Bachelor of Education - Secondary Stream (After-degree) St. Mary University, Canada

General Admission Requirement

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 8.0 - With No Band Less Than - 7
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 98.0  Minimum Listening - 23.0  Minimum Reading - 23.0  Minimum Writing - 25.0  Minimum Speaking - 27.0  

Academic Requirement

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have have a 4 year degree from a recognized institution, a 2.5 GPA in the most recent 30 credits. First degree must include two 3-credit courses in English or French literature and composition and a major/concentration in a teaching subject area.

  Applicants must achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA (calculated from the most recently attempted 30 undergraduate credits) to be considered for admission.

• GPA for early conditional admission is calculated from grades available at time of application.
• GPA for full admission is calculated from the final grades.All degree requirements must be completed by the Winter semester preceding the Fall intake.
• First degree must include two courses (6 credits) in Literature and Composition (English or French). Please note that University Prep or Academic Upgrading English courses will not be accepted. Also note that GNED courses from Mount Royal University do not meet this requirement. Communications, Linguistics, and Writing courses will generally not fulfill this requirement either.
• First degree must have either a major concentration in a teaching subject or an appropriate range of courses in a teaching subject, as outlined below for teachable subject areas.
• Specific Teachable Subject Area criteria includes:
   
• English Language Arts
  • 4-year Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English OR
  • Any 4-year Bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution AND
  • Four courses (12 credits) in English, and
  • four Courses (12 credits) in two different Humanities areas.
    Examples of Humanities courses include the following: Art History, Classical Studies, Drama, Language Courses, Indigenous Studies, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Writing.
• Social Studies
  • 4-year Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Anthropology, Economics, History, Geography, Political Sciences or Sociology OR
  • Any 4-year Bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution AND
  • Four courses (12 credits) in History, and
  • four courses (12 credits) in two different Social Science areas.
  • Examples of Social Science courses include the following: Accounting, Economics, Family Studies, Geography, History, Management Studies, Political Studies, Psychology, and Sociology. When comparing applicants with the same admissions score, applicants with a stronger background in Anthropology, Economics, History, Geography, Political Sciences or Sociology have a greater likelihood of being admitted.
• Mathematics
• 4-year Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computing Sciences, or Mathematics OR
• Any 4-year Bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution AND
• Four courses (12 credits) in Mathematics/Statistics, and
• four courses (12 credits) in two different Science areas.
• Examples of Science courses include the following: Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science, and Computer Science.
• Sciences
  • 4-year Bachelor of Science degree OR
  • Any 4-year Bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution AND
  • Four courses (12 credits) in General Sciences, and
  • four courses (12 credits) in two different School Science subjects.
  • Examples of School Science subjects include the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Physical Geography.