordance with Section 18(2) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act. |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | 4. Applicants for registration by the Ontario College of Teachers will be advised of the reasons for the decisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Registrar to refuse certification or to impose terms, conditions or limitations and that appeals to these decisions will be determined in accordance with Part III of the Ontario College of Teachers Act. |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | Questions regarding the policy should be directed to the Ontario College of Teachers. |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | Admissions | |
| Year 5. The Department of Teacher Education reserves the right to assign Concurrent Teacher Education students, in Years 5 and 6, to either the Burlington or St Catharines campus. | Students interested in the Child and Youth Studies BA (Honours)/BEd program apply directly from secondary school. University or college transfer applicants with no more than the equivalent of 4.0 university transfer credits may be considered for admission. |
| Year 1; their Year 1 program must replicate the 5.0 credit concurrent program requirements; the secondary school English and Mathematics program admission requirements must be met. Application forms are available on the Concurrent Teacher Education website from April 1. The completed documents must be filed in the Academic Advising, Professional and Undergraduate Programs Office by June 1. Late applications will not be accepted. | Students should note that this is a limited enrolment program and admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. All students in the Primary/Junior stream must complete at least one half-credit course in each of the following curriculum subjects prior to entering year 5: English, mathematics, science, Canadian geography, and Canadian history. These can be 4U/M courses taken during high school, or university undergraduate level courses. |
| Year 1; their Year 1 program must replicate the 5.0 credit concurrent program requirements; the secondary school English and Mathematics program admission requirements must be met. Application forms are available on the Concurrent Teacher Education website from April 1. The completed documents must be filed in the Academic Advising, Professional and Undergraduate Programs Office by June 1. Late applications will not be accepted. | For students who have not completed Canadian geography or Canadian history courses before attending Brock, please refer to your Program Plan or the Faculty of Education Academic Advisors for a list of options. These requirements must be completed by the end of the Fall/Winter session of 4^{th} year. Students are also encouraged to take arts and physical education courses. | |
| Year 1; their Year 1 program must replicate the 5.0 credit concurrent program requirements; the secondary school English and Mathematics program admission requirements must be met. Application forms are available on the Concurrent Teacher Education website from April 1. The completed documents must be filed in the Academic Advising, Professional and Undergraduate Programs Office by June 1. Late applications will not be accepted. | Program Notes | |
| Year 1; their Year 1 program must replicate the 5.0 credit concurrent program requirements; the secondary school English and Mathematics program admission requirements must be met. Application forms are available on the Concurrent Teacher Education website from April 1. The completed documents must be filed in the Academic Advising, Professional and Undergraduate Programs Office by June 1. Late applications will not be accepted. | 1. Students are encouraged to use elective credits (including context credits) to take courses relevant to Education. |
| Year 4 and may be considered by the Child and Youth Studies Department on an individual basis for the individual thesis or applied research project option. | 3. Practice teaching may have to be scheduled in May and June of Years 5 and 6. |
| Year 4 and may be considered by the Child and Youth Studies Department on an individual basis for the individual thesis or applied research project option. | 4. Students failing to maintain the 70 percent cumulative overall average may request an opportunity to upgrade their marks and to reapply to the concurrent program. A request to upgrade may be granted only once. |
| Year 4. | 6. Police record check with vulnerable sector screening is required for courses with field placements. Associated fees are the student's responsibility. |
| Year 4. | 9. In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 20 credits may be taken. |
Pathway 2
| Year 1 | CHYS 1F90 |
| Year 1 | EDUC 1F95 |
| Year 1 | PSYC 1F90 |
| Year 1 | SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | CHYS 2P10 , 2P35 , 2P38 , 2P51 and 2P52 |
| Year 2 | CHYS 2F15 or 2F16 |
| Year 2 | the Humanities context credit or Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit (see program note 1 ) |
| Year 3 | CHYS 3P10 and 3P15 |
| Year 3 | one-half CHYS credit from Cluster A (see Child and Youth Studies department) |
| Year 3 | one-half CHYS credit from Cluster B (see Child and Youth Studies department) |
| Year 3 | one-half CHYS credit from Cluster C (see Child and Youth Studies department) |
| Year 3 | EDUC 3F02 and 3P00 |
| Year 3 | EDUC 3P40 or 3P45 |
| Year 3 | EDBE 8P15 |
| Year 3 | one-half elective credit (see program note 1 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | One CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | CHYS 4P80 (see program note 8 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one CHYS credit numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99 (see program note 2 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one of EDUC 3P60 , 3P70 , 3P90 , 3P91 , 3P95 , 3P96 , 3P97 , 4P01 , 4P03 , 4P35 , 4P36 , 4P46 , 4P47 , 4P48 , 4P62 , 4P70 , 4P75 , 4P76 , 4P80 , 4P95 , LCBE 6P14 , 6P15 , 6P16 (see program note 5 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | EDUC 4P17 and 4P27 |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one elective credit |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | Individual Thesis option: |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | CHYS 4F99 and 4P70 (see program note 2 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one of EDUC 3P60 , 3P70 , 3P90 , 3P91 , 3P95 , 3P96 , 3P97 , 4P01 , 4P03 , 4P35 , 4P36 , 4P46 , 4P47 , 4P48 , 4P62 , 4P70 , 4P75 , 4P76 , 4P80 , 4P95 ,LCBE 6P14 , 6P15 , 6P16 (see program note 5 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | EDUC 4P17 and 4P27 |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one elective credit |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | Applied Research Project option: |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | CHYS 4F95 and 4P70 (see program note 2 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one of EDUC 3P60 , 3P70 , 3P90 , 3P91 , 3P95 , 3P96 , 3P97 , 4P01 , 4P03 , 4P35 , 4P36 , 4P46 , 4P47 , 4P48 , 4P62 , 4P70 , 4P75 , 4P76 , 4P80 , 4P95 , LCBE 6P14 , 6P15 , 6P16 (see program note 5 ) |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | EDUC 4P17 and 4P27 |
| Year 4 Course Work Option (recommended) | one elective credit |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2024-25
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Source reference : https://brocku.ca/webcal/2024/undergrad/ecba.html