Lakehead Admissions

Admission & Application Information for the One-Year Bachelor of Education Program

THUNDER BAY APPLICATIONS REMAINS OPEN!

The One-Year Bachelor of Education program is offered at both the Thunder Bay and Orillia Campus at Lakehead University. This program is designed for graduates of a three or four year undergraduate degree program.

All three teaching divisions are offered at Lakehead University, varying by campus location. The Thunder Bay Campus (applications remain open for 2012) offers all three teaching divisions - Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior; the Orillia Campus (application closed for 2012) offers the Primary/Junior teaching division.

Please note that the Revised Integrated Teacher Education (R.I.T.E.) Program is an alternative scheduling of the Primary/Junior (P/J) Professional Year Bachelor of Education (BEd) program at the Thunder Bay Campus. You do not need to apply for the R.I.T.E. program. If you are interested pursuing the R.I.T.E. option, please ensure that you register in the R.I.T.E. section when course registration is available. For more information on the R.I.T.E. program, please refer to the Faculty of Education website. 

For the 2012 cycle, the RITE Schedule (available at the Thunder Bay Campus) will be starting on August 13th, 2012 and the Regular Schedule (for both the Thunder Bay and Orillia Campus) will be starting on September 4th, 2012.

General Admission Requirements:

Undergraduate Degree: Proof of the completion of a recognized undergraduate degree (and/or in-progress courses). Degrees completed through a College Transfer program must have a minimum of five (5) full year course equivalents completed at the university level to be eligible for admission consideration. 

Applicants presenting applied degrees with a GPA of 3.5 or higher will be assessed on an individual basis.                  

Admission Average: Selection of applicants is based on academic achievement. The admission average will be calculated using the last 10 undergraduate degree level full course equivalents (not including college transfer credits) completed at the time of application. Preference will be given to applicants who present a minimum 70% average or equivalent.

The admission average will be calculated using the grades reported on an official transcript that must be received by the Office of Admissions and Recruitment by the application deadline, December 1, 2011. If credits are in-progress at the time of application, they will be considered in order to fulfill teaching subject requirements, but will not be used to calculate an admission average. Graduate courses, college transfer credits, CEGEP and Secondary School courses are not considered as part of the admission average calculation. 

Preference will be given to applicants who present an Honours degree or a degree with 20 full course equivalents. 

Equity: Mature, Aboriginal and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

• Mature applicants are defined as a person who has been awarded their undergraduate degree five (5) or more years ago. Mature students are identified by the Office of Admissions & Recruitment by the date their degrees were awarded, as noted on their official transcripts.

• Aboriginal applicants may identify their Aboriginal ancestry on the OUAC application form in the field provided. 

• Persons with a disability, who feel that they have been academically disadvantaged may outline reasons in a personal statement submitted to the Office of Admissions & Recruitment at Lakehead University. Persons with a disability must meet the minimum admission requirements and will be required to meet the same standards for progression and graduation as other students.       

Teaching Subjects & Pre-requisites:

Applicants must present a course background that supports the teaching division(s) and teaching subject(s) applied to.

How to Apply:

To apply to the One-Year Bachelor of Education program offered at Lakehead University, the application form used is available online through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre.

For full-time studies:
---> Apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre on the TEAS Application Form

Please Note: If you do not complete all application requirements, your application will be marked as Incomplete. It is the responsibility of the applicant  to ensure that they are meeting Lakehead University's admission requirements, prior to all published deadline dates. Please refer to the TEAS Guide on the application website.

Required Documentation:

Applicants are to submit the following required documentation as part of the application process. (Please also refer to the Important Deadline Dates to ensure you are meeting all the published deadline dates.)

1. Application and Application Fees (including the supplementary non-refundable fee of $55 must be submitted to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre)
2. Official Post-Secondary Transcripts
3. International Credential Assessment (World Education Services or International Credential Assessment Service of Canada) for applicants with post-secondary credentials outside of Canada or the United States. A course-by-course evaluation is required. All associated assessment fees are the responsibility of the applicant.
4. Language Proficiency Requirements
5. Lakehead University does not require a supplementary application/experience profile
   

 Safe Practice:

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Education program complete approximately 10 weeks of placement as a student Teacher and must maintain the high professional standards expected of all teachers. A Teacher candidate may be excluded or withdrawn from the placement when his/her performance is deemed to be unsafe. Unsafe practice is any situation arising from a Teacher candidate's interaction with students or colleagues which places these students, colleagues, or the candidate himself/herself at risk or harm.

Additional Resources & Links:

Lakehead University Faculty of Education - Teacher Placement Information
Lakehead University Bachelor of Education
Lakehead University Faculty of Education
Ontario College of Teachers
Ministry of Education