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Program Description
This degree is designed for students with a B.A., B.Sc., B.Mus., B.P.E.S. or equivalent degree who wish to teach. The program offers three different routes: Early Years(K-4), Middle Years (5-8), and Senior Years (9-12).
This program is designed for students who have completed a first degree prior to entering the Faculty of Education. The program is tightly structured, and students are advised that the sequencing in the three routes (Early Years, Middle Years, and Senior Years) must be strictly followed. Coursework is set to prepare students for their field experiences. Students taking this program must choose the Early Years, Middle or Senior Years route at time of application.
Early or Middle Years Routes (EY or MY)
The Early Years route is designed for teachers who want to teach students in Kindergarten to grade four. The Middle years route is designed for teachers who want to teach students from grade five to eight. After Degree students must achieve a 2.50 GPA to meet Graduation requirements.
Early and Middle Years students will complete 60 credit hours during their Bachelor of Education After Degree. For a complete list of the courses offered while taking the After Degree, please see the Undergraduate Calendar, which can be accessed at the following link: Course Calendar | Brandon University. In the 2025/26 Undergraduate Calendar, the Faculty of Education starts on page 280.
Admission Requirements
Brandon University requires that individuals seeking a Bachelor of Education degree as Early Years or Middle Years teachers must have successfully completed, an undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.50 and a minimum of 90 credit hours in their undergraduate degree. For Early and Middle Years there are no other admission requirements.
Seniors Years Route (SY)
The Senior Years route is designed for teachers who want to teach students from grade nine to twelve. After Degree students must achieve a 2.50 GPA to meet Graduation requirements.
Senior Years students will complete 60 credit hours during their Bachelor of Education After Degree. For a complete list of the courses offered while taking the After Degree, please see the Undergraduate Calendar, which can be accessed at the following link: Course Calendar | Brandon University. In the 2025/26 Undergraduate Calendar, the Faculty of Education starts on page 280.
Admission Requirements
A Senior Years applicant must have an undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.50 and a minimum of 90 credit hours in their undergraduate degree. The following requirements are also needed for students in the Senior Years stream, 24 credit hours for a first teachable subject and 15 credit hours for a second teachable subject. Courses with “D” grades are not accepted towards teachable subjects. Please note there are extra requirements for General Science, General Social Studies, and Music. The table below lists the current teachable subjects:
| Art | General Science* | Mathematics |
| Biology | General Social Studies** | Music*** |
| Business Administration | Geography | Physical Education |
| Chemistry | History | Physics |
| Computer Science | Human Ecology | Theatre/Drama |
| English | Indigenous Studies | |
| French & Francophone Studies | Languages/Applied Linguistics |
*General Science Requirements
1. General Science as a first (24 credit hours) or second (15 credit hours) teachable subject may include courses in: Computer Science, Life Sciences (including Biological Sciences and Anatomy), Physical Sciences (including Chemistry and Physics), Earth and Space Sciences (including Astronomy, Geography, and Geology) and Engineering. Other courses in Natural Science (which do not include Mathematics) may be reviewed for inclusion.
2. Applicants declaring a General Science teachable subject in combination with another science discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science or Physics), may not include coursework from the same discipline within the General Science. Example: First teachable subject, Chemistry: 24 credit hours CHEM courses, second teachable subject, General Science: 15 credit hours, no CHEM courses.
**General Social Studies Requirements
1. General Social Studies as a first teachable must include 24 credit hours including:
a) At least 6 credit hours of history
b) At least 6 credit hours of geography
c) 12 or the remaining credit hours from Anthropology, Economics, Indigenous Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
2. General Social Studies as a second teachable must include 15 credit hours including:
a) At least 6 credit hours of history and at least 3 credit hours of geography or at least 6 credit hours of geography and at least 3 credit hours of history
b) 6 or the remaining credit hours from Anthropology, Economics, Indigenous Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
3. Applicants declaring a General Social Studies teachable subject in combination with Indigenous Studies may not include coursework from the same discipline with the General Social Studies. Example: First teachable subject, Indigenous Studies: 24 credit hours IND courses, second teachable subject, General Social Studies: 15 credit hours, no IND courses.
4. Applicants declaring a General Social Studies teachable subject in combination with Geography or History must include 6 credit hours (for first teachable) or 3 credit hours (second teachable) of Geography or History (opposite to their other declared teachable) and the remaining credit hours from Anthropology, Economics, Indigenous Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. Example: First teachable subject Geography: 24 credit hours. Second teachable subject, General Social Studies must include at least 3 credit hours of History and 12 or the remaining credit hours from Anthropology, Economics, Indigenous Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
***Music Requirements
Candidates must declare either Choral or Instrumental Stream.
Required Courses for Entrance:
1. Choral Stream:
66.378/379 Elementary Conducting and Score Study I & II
66.478 Advanced Conducting and Score Study
2. Instrumental Stream
66.474 Beginner Instrumental Techniques and Methods
66.475 Advanced Instrumental Techniques and Methods
66.378/379 Elementary Conducting and Score Study I & II
66.478 Advanced Conducting and Score Study
For this transition year, if you do not meet the new requirements, the previous requirement will be grandfathered in. If you have questions, please email: FacultyEd@BrandonU.ca.