FAQs
Elementary certification: Primary-Junior, Primary: Junior Kindergarten - grade 3 / Junior: grade 4 - grade 6. Upon completion of the program graduates will hold a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in Teacher Education.
Secondary certification: Intermediate-Senior, Intermediate: grade 7 - grade 10 / Senior: grade 11 - grade 12. Upon completion of the program, graduates will hold a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in Teacher Education.
Primary-Junior. Toronto District Catholic School Board, Senhor Santo Cristo Elementary School, 30 Humbert St. Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1M5
Intermediate-Senior. York Catholic District School Board, Jean Vanier Catholic High School, 10475 Bayview Ave., Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 3P2
Ontario Campus Contact: 905.294.7260
Yes, Niagara University in Ontario holds written consent under the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
Yes, Niagara University in Ontario is accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers.
Yes, all coursework and field experiences will be completed in Ontario.
Both the Elementary and Secondary programs are three semesters and will take approximately 1 ½ years to complete.
Fall 2013 Start Date
Semester 1: Fall 2013 (September - December)Semester 2: Spring 2014 (January - May)
Summer Off
Semester 3: Fall 2014 (September - December)
(Student teaching is not available in the summer; therefore you do not attend in the summer).
Fall 2014 Start Date
Semester 1: Fall 2014 (September - December)
Semester 2: Spring 2015 (January - May)
Summer Off
Semester 3: Fall 2015 (September - December)
(Student teaching is not available in the summer; therefore you do not attend in the summer).
Applications for fall 2013 will be accepted starting December 2012.
Applications for fall 2014 will be accepted starting December 2013.
- Semester 1: Foundations
- Semester 2: Methods / Pedagogy
- Semester 3: Student Teaching
The following field experiences are embedded into the program:
- 1st Semester: 75 hours Pre-service Field Experiences
- 2nd Semester: 75 hours Teaching Assistantship- Two placements of 37.5 hours each.
- 3rd Semester: Practice Teaching- Two approximately seven-week placements. Each placement will address a different grade level to provide students with a variety of experiences in areas of certification. The Office of Student Teaching facilitates placement and works with numerous boards in Ontario.
The model is based on a set of principles known as constructivism in which the program is built on the sound research base of cooperative learning and is consistent with recent findings on successful professional growth projects. It provides a laboratory of meaningful interaction and offers the opportunity to develop professional dispositions and leadership skills on a daily basis.
Further, the program utilizes team strategies drawn from the business and athletic worlds and fuses them into a collaborative school faculty. Candidates and professors alike find cohort-based programs to be a positive and dynamic learning experience.
Simply put: to get ready to become a teacher in the collaborative, constructivist and reflective schools of tomorrow, the students work as a cohort in their pre-service studies today.
The program is 33 credit hours. For the 2012 academic year cost per credit hour is $655 Canadian. 33 hours x $655 = $21,615 CAD. Tuition is paid on semester-by-semester basis in Canadian funds.
- Semester One- 12 hours x $655 = $7,860 CAD
- Semester Two- 12 hours x $655 = $7,860 CAD
- Semester Three- 9 hours x $655 = $5,895 CAD
Niagara University in Ontario’s teacher education application process is self managed. Please submit the application and ALL application materials (including official transcripts) enclosed in one packet. Partial and incomplete packages will not be considered.
- Niagara University in Ontario Teacher Education Application. (Or apply online at www.niagara.edu/ontario).
- $30.00 CA application fee.
- Official transcripts of all colleges and universities attended in a sealed institution envelope included with your application. (If you have not yet graduated and/or your degree has not been conferred, please also enclose an in-progress letter).
- Two references (academic or professional) in sealed envelopes with the referee’s signature across the seal included with your application. Please use the Niagara University reference form. (www.niagara.edu/ontario).
- Statement of Intent. Two-page, double-spaced, typewritten statement discussing your teacher education philosophy, professional goals, objectives, strengths and weaknesses.
For applicants whose native language is not English, scores on the TOEFL are required. For the Internet–based TOEFL iBT we require a total score of 103 with scores of at least 23 in listening, 24 in reading, 28 in writing and 28 in speaking***
A degree evaluation by WES - www.wes.org - is required for applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree outside of the U.S. or Canada. Please select the comprehensive course-by-course report.
Remember to submit your application and ALL application materials in one packet to:
Teacher Education Admissions Office
Academic Complex - Room 225, Box 1930
Niagara University, New York 14109-1930
Please submit with your application the “in progress” letter and transcript along with a copy of any registrations for classes currently enrolled in if they do not appear on your transcript. A second transcript will be required once your degree is conferred and posted.
- English
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies (Canadian History / Geography)
- Fine Arts
The first specific teachable area requires 6 full year courses (36 credits / units). The second teachable area requires 3 full year courses (18 credits / units). Two teachables are required for the Niagara University in Ontario program.
- Business Studies- Accounting
- Business Studies- Entrepreneurship
- Business Studies- General
- Business Studies- Information and Communication Technology
- Computer Studies
- Dramatic Arts
- Economics
- English
- French as a 2nd Language
- Geography
- History
- International Languages- Arabic
- International Languages- Italian
- International Languages- Mandarin
- International Languages- Spanish
- Mathematics
- Politics
- Religious Education
- Science- Biology
- Science- Chemistry
- Science- General
- Science- Physics
- Social Sciences – General
- Visual Arts