B.Ed Intersession - Important Information
Students can now enter their OCT number on WebAdvisor. It is no longer required that they email the office of the Registrar with the OCT number.
Students who wish to register in the Intermediate or Senior ABQ must check with the Office of the Registrar (registrar@nipissingu.ca) to ensure that they meet the pre-requisite requirements. This must be done before a student will be permitted to register in either of the courses.
Please click on the links below for information:
On-line Registration Instructions
Course Descriptions and Admission Requirements
French Language Proficiency Test
Practicum information and forms
May and June Intersession :
Each May and June, Nipissing University provides an on-campus intersession in North Bay and Brantford for graduating BEd students. This session allows candidates to expand on their qualifications in a very short time frame immediately following their BEd completion. All of our professional development courses are degree credit courses and are recognized by OCT. This can be an important factor for pay category purposes with QECO and OSSTF. The courses increase your marketability in a very competitive job market and courses like Special Education are often a condition of hire. These courses have a 3-week classroom component and a 4 or 5 day practicum placement. It is the students’ responsibility to arrange their own placements.
May 2010: Primary, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Additional Basic Qualification courses will be offered at the North Bay campus. The Primary, Intermediate and Senior Additional Basic Qualification courses are offered in Brantford as well.
June 2010: Special Education, Part I is offered in North Bay and Brantford. FSL, Part I is offered in North Bay.
MAY INTERSESSION - Additional Basic Qualifications
What are they?
Additional Basic Qualification courses are courses that lead to qualification in a division beyond the two that are part of your BEd program. In the May Intersession we offer the Primary, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Additional Basic Qualification courses. All of these courses include a 4-day observational practicum component that is arranged by the student.
When will the May Intersession ABQ courses be held?
May 3 – May 28
The first three weeks will be in the classroom. Primary and Junior courses are usually scheduled from 8:30 to 4:30 (Monday to Friday). The Intermediate and Senior courses have a core and elective component. The core component (40 hours) will be completed during the morning, The electives (the subject specific portion) may be scheduled during the afternoon or evening depending on the instructor. The 4-day practicum must be completed from May 25 to May 28.
JUNE INTERSESSION - Additional Qualification courses
Special Education, Part I is offered in North Bay and Brantford. FSL, Part I is offered in North Bay.
When will the courses be held?
May 31 to June 25
When will registration open for Intersession courses?
Registration will open on WebAdvisor on March 8.
INFORMATION SESSIONS - F213 (Nipissing University Theatre)
Graduating BEd students are invited to bring their lunch and attend one
of the following lunch-time information and Q&A sessions:
January 18/19/21/25/26/28 - 12:30 to 1:30
February 1/2 - 12:30 to 1:30
View AQ Overview Powerpoint Slideshow (revised version posted January 19/10)
Intersession - North Bay information sheet
Courses with insufficient enrolment will be cancelled in early April. Register early as spaces are limited and to ensure the course you are interested in will run.
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Application to Ontario College of Teachers
Students must apply to the Ontario College of Teachers for certification before these courses begin and students will be required to provide their OCT number at the time of registration. Students must register with the Ontario College of Teachers online. An OCT number will be assigned upon receipt of the registration information (this will be your permanent OCT number). Once the Certificate of Qualification is received, the student must forward a photocopy to Nipissing. This documentation is required in order for the course to be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers. FYI - These courses will not be recommended to the OCT until the end of August 2010 and will not appear on the first Certificate of Qualification that you receive. If you do not register with OCT prior to the course start date, the course will not be recognized by OCT.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Students are not permitted to register until March 2010.
Before you register you MUST first enter your OCT number onto WebAdvisor (login to WebAdvisor, Choose Teachers or Masters Students menu, and then choose Register your OCT number).
Intermediate and Senior ABQ - you must email registrar@nipissingu.ca from your student email account to confirm your teachable eligibility.
External applicants from other Ontario Faculties of Education - to register you must supply both an OCT number and a letter from your Dean confirming successful completion of your pre-service program.
REGISTRATION FEE - $895
Payment is due at the time of registration or at the latest within a day or two of your return to campus after placement. You can pay on-line using Webadvisor (Choose the Pay on My Account link on the Teachers or Masters Students Menu). You can also pay by cheque, cash or on-line banking.
AQ and ABQ courses are not eligible for OSAP, or other financial aid.
PRACTICUM
Students are required to arrange their own practicum placements for the ABQ courses in May, and Special Education and FSL in June.
Distance practica are structured differently than the practica for intersession
PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS WITH THE BLUEWATER DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
All requests for AQ / ABQ course placements must be made to the Board Contact person. Do not contact a principal or teacher directly.
For Secondary placements, the contact person is Pat Luckhart, email address is: pat_luckhart@bwdsb.on.ca
For Elementary placements, the contact person is Cathy Woodley, email address is: cathy_woodley@bwdsb.on.ca
They ask that the students provide them with an adequate amount of time in order for them to make the necessary contacts with our principals and teachers. Once they have arranged for an appropriate placement, they will connect the AQ student with the school principal and they may then arrange specific details.
PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS WITH HURON SUPERIOR DISTRICT CATHOLIC AND OTTAWA CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS
Please note that the Huron Superior District Catholic School Board and the Ottawa Catholic District School Boards do not allow students to arrange their own placements and have requested that students not contact teachers or principals directly regarding these placements. Since we do not have the resources to arrange practicum placements for ABQ/AQ courses, we recommend you choose an alternate board.
TEXTBOOKS
For most of the Intersession courses, no textbook will be required.
Distance courses - textbooks - depending on the course, a textbook may be required
Here is the link to the Required Textbook list.
