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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.

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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. Further details on the practicum experiencecan be found online.

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TMU students and Waaban Indigenous students finishing the BEd program this summer
The Office of Students Services will be emailing the week of July 22nd to those BEd teacher candidates who will be finishing the teaching certification program this summer and share next steps for October convocation and the steps for full nomination with OCT by mid August.

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BA EDST Students - Submission of Preferences for EDST3999 Community Practicum

Students enrolled in EDST3999 for FW 2024-25 can search Community Practicum options and submit five placement preferences beginning mid-day July 22nd, through July 28th, 2024.

For BA EDST3999, students must choose a Placement Day option, prior to submitting Community Practicum preferences.

PLEASE NOTE: you cannot change your Placement Day after making your selection, and you must have your placement day available (both semesters) during the academic year.

It is the student’s responsibility to look at their course schedule to choose a Community Practicum Day and choose preferences that do not conflict with these academic commitments.

Students cannot miss scheduled class time and/or other Faculty commitments to attend Community Practicum.

The placement process is not first come-first served; all preferences will be taken into consideration, if submitted during the (mid-day July 22nd- July 28th) timeline. If preferences aren’t submitted during this timeline, students will be a part of the round two selection process and will submit preferences in late August.

To search placement options and to submit preferences, please visit:  https://apps.edu.yorku.ca/practicum.

Students can expect an in-person placement and must submit a minimum of four in-person options out of their five placement preferences. Students are not permitted to submit ALL virtual options as their placement preferences.

If a community partner has multiple placement options, students should submit one placement preference from any particular community partner. ALL preferences from the same community partner will not be accepted.

All student preferences are taken into consideration; however, the Practicum Office does NOT guarantee a placement based exclusively on student preferences. Any questions regarding community practicum and/or technical difficulties should be sent via email and directed to: communitypracticum@edu.yorku.ca.

Students are NOT to contact Community Partners (until confirmation of placement is received by the Practicum Office late August/early September). You will be able to access the system in late August to see your confirmed Community Practicum location.

Please carefully review the placement details, expectations, and responsibilities.

You are responsible to follow and adhere to the requirements outlined in the placement details (including additional requirements, screening interviews, and orientation).

EVERY Community Practicum is different, so please refer to your specific Community Practicum details for orientation, start dates etc.

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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 have posted the Year 2 Advising/Enrollment packages here: https://www.yorku.ca/edu/students/undergraduate-programs/bed-program-calendars/

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) was on June 19^th 2024.

The Faculty of Education Students Services team is working on final course enrollment for the BEd students in the required courses. Remember, students must enroll in the EDPR courses for the services team to complete the remaining enrolment of courses. Our goal is to complete final enrolment by mid-July.

Reminder: Police record/VSS for FW 2024-25 In School Placement is required and students should have it no later than September 1.

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Year 2 Education electives The Students Services Office has been working on more ED electives (seats) for students moving into year 2. There are more education electives posted for the winter session.

Currently seats open in the following EDUC’s for yr 2 BEd students.

• ED EDUC 2594 section M Cr=3.00 Hands-on Mathematics section M - Wednesdays at 11:30-2:30 (winter)
• ED EDUC 3770 section N Cr=3.00 Teaching and Learning with Digital Technology Wednesdays at  2:30-5:30 (winter)
• ED EDUC 2720 section M Cr=3.00 Teaching English in International Context Wednesday’s at 8:30am to 11:30am (winter)

REMINDER for the BEd program ED Electives
Maximum numbers of electives required to be completed for the BEd:

• Primary/Junior students must complete three elective courses - one math based, one language/literacy based and one open choice to satisfy their BEd degree requirements.
• Junior/Intermediate students must complete a total of two elective courses - one Math or Literacy based and one open choice to satisfy their BEd degree requirements.
• Intermediate/Senior and Technological Education students candidates must complete a total of three elective courses to satisfy their BEd degree requirements.
• Glendon FSL BEd –  PJ and JI one Math elective and IS one open elective

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BA EDST Program requirements
Students pursuing the BA Educational Studies program should look at the  Degree Progress Report, to keep track of courses completed and what may still be required.  For the degree Academic regulations and requirements visit Academic Calendars at https://calendars.students.yorku.ca/

