Secondary Education

When considering Pre-Professional studies, it is important to understand King’s does not offer Professional Programs (other than the Bachelor of Education After Degree). We offer transfer opportunities into professional programs. This ranges from select course transfers (minimum) to a full undergraduate degree for admission (maximum) to another university. The advantage of taking Pre-Professional studies at King's is learning in a faith-based community with small class sizes, dealing with personable, helpful professors and creating a foundation for continuing study at another university.

Currently the Bachelor of Education After Degree at The King’s University College is Elementary Education focused. Graduates from the program can teach kindergarten through grade 9, (in order to teach junior high you must have at least a teachable minor in your first degree). In the past some King’s graduates have gone on to teach in high schools.

Coming Soon to King’s: Bachelor of Education After-degree for Secondary Education (anticipated start date: September 2009).

Some thing you should know: Most universities require a 3 or 4-year undergraduate degree to enter their 2-year Bachelor of Education After degree (5-6 years total). A few universities have a 4 or 5-year program which integrates both the undergraduate degree and the Bachelor of Education degree in one Bachelor of Education degree. Within this type of program the education courses and undergraduate courses are taken at the same time. Therefore it becomes more challenging for students of a combined Education degree to change programs if they wish.

Benefits to taking a Bachelor of Education After-degree:
1. A 3 to 4-year undergraduate degree keeps your options open. It may be that you are interested in Education at the beginning of your University degree, but discover a love for a different career as you study. This option allows students to change programs and maximise course transfer.
2. Education courses can be taken within the undergraduate degree to provide a “taster” of what being a teacher is all about.
3. 5 to 6 years of University not only opens more options for job placement, but also places you a step up on the beginning pay scale.

King’s can offer the first degree towards getting your Bachelor of Secondary Education After Degree. King’s offers complete, accredited undergraduate degree in an environment which allows you to grow and be challenged, before transferring into a larger institution which offers the Secondary Education After Degree.

King’s can offer an Undergraduate Degree in a variety of subjects for admission into a Bachelor of Education After Degree. We offer a Bachelor of Arts in History, Social Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, English, Music, Psychology, Sociology, Theology and Philosophy; and, a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry. There are plenty of opportunities to combine two or more of these.

How do I get started?
1. Determine which courses are you interested in teaching at a high school level.
2. Apply to a King’s Bachelor’s degree in your area of interest.
3. Ensure your GPA meets the requirements for the Education After Degree program you are looking into. Some programs are very competitive (i.e. physical education at the University of Alberta’s requirement has been a 3.7 GPA)
4. In your final year of your undergraduate degree, apply for the Education After Degree program at the university of your choice.

Note: It is highly beneficial to take 6 credits in Canadian History and 3 credits Math in your undergraduate degree for increased opportunity for job placement in Canada.

Canadian Universities that offer Secondary Education
University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Regina, University of Lethbridge, University of Victoria, Queens University, McGill University, University of Manitoba, University of Western Ontario, University of Saskatchewan