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Faculty of Education

Teacher Education

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Graduates of our Teacher Education programs are champions of lifelong learning.

Join a community of educators who believe that teaching and learning can be transformative and that every learner has a right to succeed. UVic students benefit from these distinctive offerings of our Teacher Education programs: 

  • Cohort-based 
  • Integrated Indigenous ways of learning and knowing
  • Early opportunities for active observation and participation in local classrooms
  • Hands-on learning through multiple practicum and field experiences in diverse settings
  • Competency-based learning that supports academic and professional success

Explore our programs

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Bachelor of Education - Elementary Curriculum

Our flagship four-year undergraduate degree program will set you up to teach confidently in elementary school settings.

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Bachelor of Education - Elementary Curriculum PDPP

Do you already have a degree and want to become certified to teach in elementary schools? Our 16-month post-degree professional program (PDPP) is for you. 

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Bachelor of Education - Secondary Curriculum PDPP

As a secondary school teacher, you'll engage with adolescents to guide their inquiries and build critical life skills. This 16-month post-degree professional program (PDPP) is for current degree holders. 

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Bachelor of Education - Indigenous PDPP

This program is designed to provide Indigenous and non-Indigenous aspiring teachers with a relevant, relational, and transformative teacher training rooted in First Nations, Inuit and Métis histories, cultures, and ways of knowing and being.

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Explore French Teacher Education

Parlez-vous français? UVic's teacher education programs are dedicated to supporting teacher candidates find pathways forward to teach in French Immersion and-or Francophone programs. 

Explore French Teacher Education

East Kootenay Teacher Education Programs

Complete your UVic Bachelor of Education degree while attending College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, BC.

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Advising

The Education Advising Office is available to help future and current students of our teacher education programs. We can assist future students with admissions requirements and application preparations for teacher education programs, as well as program requirements for the Minor in Education, Minor in Art Education, and Minor in Applications of Psychology & Leadership. We can assist current students with Letters of Permission, program and CAPP report planning, graduation requirements, and your academic standing in the Faculty of Education.

MAC A225
M-F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (closed 12:00 - 1:00 pm)
250-721-7877
adve@uvic.ca 

 

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