Admission Requirements

You must have successfully completed at least 14 graded university-level semester courses (42 credit hours) with grades submitted by the document deadline of March 1.

As well, you must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0 scale calculated on all UofL and transferable courses taken within the semesters containing the last 14 graded university-level courses (42 credit hours). Further information about GPAs can be found here.

If you are not a current student at the University of Lethbridge, then official transcripts must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by the document deadline of March 1. Courses indicating the final grade must be listed on the official transcript when being used for admission.

You must have successfully completed the minimum designated number of courses in a teaching subject major (which may include cognates, if applicable to major) by the March 1 document deadline. This is usually 5 for a single discipline major and 8 for a general major (including at least 4 courses in the main teaching subject area) prior to admission to the Faculty of Education. The teaching subject majors are as listed below:

1. Art Education - Five semester courses in Art

2. Drama Education - Five semester courses in Drama

3. English Education - Five semester courses in English or eight General Humanities courses from three areas including four in English

4. Indigenous Education - Five semester courses in Indigenous Studies or eight General Social Sciences courses from three areas including four from Indigenous Studies. At least three of seven courses in a required minor in a teachable school subject. Courses in the minor must be distinct from the major (See Special Admission Requirements)

5. Mathematics Education - Five semester courses in Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics or eight General Sciences courses from three areas including four in Mathematics/Statistics

6. Modern Languages Education - Five semester courses in French or a combination of five courses in French/Spanish

7. Music Education - Five semester courses in Music

8. Physical Education - Five semester courses in Kinesiology/Physical Activity (15 credit hours) or eight courses General Social Sciences in three areas including four in Kinesiology

9. Science Education - Five semester courses in Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Physical Geography, or eight courses in three General Sciences areas including four in either Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Physical Geography (two of the three areas must be school Science subjects)

10. Social Studies Education - Five semester courses in Anthropology, Economics, History, Geography, Political Science or Sociology or eight General Social Sciences courses from three areas including four in History. Eight semester courses in the Canadian Studies major, including at least four courses in the main teaching subject

NOTE: To graduate with a B.Ed. students must complete a minimum of 13 courses* in a single disciplinary major or 16 courses in the general areas of Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences

* The total number of courses required in the single discipline will vary depending on the major

Before coming into the Faculty of Education you must successfully complete Education 2500 (Orientation to Teaching), including a favourable recommendation from the instructor, or its equivalent transfer course. Students may request a waiver of EDUC 2500 based on 120 hours of classroom experience. See this link for more information regarding EDUC 2500 and the Waiver requirements: Education 2500 Details

• You must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale calculated on all U of L and transferable courses taken within the terms containing your last 14 graded university-level courses (42 credit hours), including courses in a previous degree and courses taken subsequently
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all graded courses comprising the major, including all transferable courses
• On a 9 point scale, a 2.5 = 6.0
• As a letter grade, 2.5 = B- average (approximately)
• As a percentage, 2.5 ranges from 67% (if 50% is a pass) to 71% (if 60% is a pass).
• current Admission GPA chart