The Faculty of Education offers a one-year consecutive program leading to a Bachelor of Education degree. This program meets the requirements of the Ontario College of Teachers for teacher certification.

The Ontario Certificate of Qualification

1. Qualified candidates, who successfully complete the Bachelor of Education program will be recommended for a Certificate of Qualification) issued by the Ontario College of Teachers.

The Certificate of Qualification records the teacher’s divisions of concentration (from Kindergarten to Grade 12) and additional qualifications.

2.The divisions in the Ontario school system are: Primary (Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3), Junior (Grades 4 to 6), Intermediate (Grades 7 to 10) and Senior (Grades 11 to 12).

At Nipissing, Bachelor of Education students can obtain qualifications in one of the following division combinations: Primary/Junior (P/J), Junior/Intermediate (J/I) or Intermediate/Senior (I/S).

3. It should be noted that it is legal for the possessor of a Certificate of Qualification to accept a position in a division other than the one in which he/she has concentrated. This will of course be the exception to the general practice and will occur only when the teacher can demonstrate unique qualifications for such a position.