In-Service Program General Admission Requirements

In-Service Information

In-Service Program
Admission Requirements

Please Note:

For teachers employed by a board of education, a supervisory officer may be a superintendent or assistant superintendent of the board. A principal is not deemed to be a supervisory officer.

For teachers employed by a private school, the official appointed by the Ministry of Education and Training to provide supervisory services for the school will be deemed to be the supervisory officer.

Also note that the University of Windsor does not keep student transcript information on file. Applicants will be required to submit a copy of all supporting documentation each time they apply for a course.

ADDITIONAL BASIC QUALIFICATIONS COURSES

All applicants must hold a valid Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers and provide proof by submitting a photocopy of their most recent Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification.

In addition:

Applicants for a Primary ABQ must:

hold qualifications in one of the Junior Division, the Intermediate Division or the Senior Division.

Applicants for a Junior ABQ must:

hold qualifications in one of the Primary Division, the Intermediate Division or the Senior Division.

Applicants for a Intermediate ABQ must:

hold qualifications in one of the Primary Division, the Junior Division or the Senior Division;
have 6 semester courses at the undergraduate level in a teachable subject for the intermediate level. This must be substantiated by submission of a copy of their undergraduate transcript(s). Applicants who have taken university courses at institutions other than the University of Windsor must provide actual course descriptions from the institution before equivalencies can be considered. Where there is doubt, an individual from the appropriate Faculty at the University of Windsor will be consulted.

Applicants for a Senior ABQ must:

hold qualifications in one of the Primary Division, the Junior Division or the Intermediate Division;
have 10 semester courses at the undergraduate level in a teachable subject for the senior level for their major area and 6 semester credits at the undergraduate level in a teachable subject for the senior level for their minor area. This must be substantiated by submission of a copy of their undergraduate transcript(s). Applicants who have taken university courses at institutions other than the University of Windsor must provide actual course descriptions from the institution before equivalencies can be considered. Where there is doubt, an individual from the appropriate Faculty at the University of Windsor will be consulted.

Note:

Courses which have already been counted towards certification for a level other than the one to which the applicant is applying may not be counted towards another level. In the case of senior basic courses, undergraduate courses which have counted towards a major may not also be counted towards a minor and vice versa.

THREE PART ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS COURSES

Part 1:

Applicants must:

hold a valid Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers and provide proof by submitting a photocopy of their most recent Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification;
hold qualifications in one of the Primary Division, Junior Division, the Intermediate Division or the Senior Division.

Part 2:

Applicants must:

hold a valid Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers and provide proof by submitting a photocopy of their most recent Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification;
have successfully completed Part 1 and provide proof by submitting a photocopy of their most recent Certificate of Qualification,
provide proof of at least 1 full year of successful teaching experience as certified by the appropriate supervisory officer. This experience must have been completed subsequent to the applicant's Ontario teaching certification. One year means approximately 200 days of teaching. In the area of French As A Second Language, students applying to FSL, Part 2 may be required to take a proficiency test at the discretion of the instructor.

Part 3:

Applicants must:

hold a valid Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers and provide proof by submitting a photocopy of their most recent Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification;
have successfully completed Part 2 and provide proof by submitting a photocopy of their most recent Certificate of Qualification;
provide proof of at least 2 full years of successful teaching experience, including one year in Ontario schools, one year of which includes experience in the subject, as certified by the appropriate supervisory officer. This experience must have been completed subsequent to the applicant's Ontario teaching certification. One year means approximately 200 days of teaching. There must be evidence of long-term, sustained instruction in the subject area in question. This instruction must include planning, teaching and evaluating specifically in this area on a regular basis. Incidental and/or irregular instruction may not be included. The activity must demonstrate implementation of skills and knowledge gained in parts 1 and 2 AQ courses. Acceptance into the course may be subject to the submission of a detailed outline showing how these factors had been reflected in the applicant's teaching practices.

Note:

In the area of Special Education, the teacher may instruct exceptional pupils in an integrated and/or segregated classroom setting. There must be evidence of individualized programming and instruction to the exceptional pupils. A teacher with exceptional pupils in his/her regular classroom would not automatically qualify unless there were evidence of the measures noted above and that the program was modified to some extent for the exceptional pupils integrated into this class. Applicants would be required to submit a detailed outline showing how these factors had been reflected in his/her teaching practice.