BA Educational Studies students moving from year 1 to 2
The Office of Students Services hosted a virtual information session in early April  inviting year one BA students moving into year two (level one to level two) an overview of the BA EDST course requirements, Degree Progress Report and summer courses. The session was recorded:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz1BdUXm00Q

• BA Educational Studies students moving into level 3 and 4     The Office of Students Services held two  two virtual information sessionsfor BA students moving into level 3 and 4 (level 3  =  54 to 82 credits and level 4 = 84 credits or more completed by end of summer) this September. We discussed courses planned for FW 2024-25, program requirements, how to review your Degree Progress Report, and the EDST 3999 and EDST 4999 - Experience, Inquire and Contribute (EIC) options.  The EIC offers learning placements within the community or in related organizations as part of the Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies program. The Information sessions were held via Zoom and recorded.
• ED/EDST 3999 6.00 Information Session recording:  https://youtu.be/NCbEjJ3aYGw
• ED/EDST 4999 6.00 Information Session: https://youtu.be/aSL3iNJlt9Y

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Seats open in ED/EDST courses

Course Name	Section	Period	Day Time
ED EDST 2450  Cr=3.00 Multilingualism and multiculturalism	M	Winter	Tuesday 14:30
ED EDST 2700  Cr=3.00 Non-Western Perspectives	M	Winter	Wednesday 11:30
ED EDST 3100  Cr=3.00 Recreation and Education	M	Winter	Monday 14:30
ED EDST 3200  Cr=3.00 Apprenticeship Learning	A	Fall	Tuesday   8:30
ED EDST 3200  Cr=3.00 Apprenticeship Learning	M	Winter	Thursday 11:30
ED EDST 3400  Cr=3.00 Policy and Public Educ. Institutions	M	Winter	Monday 14:30
ED EDST 3700  Cr=3.00 Educating for a Sustainable Future	A	Fall	Thursday 14:30
ED EDST 3700  Cr=3.00 Educating for a Sustainable Future	M	Winter	Wednesday 8:30
ED EDST 3720  Cr=3.00 Critical Thinking	M	Winter	Thursday 14:30
ED EDST 3730  Cr=3.00 Education and Human Rights	A	Fall	Wednesday   8:30
ED EDST 3800  Cr=3.00 Research Methods in Educational Studie	B	Fall	Friday 14:30
ED EDST 3800  Cr=3.00 Research Methods in Educational Studie	M	Winter	Friday 14:30
ED EDST 4000  Cr=3.00 Community Organizations and Education	A	Fall	Monday 14:30
ED EDST 4000  Cr=3.00 Community Organizations and Education	M	Winter	Wednesday   8:30
ED EDST 4010  Cr=3.00 Educating for Activism	A	Fall	Wednesday 11:30
ED EDST 4010  Cr=3.00 Educating for Activism	M	Winter	Wednesday  11:30
ED EDST 4040  Cr=3.00 Professional Practice	A	Fall	Wednesday 11:30
ED EDST 4051  Cr=3.00 Teaching Design Thinking	A	Fall	Tuesday 14:30
ED EDST 4051  Cr=3.00 Teaching Design Thinking	M	Winter	Thursday 8:30
ED EDST 4100  Cr=3.00 Theories and Challenges of Group Work	M	Winter	Tuesday 11:30
ED EDST 4300  Cr=3.00 Policy and Practice	M	Winter	Monday 11:30
ED EDST 4500  Cr=3.00 Ethics & Educating in Community & Work	M	Winter	Monday  8:30

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BA Educational Studies Certificate

How to plan for the certificate:

The Faculty of Education Undergraduate Certificate in Educational Development

• • Students must be registered 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).

At this time seats are full in EDST 3510 and 3500.   If you are enrolled in these two courses for FW 2024-25 or have completed them in the past year and interested in the certificate please email osp@edu.yorku.ca requesting permission to add EDST 4998 6.00.

• 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 for walk  inquiries on campus and online advising support . We are in 128 Winters College, Office hours are (Monday - Thursday = 9:00am to 4:00pm and Fridays month of June, July and August 9:00am to 3:00pm).

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