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About Our Teacher Education Program

Western’s Teacher Education program offers you choice and allows you to spend as much time working in the field as studying on our campus.

Choose a stream that prepares you to teach a specific grade range, as well as a specialty area that tailors your studies to your personal and professional interests.

Choose where you want to do your practicum and build relationships with the school board where you want to work.

Starting September 2024, Western’s Initial Teacher Education will be completed in 16 months, with the first 8 months held on Western’s campus in person, and the second 8 months taught online (with practica still in person).

Program Codes

E10 – Primary/Junior
E11 – French as a Second Language Primary/Junior
E20 – Junior/Intermediate
E30 – Intermediate/Senior

Key Dates

December 2, 2024, is the deadline for the following:

The OUAC must receive your application and online transcript request. We cannot consider late applications. Visit How to Apply for the most up-to-date information, important deadlines and Casper registration links and dates.
You will need your OUAC/TEAS Reference Number to sign up for Casper.
Transcripts must be submitted. Select the “Send Immediately” option when you order your transcripts through your TEAS application.
- We are unable to evaluate transcripts ordered “at the end of the fall term”, as this is a late submission.
The OUAC must receive the TEAS application fee and Western’s non‑refundable $80 supplementary fee, if you are paying by electronic payment.
If you have courses on your undergraduate or graduate degree transcripts that are not obviously related to the required teaching subjects or elementary school general academic areas, you must submit course descriptions to the Office of the Registrar at Western University for the courses to be considered during the evaluation process.
- Copy course descriptions directly from the granting institution’s academic calendar. We reserve the right to accept or deny any course submitted for consideration.
Submit your TEAS application as soon as possible. It will take up to 3-4 weeks for Western to receive your application, create your login credentials for your Western Student Center and provide further instructions. You will be able to go back and make edits in your TEAS application after you submit it.
No experience profile or reference letter is required.

You may not make amendments to program or teaching subject selections after December 2, 2024.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Requirements for the Teacher Education (BEd) Programs

Transcripts

Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (Casper)

Equity Admission

Western’s Faculty of Education is strongly committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity in all that we do. One of the ways that we do this is through recruiting and supporting applicants to our initial teacher education program who reflect the student population in Ontario schools.

Specifically, it is our goal to admit and support more:

Indigenous and Black teacher candidates,
women teacher candidates,
teacher candidates living with disabilities,
LGBTQ2S+ teacher candidates and
other equity-deserving or under-represented groups.

We recognize that this starts with recruitment of a diverse range of applicants into our initial teacher education programs and we enthusiastically encourage individuals from all equity-deserving groups to apply.

We aim to support our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility and decolonization by using responsible collection and consideration of personal information and data that accurately reflect the unique characteristics of those applying to our initial teacher education program.

The information that we invite you to share will help to inform us of the effectiveness of our recruitment efforts and, more importantly, will enable us to approach our admissions in a more holistic manner, taking into consideration the characteristics of each applicant as a whole person rather than limiting our admission decisions to reliance on standard academic criteria.

Completion of each part of the Equity Admission Application is entirely voluntary.

Those who choose to apply for equity admission will be considered under both the general admission and the equity admission processes. Information gathered in this process will be considered alongside other factors, including ensuring all program prerequisites are met, and applicants have achieved the minimum grade point average of 70%. Equity applicants will also be required to complete the Casper assessment.

To be considered under the equity admission process, applicants must provide a sufficiently detailed explanation of their experience and personal circumstances as they relate to systemic barriers in education and life and reasons they should be considered for admission to the teacher education program. Equity applications will be reviewed by members of the Equity Committee who make recommendations to the Teacher Education office.

Those who wish to be considered under the equity admission process must submit the Equity Admission Application by the application deadline to the Teacher Education Office by email to: rcole22@uwo.ca.

Language Requirements

Teaching Subjects

E10 – Primary/Junior Program (P/J)

E11 – Primary/Junior – French as a Second Language Program (FSL)

E20 – Junior/Intermediate Program (J/I)

Teaching Subjects:

French as a Second Language (325)
Music – Instrumental (158)
Music – Vocal (159)
Religious Education in Catholic Schools (218)

Four full undergraduate or graduate courses (or the equivalent) with a minimum average of 70% are required to support the teaching subject you select.

You will be given preferred status if you completed at least 1 half undergraduate or graduate credit in 4 or more of the following areas:

English (courses in English Culture, Linguistics, Essay Writing and Writing for Business or Science are not acceptable)
Fine Arts (courses include Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts)
Health & Physical Education
Mathematics
Science
Social Science/Humanities (Canadian History/Geography preferred)

E20 – Requirements and Exceptions

French: You must possess oral and written fluency in French and a thorough knowledge of grammar.

Generally, 5 full French credits with a 70% average (or the equivalent), at least 2 of which should be language credits, are required.
One or more full credit(s) equivalents in French literature are desirable for those hoping to teach in French-immersion settings.
Fluent French speakers who do not have university-level French courses may apply for special consideration by emailing: rcole22@uwo.ca. You will be required to complete either a DEFL B2 or our Faculty French proficiency test (the result must be within one year of the application cycle). A fee is required for testing. Successfully completing one of the tests will be equal to having the 5 credits required for the French stream/teachable.

