We offer strong, OCT-accredited teacher education programs at Laurentian University in both of Canada’s official languages. Our concurrent programs In English and French allow undergraduate students to obtain a combined BEd & BA degree in five (5) years, while our French consecutive and hybrid programs provide a two-year, post-degree option enabling aspiring students to teach in Francophone or French Immersion schools.

Our programs currently provide training in the Junior/Interrmediate division, enabling graduates to teach at the Grade 4-10 level. Students complete multiple practicum experiences in Greater Sudbury, as well as in K-12 schools throughout Ontario. 

The B.Ed. – Concurrent degree (5 years) is offered in conjunction with:

Bachelor of Arts (4 year programs)

• Criminal Justice
• Criminology/Criminologie
• Economics
• English Literature, Media, and Writing*
• French as a Second Language*
• Gerontology
• History*
• Law and Justice/Droit et justice
• Psychology/Psychologie
• Sociology/Sociologie

Bachelor of Science (4-year programs)

• Architecture
• Behavioural Neuroscience
• Biochemistry/Biochimie*
• Biology*
• Biomedical Biology/Biologie biomédicale*
• Chemistry*
• Computer Science
• Earth Sciences
• Psychology/Psychologie
• Zoology

Bachelor of Physical and Health Education programs** (4-year programs)

• Health Promotion
• Kinesiology/Kinésiologie (BPHE)
• Outdoor Adventure Leadership
• Sports Psychology/Psychologie du sport

Bachelor of Social Work (4-year program)

*Junior/Intermediate teachable subject areas (18 credits)
**The Bachelor of Physical and Health Education programs will qualify students for the Health and Physical Education teachable.

The IP placement is from April 29^th, 2019 to May 31, 2019. After three days of observation, student teachers plan and teach one 30 minute lesson per day. 

• Initial Practicum Placement Handbook 2018
• Advance Classroom Information
• Associate Honorarium Information Form
• Associate Teacher Expectations Interview
• Observation Chart
• Initial Practicum Debrief Form
• Associate Teachers Information

The Professional Year Practicum 1 (PYP1) is from November 12-December 21, 2018. After two days of observation, students begin to teach one lesson per day. Teaching responsibilities increase gradually until the student is teaching up to 50% of the associate teacher's day at the conclusion of the placement.

The Professional Year Practicum 2 (PYP2) is from March 18 - April 26, 2019. After two days of observation, students begin to teach one lesson per day. Teaching responsibilities increase gradually until the student is teaching up to 100% of the associate teacher's day at the conclusion of the placement.

• Associate Information-Honorarium Form
• Advance Classroom Information Form
• LU Lesson Plan
• Observation Chart
• Professional Year Handbook

If you have any questions about the forms, please email practicum@laurentian.ca.

Up until the introduction of our concurrent program in 2003, prospective teachers had to leave the region for English-language teacher education, which limited accessibility for some students interested in becoming teachers. With our special focus on Aboriginal-infused curriculum, and concern for equity and sustainability, we are further adding to the value of Northern teacher education. Evidence of that can be seen not only in our coursework, but in the design of the Education building that includes both a state-of-the-art Aboriginal smudge classroom, and a physical plant constructed on sustainable design principles, with an energy and health conscious footprint.

In providing teacher education in both official languages, Laurentian University expects B.Ed candidates to demonstrate excellence and professionalism. The English-language program, like its French-language counterpart, has a strong emphasis on ethical behaviour and professionalism in conformity with the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession and the Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession. It is part of our teaching philosophy within Laurentian's professional education that students learn professional behaviour and how to treat people fairly and equitably by observing role models -- faculty members and hosts/associates in practice settings, and by being committed to a process of self-reflection that is informed by the integration of theory and practice.

Faculty members, host and associate teachers, teacher union representatives, Ontario College of Teachers and Ministry of Education personnel, local teacher administrators, our B.Ed candidates, and others concerned with teacher education are actively involved in this teacher education enterprise. All are expected to adhere to professional standards of practice and to all Ontario regulations. Our overall goal is to educate caring, critical Canadian citizens who will bring leadership to the communities in which they live. The specific means for achieving these goals can be found in the multiple “integration courses” available in the initial degree, in our practicum handbooks, in our various Education courses of study, and in the myriad presentations and workshops that comprise our program.

Our Concurrent Education Program is thus conceptualized on the following components: an embedded Aboriginal focus with a concern for equity and sustainability; partnership with other key players in the teacher education continuum (EDU, OCT, OTF, superintendents); a rich, diverse practical engagement with teaching in multiple settings; conceptual underpinnings from both constructivism, and social reconstructionism with its emphasis on social and curricular equity, and engagement with the real world.