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Additional Qualifications (AQ) Course Descriptions

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Specialist additional qualifications focus on Special Education, Primary and Junior Mathematics, French as a Second Language, International Languages, Reading, Guidance, Kindergarten and Teaching English Language Learners.​

Additional qualifications are governed in Ontario by Regulation 176/10 and are administered by the Ontario College of Teachers. The additional qualifications offered by the Schulich School of Education include:

  • Additional Basic Qualifications
  • One-Session Qualifications
  • Three-Session Qualifications (Specialist)

To successfully complete a course, all assignments, must be completed successfully. Upon successful completion of courses with a minimum grade of 60%, students will be reported to the Ontario College of Teachers for the appropriate additional qualification. To be reported, candidates must have met all pre-requisite requirements, must have submitted all required documentation and must not be in financial arrears to the University. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they submit all required documentation and meet all prerequisite requirements, as well as any requirements that are designated on their Certificate of Qualification. Teachers of Technological Studies should also note that O. Reg. 176/10 limits the courses that can be taken to a specific list of courses.

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Group 3: One-Session Additional Qualifications

(Schedule C - OCT)

Group 3: Course Descriptions and Prerequisites

Courses in Group 3 are credit bearing and lead to an Ontario College of Teachers additional qualification.

To be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for an additional qualification, a mark of 60% or over is required in a course.

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
EDUC 17256Alternative Education
EDUC 18056Adapting Curriculum for Second Language Learners in a French as a Second Language Setting
EDUC 18156Teaching in a French Immersion Setting 
EDUC 42056Outdoor Experiential Education 

 

Applicants must:

Hold or be deemed to hold an Ontario Certificate of Qualification or an Interim Certificate of Qualification.

Eligibility

Members are responsible for learning what prerequisites are necessary to enrol in AQ courses or programs.

Teachers holding qualifications in technological education may ONLY take specific three-part specialist courses in the following general education subjects:

  • Teaching English Language Learners
  • Guidance and Career Education
  • Reading
  • Special Education

Group 4: Three-Session Additional Qualifications -Part I, II, III (Specialist)

(Schedule D - OCT)

Group 4: Course Descriptions and Prerequisites

Courses in Group 4 are credit bearing and lead to an Ontario College of Teachers additional qualification.

To be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for an additional qualification, a mark of 60% or over is required in a course.

Course CodeCreditsCourse Title
EDUC 15156French as a Second Language, Part I
EDUC 25156French as a Second Language, Part II
EDUC 35156French as a Second Language, Part III
EDUC 12556Guidance and Career Education, Part I
EDUC 22556Guidance and Career Education, Part II
EDUC 32556Guidance and Career Education, Part III
EDUC 11856International Languages Spanish, Part I
EDUC 21856International Languages Spanish, Part II
EDUC 13856International Languages German, Part I
EDUC 14856

International Languages Italian, Part I

EDUC 15856International Languages Portuguese, Part I
EDUC 12456Kindergarten, Part I
EDUC 22456Kindergarten, Part II
EDUC 32456

Kindergarten, Part III

EDUC 15656Mathematics, Primary and Junior, Part I
EDUC 25656Mathematics, Primary and Junior, Part II
EDUC 35656Mathematics, Primary and Junior, Part III
EDUC 12756

Reading, Part I

EDUC 22756

Reading, Part II

EDUC 32756Reading, Part III
EDUC 18256Reading, Part I for a French as a Second Language Focus
EDUC 22856

Reading, Part II for a French as a Second Language Focus

EDUC 32856

Reading, Part III for a French as a Second Language Focus

EDUC 12356

Special Education, Part I

EDUC 22356

Special Education, Part II

EDUC 32356Special Education, Part III
EDUC 16156

Special Education, Part I: French as a Second Language Focus

EDUC 15356

Teaching English Language Learners, Part I​

EDUC 25356Teaching English Language Learners, Part II
EDUC 35356

Teaching English Language Learners, Part III

Applicants must:

Hold or be deemed to hold an Ontario Certificate of Qualification or an Interim Certificate of Qualification.

For a Part II

(a) The candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to part 1 of the specialist qualification, or an equivalent program;

(b) the candidate has at least one school year of successful classroom teaching experience, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official.

https://sc.oct.ca/-/media/PDF/Memorandums/reg_memo_e.pdf

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For a Part III (Specialist)

(a) the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to part 2 of the specialist qualification, or an equivalent program;

(b) the candidate has at least two school years of successful classroom teaching experience, including at least one school year teaching the subject, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official.

https://sc.oct.ca/-/media/PDF/Memorandums/reg_memo_e.pdf

Forms and Resources | Nipissing University

Eligibility

Members are responsible for learning what prerequisites are necessary to enrol in AQ courses or programs.

Teachers holding qualifications in technological education may ONLY take specific three-part specialist courses in the following general education subjects:

  • Teaching English Language Learners
  • Guidance and Career Education
  • Reading
  • Special Education
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