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Fredericton | Saint John
The University of New Brunswick offers a Bachelor of Education degree in Saint John and Fredericton.
At UNB Fredericton, the Faculty of Education offers a BEd degree with three options:
- School Years Pattern
- Bachelor of Education for First Nations Students
- Bachelor of Education in Adult Education
UNB Saint John offers a concurrent Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Education degree that focuses on elementary school teacher training for kindergarten through grade 5, and includes courses in human development, teaching techniques and education theories.
Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories Electives
Group 3
- Art 20
- Art 30
- Music 20
- Music 30
- Theatre Arts 30
- Drama 30
Group 4
No applicable courses
Group 5
- Health & Physical Education 30
Notes:
Please contact the Registrar's Office if you have questions about the list of elective courses or if you would like to recommend a course for consideration in this list.
Group 1
- Biology 30
- Chemistry 30
- Computer Education 20
- Computer Education 30
- Economics 30
- French 30
- Geography 20
- Geography 30
- History 20
- History 30
- Math 20 or Math 11 - For admission to Arts and Applied Arts only.
- Math 31
- Political Science 30
- Pure Math 30
- Social Studies 20
- Social Studies 30
Group 2
- Accounting 30
General notes
- The admission average is your overall average of high school marks of university preparatory courses for admission to your selected program of study.
- Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to any program.
- A pass at the high school level is required for each subject counted for admission (unless otherwise specified).
- To count for admission a subject must be taken at the Grade 12 "academic" level" (N.B. level 2) unless otherwise specified; level 1, French Immersion, and advanced courses are satisfactory substitutes (where they exist). Courses taken at the "general" or "open" levels will not be accepted for admission purposes.
- Students whose first language is French must offer French in place of English in the required subjects and may offer English as an elective.
Admission Requirements
UNB Fredericton
Admission to the Bachelor of Education program at UNB Fredericton typically requires the completion of an undergraduate degree with a minimum cumulative grade point (cgpa) average of 2.7. Admission to the Bachelor of Education is highly competitive. The minimum cgpa stated may not be sufficient to secure a place.
However, the Faculty of Education offers an admissions advantage program for secondary high school students and first-year UNB students. Learn more.
UNB Saint John
The concurrent Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Education program at UNB Saint John is available to students who have completed their first year of studies in the BA program. Students must apply for admission to
the BEd program by the end of January in their first year at UNB Saint John. Learn more.
