How does a P/J or J/I teacher become qualified to teach in the S/I division?
A Concurrent Education graduate, with credentials in P/J or J/I, who hopes to teach in the Senior division (grades 11-12) must take the Senior Additional Basic Qualification (Sr ABQ) after she/he has received a teaching certificate from the Ontario College of Teachers. To be eligible for the Sr ABQ a teacher must have requisite expertise in at least one subject area which must be a “teachable” subject in the high school curriculum (with a minimum of 30 undergraduate credits–5 full courses– in this first teachable). Once the Sr ABQ has been successfully completed, a second Senior teachable can be added as long as a teacher has 18 credits (3 full courses) in this teachable subject. Student teachers should keep these facts in mind during their undergraduate years when choosing specializations / concentrations and note the teachable subjects currently offered in the Laurentian J/I Concurrent Education Program. Please see the School of Education Director for special situations like French
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