TEAS applicants

Description

• You are in your final year of or possess an undergraduate degree.
• You are interested in the Bachelor of Education program.

Admission requirements

To begin your studies in Fall 2025, you must receive the required undergraduate degree by Friday, June 27.

We do not require or accept a supplemental application or reference letters. 

Please note: Admission is competitive. The specific average or standing required for admission varies from year to year. Students are selected by taking into consideration a wide range of criteria, including school marks, distribution of subjects taken and performance in subjects relevant to the academic program. Possession of the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance. Preference will be given to applicants with the best qualifications.

Primary/Junior (P/J) program

• You must hold an undergraduate degree from a recognized institution.
• You must have a minimum academic average of 70 per cent (B-) in your best 10 full-year or best 20 half-year courses at the time of application to qualify for admission.
• Preference will be given to applicants with a four-year honours degree.
• If you hold a 3-year degree and would like to learn more about how your application is evaluated, please contact the Ontario Tech admissions team.
• P/J teachers deal with a wide range of subject areas. It is therefore desirable for you to have a broad academic background. Preference will be given to applicants with three or more three-credit-hour (or equivalent) undergraduate or graduate courses in these subject areas:
  • English/Linguistics
  • Equity/Indigenous Studies
  • Fine Arts/Liberal Arts
  • Mathematics 
  • Science
  • Technology

Intermediate/Senior (I/S) program

• You must hold an undergraduate degree from a recognized institution.
• You must have a minimum academic average of 70 per cent (B-) in your best 10 full-year or best 20 half-year courses at the time of application.
• Preference will be given to applicants with a four-year honours degree.
• If you hold a 3-year degree and would like to learn more about how your application is evaluated, please contact the Ontario Tech admissions team.
• You must complete a minimum of five full-year courses, or 10 half-year courses with a 70 per cent average in a first teachable subject and three full-year courses, or six half-year courses, with a 70 per cent average in a second teachable subject. Teachable subjects include:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • English (1 communications course can be used toward teachable requirements)
  • General Science (combination of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Physics courses)
  • Health and Physical Education 
  • History
  • Mathematics (1 statistics course can be used toward teachable requirements)
  • Physics

Applicants with international documents

• If you have completed a degree from an institution outside of Canada or the United States, you must have all official transcripts translated (if applicable) and evaluated by World Education Services (WES). Please request the WES ICAP – Course by Course Evaluation.
• As an applicant, it is your responsibility to:
  • Ensure all documents required for assessment are sent directly from the issuing institution(s) to WES.
  • Pay for all costs associated with the WES assessment.
  • Ensure WES sends your completed assessment directly to the university no later than Monday, December 9.
  • Late submissions will not be accepted, so ensure to leave enough time for these additional steps.
• Translation of international documents.
  • If your documents do not include an official English translation, you must also submit an official translation to WES. The translator must be accredited by a professional association of translators in Canada. To obtain the name of an accredited translator, please visit the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario website.