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Information for Ministry Students (Temporary Teaching Permit Holders)
In Quebec, in order to work as an elementary or high school teacher, you must hold a valid teaching permit 蹿谤辞尘听迟丑别 听("the Ministry").听
If you听have听a听teaching degree and/or teaching license from another country or Canadian province and you听wish to obtain teacher certification, you听must apply to the Ministry for a . This temporary permit will grant you the ability to seek and obtain employment as a teacher while working towards meeting听certain conditions, including听the successful completion听of additional university coursework听from an accredited institution in听Quebec, such as 黑料不打烊 University.听For information about applying for a temporary teaching permit, please call the Ministry or visit their听
Once granted a temporary teaching permit, you may request permission to complete some (or all) of your required coursework at 黑料不打烊 University in the Faculty of Education as a Special Student. For information about course registration, please contact the isa.administrator [at] mcgill.ca (Student Affairs Administrator). Please include a scanned copy of your temporary teaching permit as an attachment to your e-mail.听You听will not be considered for registration as a Special Student until you听can produce proof of a temporary teaching permit.听
Please note that consistent requests to register for courses, followed by requests for withdrawal from these courses may impact your ability to make future course registration requests in Education.
If your previous degree is not recognized by the Ministry, you may wish to consider applying for our 4 year听Bachelor of Education program or our 2 year听Master of Arts in Teaching &听Learning program, both of which lead to provincial听teacher certification. For more information about programs leading to Teaching Certification, kindly send an email to听isa.education [at] mcgill.ca.
Online Courses
Certain courses required by the Ministry may be offered, at the Faculty's discretion,听in an听online format. When available, online courses are scheduled as follows:
Intervention aupr猫s des 茅l猫ves handicap茅s ou en difficult茅 d鈥檃daptation ou d鈥檃pprentissage EDPI 309听Diverse Learners: Offered online in the Winter term (January - April)
脡valuation des apprentissages:听EDPE 304 Measurement & Evaluation: Offered online in the Fall term (September - December)
Syst猫me scolaire du Qu茅bec:听EDEC 247 Policy Issues in Quebec Education: Offered online in the Summer term听(May - July)听
**狈辞迟别**听Didactique: Methods courses are only offered in-class. The methods courses' list will be provided upon request. Please send a copy of your teaching permit to isa.administrator [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Teaching%20Permit%20) 听
Additional Requirements for Students in the 'Teaching English as a Second Language'听Subject Area
Students who hold a temporary teaching permit in the area of 'Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)', and, as a consequence, must take courses coded either EDSL or EDTL must satisfy these additional requirements:听
- Provide proof听of having previously taken a course equivalent听to EDSL 350: Essentials of English Grammar, which is a pre-requisite for the Ministry-required methods and assessment courses听
- Obtain a passing grade on the Faculty of Education's听English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT), which is an exam administered by the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE); information about the test, registration听and upcoming dates can be found on DISE's website
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