Admission Requirements
Additional details about the admission requirements and the admission process can be found in the Notes to applicants document.
Undergraduate Degree
Applicants must have completed at least a three-year undergraduate degree at a university whose accreditation is recognized by the University of Ottawa and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), or the equivalent in a foreign country, prior to September 2010.
To find out if your degree is recognized, visit the AUCC’s website.
Academic Average
Applicants must have maintained an overall academic average of at least 68% across the best 20 one-term undergraduate university courses completed.
Courses taken after August 2009 will be counted in support of program requirements, but cannot be included in the calculation of the overall average.
Grades obtained for graduate, college and CEGEP courses will not be counted in the admission average.
Applicants enrolled in a three-year undergraduate program who have not completed 20 one-term undergraduate university courses and who expect to graduate in May or August 2010 will be evaluated on the basis of university courses (not including college transfer courses) completed by September 1, 2009.
Course Requirements for Teaching Subject
Applicants must have satisfied the course requirements for teaching subjects. Graduate, college and CEGEP courses may be considered only to satisfy the course requirements for the teaching subjects.
Applicants may complete missing prerequisite courses for their teaching subjects during the academic year preceding admission. Courses must be completed by August 2010.
See Teaching Subject Requirements for details about each teaching subject.
Experience
Applicants must have acquired relevant experience and skills as evaluated by their Statement of Experience (pdf) score. Candidates must achieve a minimum score of 68 %.