Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development's additional admission requirements stated below.

• An appropriate bachelor's degree (usually a four-year degree) with the equivalent of a University of Toronto mid-B or better in the final year.

• Applicants are also expected to have experience working with groups of children, preferably in responsible positions.

• Normally, an interview is required prior to admission.

• A satisfactory vulnerable sector screening (VSS) police check is required prior to having direct contact with students. Without proof of a satisfactory VSS, schools will not allow teacher education candidates to participate in practice teaching.

Completion Requirements

• Coursework. Students must complete 11.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) including practicum placements and an internship as follows:

  • Year 1 — 7.0 FCEs as follows:

    • APD2200Y Child Study and the Science of Learning.

    • APD2201Y Education Seminar I: Professional Practice, Critical Pedagogies, and Social Studies.

    • APD2210Y Introduction to Curriculum I: Core Areas.

    • APD2220Y Teaching Practicum.

    • APD2270Y Adaptive Instruction: Students, Systems, and Supports.

    • APD1226H Foundations in Inquiry and Data-Based Decision Making.

    • 1.5 elective FCEs (equivalent to three half courses) chosen from among master's-level courses in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development and, in some cases, other departments; to be completed during the Spring (May/June) and Summer (July/August) sessions.

    • Students without an undergraduate course in child development must take APD1201H Child and Adolescent Development as an elective.

    • Eligible students registered in the Primary/Junior division who, in addition to an Ontario Teachers’ Certificate of Qualification, wish to pursue the French as a Second Language (FSL) qualification, must successfully complete the following requirements:

      • Pass an OISE French Proficiency Test prior to completing the following two courses.

      • Complete both CTL7200H Curriculum and Teaching in French as a Second Language — Primary/Junior and CTL3204H L’immersion française: enseignement et recherches within the elective space.

      • Complete one practicum placement in a French classroom following successful completion of the French Proficiency Test and both CTL7200H and CTL3204H.

    • Registration in Year 2 of the program is contingent upon successful completion of all Year 1 work.

  • Year 2 — 4.0 FCEs as follows:

    • APD2211H Language and Literacy: Understanding, Assessment, and Instruction.

    • APD2212H Mathematics Learning and Instruction.

    • APD2214H Arts Curriculum and Critical Pedagogies for Cross-Curricular Teaching.

    • APD2221Y Teaching Internship.

    • APD2222H Professional Practice: Enacting a Research-Informed Learning Cycle, taken during the internship session of Year 2.

    • APD2223H Professional Practice: Developing the Skills of Critical Friendship, taken during the academic session of Year 2.

    • APD2202H Education Seminar II: Current Issues in Teaching and Learning, taken during the internship session of Year 2.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 5 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FW)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time