{"id":6285,"date":"2020-11-04T12:07:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T18:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/?page_id=6285"},"modified":"2026-10-30T14:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:49:18","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/programs\/5-year-integrated\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class='post-6285 float'><h2>Please Note<\/h2>\n<p>The printed version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/calendar\/\">Brandon University Calendar<\/a> remains the official version of the information contained on this page.<\/p>\n<\/aside><p><strong>On This Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#description\">Program Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#deadlines\">Deadlines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#grade\">Grade Requirements and Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#program\">Program Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#integrated\">Integrated Program Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"description\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Program Focus<\/h2>\n<p>The Integrated Program is intended for students who have a clear professional goal in mind of becoming an Early or Middle years teacher, giving high school graduates immediate access to teacher education. Students will complete a Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts Distributed Major while simultaneously completing course work in the Bachelor of Education program. Early and Middle years teachers are responsible for teaching all subject areas including the core subjects of English, Math, Science and Social Studies. Graduates are eligible for a kindergarten to grade 12 professional teacher\u2019s certificate in Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p>Created to provide support, facilitate student success, and to build community and identity among beginning teachers, the program integrates unique field experiences linked to classroom learning right from year 1. It develops stronger student relationships with instructors in the Faculty of Education and within the student cohort.\u00a0\u00a0 Each year of the program has an overarching theme as the focus for courses and fieldwork: The theme in year 1 is<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Who am I?<\/em>\u00a0 Followed in years 2-5 by<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Who are my Students?,<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>What is Inquiry?<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Who are We?<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>and<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>What does it mean to be a Reflective Teacher?\u00a0<\/em> The sequence of courses has recently been changed.<\/p>\n<p>For students that started in the Integrated Program Fall 2023 or before, you will follow this course sequence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/files\/Year-1-4-checklist-2023-before-5th-year-eligibility-1.pdf\">Year 1 &#8211; 4 checklist- 2023 &amp; before &amp; 5th year eligibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For students that started in the Integrated Program in Fall 2024 or after, you will follow this course sequence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/files\/Year-1-4-checklist-2024-after-5th-year-eligibility-1.pdf\">Year 1 &#8211; 4 checklist- 2024 &amp; after &amp; 5th year eligibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please make sure you meet with an Academic Advisor each year of the program, to ensure you are on track to enter the fifth and final year of the program.<\/p>\n<h3>Program Length<\/h3>\n<p>During the five year program you will complete your Bachelor of Arts (90 credit hours) plus your Bachelor of Education (60 credit hours) simultaneously for a total of 150 credit hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"deadlines\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Deadlines (including supporting documents)<\/h2>\n<p>This program follows the general university admission deadlines: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/apply\/application-deadlines\/\">https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/apply\/application-deadlines\/<\/a><a name=\"grade\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Grade Requirements and Regulations<\/h2>\n<p>Students are required to achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 prior to completing the final year in Education. Education courses stale date after 7 years. Students must pass all field placements in order to graduate with a B.A.\/B.Ed. (A.D.) Integrated degree and to be considered for recommendation by the Dean of Education for professional certification by the Professional Certification Unit of Manitoba.\u00a0\u00a0<a name=\"degree\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"program\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Program Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Admission to this program will be through the Admissions Office. Students entering the B.A.\/B.Ed. (A.D.) program must meet the admission requirements of the Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts Distributed Major 3-year) to be eligible for this program. A 2.50 GPA is required in the B.A. portion of the degree prior to completing the final year of the Education program.<\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion-1\" class=\"accordion no-js\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t1\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-initialstate=\"closed\">\n\t\t\t\tBachelor of Arts Portion Requirements\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c1\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>While completing the B.A. portion of the program, students should seek academic advising each year and keep in mind the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must obtain a minimum 2.50 GPA.<\/li>\n<li>Students must complete 90 credit hours in the B.A. portion of the degree, and 30 credit hours in the B. Ed. portion of the degree, prior to entry into the final year in the B.Ed. degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc94270578\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t2\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-initialstate=\"closed\">\n\t\t\t\tDegree Requirements\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c2\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>Students considering the Bachelor of Arts\/Bachelor of Education (A.D.) Integrated Program must complete 90 credit hours in Year 1 though Year 4 to fulfill the Liberal Arts Distributed Major degree requirements. They also must complete 60 credit hours in Education consisting of 30 credit hours in Year 1 through Year 4, AND 30 credit hours in Year 5, as outlined below. Year 1 through Year 4 may be completed part-time over a longer time period (keeping in mind Education courses stale date after seven years. Year 5 in Education must be completed full-time:<\/p>\n<h3>Year 1<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Term<\/th>\n<th>Required Courses<\/th>\n<th>Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>02:210 \u2014\u00a0Teacher Identity: Becoming Tomorrow\u2019s Teacher<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>03:250 \u2014 Power, Positionality and Privilege: Schools as Complex Spaces<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Year 2<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Term<\/th>\n<th>Required Courses<\/th>\n<th>Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>04:255 \u2014\u00a0Child Development and the Learning Process<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>04:253 \u2014 Inclusive Education\/Children with Disabilities<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Year 3<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Term<\/th>\n<th>Required Courses<\/th>\n<th>Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>03:365 Mathematics Methods Early Years<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>04:353 \u2014 Evaluation &amp; Assessment (EY-MY)<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spring<\/td>\n<td>01:271 \u2014 Field Experience I<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Year 4<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Term<\/th>\n<th>Required Courses<\/th>\n<th>Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>01:441 \u2014 Classroom Management<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>02:458 Intro to ELA Methods Early Years<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spring<\/td>\n<td>01:371 \u2014 Field Experience II<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Year 5<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Required Courses<\/th>\n<th>Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>01:351 \u2014 Reflective Practice for Emerging Educators: The Integrated Program Capstone Course<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:342 \u2014 Foundations of Literacy Learning and Teaching<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>03:361 \u2014 Using ICT in Education<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>002:476 or 02:477 \u2014 Social Studies Methods Early Years or Middle Years<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>03:353 or 03:354 \u2014 Science Methods Early Years or Middle Years<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:381 \u2014 Teaching Indigenous Studies<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Plus: two Education electives (dependent on current course offerings)<\/h4>\n<p>Note: Not necessarily offered each year<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Education Elective Courses<\/th>\n<th>Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>01:440 \u2014\u00a0Teachers as Leaders<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01:443 \u2014 Educator and the Law<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:320 \u2014 Creative Activities for the Classroom<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:324 \u2014 Teaching Drama<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:333 \u2014 Teaching French as a Second Language (MY)<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:334 \u2014 Teaching English as an Additional Language<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:355 \u2014 Art Methods<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:455 \u2014 Environmental Science Methods<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>03:467 \u2014 Internet for Educators<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:257 \u2014 Trauma-informed Behavioural Supports for Adolescents<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:352 \u2014 Trauma-informed Behavioural Supports for Children<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:356 &#8211; Social Justice Education<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:451 &#8211; Counselling Skills for Classroom Teacher<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>05:451 &#8211; Physical Education Methods (EY)<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>05:452 &#8211; Physical Education Methods (MY)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Plus:<\/h4>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Required Courses<\/th>\n<th>Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>01:474 \u2014\u00a0Field Experience III<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01:475 \u2014 Field Experience IV<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<a name=\"integrated\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please Note The printed version of the Brandon University Calendar remains the official version of the information contained on this page. 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