Applicants to the Special Education program should note that courses fall into one of two categories: core or elective. In order to complete one of the three parts (Special Education - Part 1, 2 and Specialist), students must complete one core and one elective course. The courses may be taken in any order with the following provisos: you may not take Part 2 Core before completing Part 1 or Specialist before completing Part 2; the basic level of an elective must be taken before the advanced level may be taken. Credit for each Part will not be given until both the core and elective courses for that Part have been taken.

In the area of French As A Second Language , applicants for Part 1 who did not attend the Faculty of Education, University of Windsor French Methodology course in their Pre-Service program are required to take a French proficiency test before they will be admitted to the course. Students applying to FSL, Parts 2 and 3 may also be required to take the test at the discretion of the instructor. At the time of application, each prospective student must submit a cheque in the amount of $25.00, made payable to the University of Windsor to cover testing expenses. This fee is nonrefundable.

Credits for Individual and Society may come from Anthropology, Sociology or Psychology.

HONOURS SPECIALIST COURSES

Applicants must:

hold or be deemed to hold an Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers and provide proof by submitting a photocopy of their most recent Certificate of Qualification or Interim Certificate of Qualification;
hold qualifications in the Primary Division, the Junior Division, the Intermediate Division in general studies or the Senior Division in general studies;
provide a copy of official transcripts of all university work to show that the applicant holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science from an Ontario university (or qualifications the Ontario College of Teachers considers to be equivalent) in a program:
a) that requires four years of university study or the equivalent to a total of at least 20 full university courses (60 university credits). Courses required for teaching certification or additional teaching qualifications may not be used for this requirement;
b) in which the candidate has obtained at least second class (B) or equivalent standing in at least nine full university courses in the subject in which the candidate seeks an Honours Specialist qualification; or
c) in the case where a candidate seeks one Honours Specialist qualification in two subject areas combined, the candidate has obtained at least second class (B) or equivalent standing in at least 14 full university courses (42 university credits) in the two subject areas and not fewer than 6 full university courses in each subject.
submit evidence of at least 2 years of successful teaching experience, including one year or experience in Ontario, subsequent to teacher certification as certified by the appropriate supervisory officer, at least one year of which is in the Honour Specialist qualification sought.

In the case where a candidate seeks one Honours Specialist qualification in two subject areas combined, recommendations will go to the Ontario College of Teachers only when both subject areas of the Honours Specialist course have been successfully completed.

Note:

to be qualified in General Science, you must have a least 1 undergraduate course in each of the following areas: Environmental Science, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
you may take the Honours Specialist Science without having an ABQ in Science
credits for Individual and Society may come from Anthropology, Sociology or Psychology
Kinesiology subjects do not count as equivalent to Science courses (U. of Windsor policy)
Engineering university courses with a substantial Science component may be counted as equivalent to Science courses. The following University of Windsor courses meet the Science criteria:
- Mechanics (Physics)
- Engineering Materials (1st year = Chemistry, 2nd year plus = Physics)
- Hydrology (Physics)
- Earth Science (Physics) Geology (Physics)
Design courses do not count as Science equivalents
if there is uncertainty regarding the degree of subject content in a course, the applicant will be required to provide course descriptions to the Coordinator of the In-Service Program
applicants who have taken university courses at institutions other than the University of Windsor must provide actual course descriptions from the institution before equivalencies can be considered. Where there is doubt, an individual from the appropriate Faculty at the University of Windsor will be consulted.

HONOURS B. ED. PROGRAM

Applicants for admission to a program of studies leading to the degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours) are expected to satisfy the following requirements:

1) an approved degree of the University of Windsor or other accredited university; and

2) a Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers; or

3) permission of the Dean of the Faculty of Education, for which written applications will be individually considered.

Documents Required

1) an official transcript of all undergraduate and graduate work from universities attended ("official" means that the transcripts are sent directly from the institution to the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor);

2) a copy of their Certificate of Registration from the Ontario College of Teachers;

3) a copy of their up-to-date Certificate of Qualifications from the Ontario College of Teachers;

4) a statement of Personal Objectives outlining their proposed plan-of-work.

Inquiries about admission criteria, courses, and accreditation should be directed to the Coordinator of the In-Service Program.

**PLEASE NOTE

All In-Service courses leading to the Honours B.Ed. must have been taken at the University of Windsor after the inception of the program.