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Updating your contact information
Please remember if you change your residential address or phone number(s) you should update this information through the Registrar's Office website. Under My Student Records select Change My Profile. You are also encouraged to add a contact person in case of emergency.

Bachelor of Education Teaching Certification It's important to remember that the BEd is a full-time academic program that has a very full schedule, and the degree is accredited as an in-person program; with the professional nature of the program and expectations from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), it is also expected that students attend classes together in order to enrich their learning experiences and to prepare them to enter the teaching profession.

IMPORTANT Bachelor of Education (BEd) course requirements
Students needing to double check the course requirements for the BEd program should visit YU Academic Calendar's.  Courses and Practicum requirements for all the teaching panels are posted. Visit https://calendars.students.yorku.ca/academic-calendar#/programs

Grade requirements for the Bachelor of Education

• Students will be ineligible to continue in the Bachelor of Education teaching certification degree / program if they receive less than a grade of C+ in any course taken for education credit.
• In the Bachelor of Education (BEd) program, students complete both a community-based practicum placement and three school-based practicum placements. School placements are supervised by an Ontario Certified Teacher. Students are required to complete all practicum days successfully in order to complete their degree programs.

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June Convocation - Faculty of Education is June 17th 
Reminder - Graduating BEd and BA students should view the information on the university’s convocation Web site for details regarding the ceremony and diploma services. https://www.yorku.ca/convocation/

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Education BEd students 
BEd students graduating in June 2024 will be applying to the Ontario College of Teachers to become a certified member. There are several steps students will need to do to ensure there are no delays nominating BEd graduates.  Full nomination to the Ontario College of Teachers by the Faculty of Education will not be submitted until after the June 17th convocation ceremony.

• Review the OCT application information at  https://apps.oct.ca/OLR/Template.aspx?action=rege
• Apply for OCT membership/registration: Visit: oct.ca select Members and then Create an Account. In order for the BEd Student Services Office to send your recommendation, we require the six-digit OCT registration number for each graduating teacher candidate.
• Submit the six-digit Ontario College Teachers (OCT) registration number ASAP to the Faculty of Education. The online form is available on the Faculty of Education website.
• Send Transcripts to OCT~ Graduating BEd teacher candidates will need  to order all post-secondary transcripts and be sent to the Ontario College of Teachers. The Faculty of Education cannot order students transcripts, it's the responsibility of students.   When ordering transcripts, please indicate that you wish for your York University transcript to be sent after degree completion. Please order your transcript while completing your OCT application, using the OUAC Transcript Request available at https://www.ouac.on.ca/apply/oct/en_CA/user/login
• Recommendation to OCT- The Faculty of Education will only send your recommendation to OCT following degree(s) completion. Transcripts ordered by the student and the recommendation sent by the Faculty of Education are required for certification.

Those students who had submitted their request for Transitional Certificate and been recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers,  the Faculty of Education, Office of Student Services will use this information (OCT Registry number) for final OCT recommendation/ submission. Students will need to re-order their York U. transcript to show OCT the degree(s) conferred.

This will also include the Toronto Metropolitan University ECS BA/PJ BEd and Waaban Indigenous BEd students completing the teaching program requirements end of July and requested the Transitional  Certificate

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TOWN HALL meeting/session for BEd students moving into Year 2 FW 2024-25
The Undergraduate Program Office held two Town Hall meetings for students in the BEd program and who will be enrolled in Year 2 this F/W 2024-25 session.  For those of you who could not join us, we recorded one of the sessions.  York U. Faculty of Education Information Session year 2 BEd:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Sy5aNw-qk

Advising packages for ED 2 (Semester 3 and 4) 2024-25
The Student Services team emailed the Year 2 Advising/Enrollment packages on May 17, 2024 students moving into Year 2 BEd.  The packages will be posted here: https://www.yorku.ca/edu/students/undergraduate-programs/bed-program-calendars/  with plans for the week of June 10^th.

Included in the packages are the course schedules, a reminder to reapply for Police Record Check/VSS, and any important dates for the FW 2024 academic year.  The date to enroll in EDPR 3000 and EDPR 4000 along with EDUC elective(s) is June 19^th, 2024.

The Faculty of Education Students Services team will enroll the BEd students in the required courses. Students must enroll in the EDPR courses for the services team to complete the remaining enrolment of courses. Our goal is complete final enrolment by mid-July.
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The Faculty of Education Undergraduate Certificate in Educational Development

• • Students must be registered in the in the Honours BA (Educational Studies) program and complete the requirements concurrently. This degree requires the completion of 120 credits.
    • Students must complete the BA major 42.00 credits in Educational Studies
    • In addition, students must complete from these three courses as electives:
      • ED/EDST3500 - Introduction to Educational Development (3.00)
      • ED/EDST3510 - Teaching & Supporting Teaching Online (3.00)
      • ED/EDST4998 - Advanced Studies and Practices in Educational Development (6.00)
  • Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least C+ (5.0).

How to plan for the certificate:

• EDST3500 Introduction to Educational Development second or third year of study.
• EDST3510 Teaching and supporting teaching online.  You may take this at the same time as EDST3500, or after completing 3500, second or third year of study.
• EDST4998 Advanced Studies and Practices in Educational development.  After completing the other two courses.  Likely in your 3rd or 4th year of study.

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Faculty of Education Office of Student Services team
The Faculty of Education, Office of Student Services staff are available on campus and online advising support . We are located in Winters College, Room 128.  Office hours are Monday - Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm. Fridays starting May 19th through to the end of August the office closes at 3:00pm.  Phone hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 and Friday until 2:00pm - pm 416-736-5001