What is the difference between an Honour Specialist & a Specialist?
An Honour Specialist is a single AQ in a given in a teachable subject area.To qualify you must have 9 full undergraduate courses in a 4 year Honour Specialist degree with at least a B average in the 9 courses.You must also have two years of teaching experience with at least one of these in Ontario in the subject area.The qualification is achieved by taking one Honour Specialist AQ course. For some candidates a double honour qualification is possible. Please see eligibilty requirements section on this website for more details. A Specialist can be achieved by taking AQ course that are a three part series-Part 1-Part 2-Part 3 (Specialist)These are offered in areas such as Special Education, ESL, HPE, Drama etc. There are no undergraduate credit requirements for these courses. Part 1can be taken once you have an Ontario teaching certificate in good standing. Part 2 requires at least one year of teaching in Ontario. Part 3 (Specialist) requires two years of teaching experience including at
