Please note: Information on this page is only for students who have been admitted to the special Markham campus cohort, starting September 2025.
- The Bachelor of Education (BEd) is an intensive full-time, professional degree program. BEd students should expect to participate in classes and school practicum placements from Monday to Friday; classes are scheduled between 8:30 am and can run until 5:30 pm and school placements follow the schedule of each school. Additionally, school practicum placements are scheduled for full days, both as individual days and in some full-time teaching blocks.
- In addition to classes and school practicum placements, BEd students are expected to complete course readings, complete assignments, and to increasingly engage in the work of teachers (e.g., lesson planning, unit planning, assessing and evaluating students’ work, participate in school-based meetings and activities). The program is an extremely intensive experience, and it requires commitment, organizational skills, and professionalism.
- BEd students are also expected to attend and participate in orientations and other professional sessions that are offered as part of the degree program.
- BEd students are expected to act as professionals, and to attend all classes and school practicum placements in the format that they are scheduled (e.g., in-person) and to both arrive on time and stay for the duration.
Your classes will be offered by the Faculty of Education on York University’s Markham Campus.
No. This offer of admission is specific to this location and cannot be changed.
No. Students are expected to attend classes in the format that they are scheduled, and to attend on time. In a professional program, attendance is important.
No. Offers of admission at other campuses are also indicated on offer letters and not negotiable.
- Students may not request placements in specific schools or school boards.
- Students should be aware that their school placements could be in any of the Faculty of Education's partner school boards. Additionally, for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years, the Faculty of Education reserves the right to place students in additional school boards, as needed.
- Students are expected to attend placements in the locations where they are secured and they are expected to arrive on time. Students in this professional program require strong time management and problem-solving skills.
- It is recommended that students consider that there could be an extensive commute time.
- It is recommended that students consider that some schools are located in areas that do not have direct access to public transit.
Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation to arrive on time to the placements that are arranged for them.
This type of change will not be an option for you during the degree. Once you have started in the program, speak with an advisor about options available to you after you have graduated with the BEd in order to become qualified for additional teaching panels and qualifications.
No. This offer is for admission to a two-year degree program that begins in the 2025-26 academic year and is not deferrable.
The offer will expire and will no longer be extended to you.
After you have accepted your offer of admission and registered in the program, contact Student Accessibility Services (SAS) Office at York University right away.
- It is the responsibility of each BEd student to schedule their employment hours, appointments, and/or other personal responsibilities outside the scheduled classes and school placement hours.
- Before entering the BEd program, applicants should seriously consider whether they can make the time and if they will genuinely be able to meet the expectations of the program.
If you do not attend, you will not be able to enrol in courses.