Music – Instrumental: Courses should include at least 1 Instrumental Conducting course, several minor instrument courses in Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion and 1 Music Theory course.

Music – Vocal: Courses should include at least 1 Choral or Vocal Techniques course, 1 Choral Conducting course and 1 Music Theory course.

Religious Education in Catholic Schools: 5 full courses (or the equivalent) with Roman Catholic content are required. Applicants with course credits in the following areas receive preference for admission to Religious Education in Catholic Schools:

Old and New Testament Studies
Catholic Church Teachings in Morality and Social Justice
The Sacraments
Sexuality and Marriage in the Catholic Tradition
Vatican II Theology

Religious Education is offered as a teaching subject only for Roman Catholic schools; student teaching in this subject area will occur in Roman Catholic schools only.

E30 – Intermediate/Senior Program (I/S)

Teaching Subjects:

Economics (050)
English (319)
Environmental Science (447)
Family Studies (230)
French as a Second Language (325)
- Generally, 5 full French credits with a 70% average (or the equivalent), at least 2 of which should be language credits, are required.
- One or more full credit(s) equivalents in French literature are desirable for those hoping to teach in French-immersion settings.
- Fluent French speakers who do not have university-level French courses may apply for special consideration by emailing: rcole22@uwo.ca. You will be required to complete either a DEFL B2 or our Faculty French proficiency test (the result must be within one year of the application cycle). A fee is required for testing. Successfully completing one of the tests will be equal to having the 5 credits required for the French stream/teachable.
Geography (740)
Health & Physical Education (860)
History (750)
Law (770)
Mathematics (652)
Music – Instrumental (158)
Music – Vocal (159)
Philosophy (775)
Politics (780)
Religious Education in Catholic Schools (218)
Science – Biology (412)
Science – Chemistry (420)
Science – General (430)
Science – Physics (470)
Social Sciences – General (165)

Five full undergraduate or graduate credits (or the equivalent) with a minimum average of 70% are required to support the first teaching subject.

Three full undergraduate or graduate credits (or the equivalent) with a minimum average of 70% are needed to support the second teaching subject.

E30 – Requirements and Exceptions

English: Courses in English Culture, Linguistics and Writing for Business or Science are not acceptable.

Family Studies: Applicants with course credits in the following areas receive preference for admission to Family Studies as a first or second teaching subject:

Child and Family Development,
Clothing and Textiles,
Family Resource Management (Consumer Economics),
Foods and Nutrition or
Housing and Interior Design.

French (as either a first or second teaching subject): You must possess oral and written fluency in French and a thorough knowledge of grammar.

Generally, 5 full French courses (or the equivalent), at least 2 of which must be language courses, are required for admission.
One or more full course equivalents in French Literature are desirable if you hope to teach in French immersion settings.
Fluent French speakers who do not have university-level French courses may apply for special consideration by emailing: rcole22@uwo.ca. You will be required to complete either a DEFL B2 or our Faculty French proficiency test (the result must be within one year of the application cycle). A fee is required for testing. Successfully completing one of the tests will be equal to having the 5 credits required for the French stream/teachable.

Geography: Applicants with course credits in Canadian Geography receive preference for admission to Geography as a first or second teaching subject.

Health & Physical Education: Applicants with 3 or more activity course credits receive preference for admission to Health & Physical Education as a first or second teaching subject. Kinesiology courses are best to support this teachable (together with the activity courses).

History: Applicants with course credits in Canadian History receive preference for admission to History as a first or second teaching subject.

Mathematics: Applicants with at least 1 full course credit in senior Mathematics receive preference for admission to Mathematics as a first or second teaching subject.

Music: You may select either Music – Instrumental or Music – Vocal as a teaching option, but not both.

Music – Instrumental: Courses should include at least 1 Instrumental Conducting course, several minor instrument courses in Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion, and 1 Music Theory course.

Music – Vocal: Courses should include at least 1 Choral or Vocal Techniques course, 1 Choral Conducting course and 1 Music Theory course.

Catholic Church Teachings in Morality and Social Justice
Old and New Testament Studies
Sexuality and Marriage in the Catholic Tradition
The Sacraments
Vatican II Theology

Religious Education is offered as a teaching subject only for Roman Catholic schools; student teaching in this subject area will occur in Roman Catholic elementary schools only.

Science – General: Applicants with course credits in the following areas receive preference for admission to Science – General as a first or second teaching subject: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental Science, and Physics.

Social Sciences – General: At least 1 full credit from each of the areas of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology is preferred. Social Sciences – General is an optional subject in the high school curriculum and entry to this teaching subject is limited. We advise you to select this as a second teaching subject only.

Contact

Undergraduate Admissions – Office of the Registrar
Western Student Services Building – Room 3140
London ON N6A 3K7
Telephone: 519‑661‑2100
Email: welcome@uwo.ca

Teacher Education Office, Faculty of Education
1137 Western Road, Room 1156
London ON N6G 1G7
Telephone: 519‑661‑2100, ext. 82745
Email: edrecruit@uwo.ca

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