Admission requirements & program pathways

Two approved courses (1.5 UVic units each) 

English grade requirement: UVic C+ (3.00 on the UVic 9‑point scale) minimum in each course

You'll need:

• One literature course paired with a literature or composition course
• At least one course that satisfies UVic’s Academic Writing Requirement if you haven't satisfied it already
• Courses taught by an English department

We cannot accept:

• Foundational/preparatory courses that do not satisfy UVic's Academic Writing Requirement
• Courses in business/technical writing, communications, creative writing, journalism, linguistics or some cultural studies topics
• Courses from an institution where the primary language of instruction is not English

See examples of approved English courses at UVic
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Course requirements: Two approved courses (1.5 UVic units each) 

You'll need:

• Courses focused on the Canadian experience that cover topics taught in the BC elementary social studies curriculum
• Courses that cover the whole of Canada

We cannot accept:

• Courses with Canadian literature, art history or fine arts topics (e.g UVic CS 101)

Two approved courses (1.5 UVic units each)

Math grade requirement: UVic C+ (3.00 on the UVic 9‑point scale) minimum average between both courses

You'll need:

• At least one course that was completed no more than ten years before program entry
• Courses taught by a math department

We cannot accept:

• Courses with pre-calculus or introductory college algebra topics
• Social science courses (such as economics, geography, psychology or sociology courses) that cover math related content

Note:

• You may take a maximum of one approved statistics course (1.5 units) if it is from a math department

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Two approved courses (1.5 UVic units each)

You'll need:

• Courses focused on science topics taught in the BC elementary science curriculum.
• At least one course that was completed no more than ten years before program entry.

We cannot accept:

• Social sciences courses such as anthropology, psychology and most geography courses. We may be able to accept a physical geography course (science focus, not social science).  

• We recommend that you take courses with a lab. This helps prepare you for the classroom because elementary teachers use a field-based, hands-on approach to teaching sciences.  
• We recommend you take courses in two different approved science subjects. 
• You may take a maximum of one approved human science/anatomy/physiology course (1.5 units). 

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Two approved courses (1.5 UVic units each)

• These are part of your pre-core requirements, but you may delay one or both to a summer session following program year 1 or 2. 
• You need to choose courses from subjects related to those taught in BC schools.  
• You may take additional approved English, Canadian studies, math, and/or science courses. 
• We recommend you take one or more approved French course because you’ll teach French in your classroom. Note: The BEd program includes EDCI 469 Teaching Oral French. University French is not a prerequisite to EDCI 469. 
• We cannot accept courses from professional programs such as child and youth care, social work, and education. 
• Consult an Education Adviser if you are unsure about your choices. 

See examples of courses that satisfy the academic electives at UVic
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Requirement: 12.0 unit sessional GPA of at least UVic C+ (3.00 on the UVic 9‑point scale)

• UVic calculates this GPA using your most recent session to April 30.
• If that session includes fewer than 12.0 units of graded studies (8 typical UVic courses), then we will use your prior sessional average(s) to total 12.0 units.  

Notes: 

• This GPA is calculated by the Undergraduate Admissions Office when you apply.
• Learn how a GPA is calculated at UVic.