Program Length: 4-5 years
Location: Waterloo, ON
Admissions Req: Applicants for this education degree must have a high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum number of six completed Grade 12 U or M courses, including required courses. Grade 12 U or M courses must be approved by the Ontario Ministry of Education. Required: Pre-Calculus 12, English Studies 12 and one of the following: AP Calculus or Calculus 12.
Highlight: So you simply love Math plus you’re pretty amazing amazing at it and want to… teach….wait? what? Well Waterloo, a place that is pretty well-known (ok, world renowned) for math stuff offers the opportunity for students to specialize in Math for the purpose of Teaching!….say what??? Yep, Math and Teaching: so practical it’s crazy, right? Get 8 months of teaching experience PLUS paid experience (in Canada or abroad!) if you enroll in the Co-op version of the program. Definitely not for the faint of heart, though… to be considered applicants must enter and submit results from one or both of the following contests: the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest or the Euclid Math Contest… C’mon, you do this stuff for fun! Did I mention that you can complete the 4 school term practicum to earn your BEd concurrently? and so start teaching the September after you graduate?! So… If you’re seriously thinking of Teaching Math, check out this program that takes both Math, and skills to teach it, very seriously.
Cost: Canadian Students – $11,600 CAD/yr
International Students – $47,800 CAD/yr