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LENGTH OF STUDY:
2 Years

ACCREDITATION:
Associate of Arts Degree

CAMPUS:
Castlegar Campus

Get started on your bachelor of education degree.
With two years of courses from your associate
degree you will be well on your way to completing
your bachelor with most or all of the admission
requirements for entry into third year at BC
universities. After you graduate with your bachelor
degree, you can come back to the West Kootenays
and complete your bachelor of education in the

West Kootenay Teacher Education Program (WKTEP)
delivered by the University of British Columbia.

Take this program if you love connecting with young
minds and having the chance to be part of shaping
their future. With a career in education you have the
opportunity to contribute to the next generation’s
success—and your own. It is a win for everyone. As
part of your associate degree at Selkirk College, you
can choose courses that satisfy the Canadian content,
math, laboratory science and English requirements to
enter a university education program. Our instructors
work alongside you to ensure you get the best
education possible, just like you will do when it is
your turn at the blackboard.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program requires the completion
of English Studies 12 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Other prerequisites depend on the electives chosen
to complete the program and should be determined
with the advice of a Selkirk College counsellor. If you
are a student who lacks the admission requirements,
you may still gain entry to the program by taking a
combination of academic upgrading and university
courses in your first year. This may extend the length
of your program.

74 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2019-20

Elementary Education

Course of Studies

The following is a suggested mix of courses to satisfy requirements for the associate of arts degree in
elementary education. Courses should be chosen in consultation with a Selkirk College counsellor.

YEAR 1

SEMESTER 1
Course
ENGL 110
MATH 180
ELECT
LAB SCI
HIST 104

SEMESTER 2
Course

ENGL 111
MATH 181
ELECT

OPEN SCI
HISTORY 105*

*Other Canadian content courses include: English 202: Canadian Literature-Indigenous Voice,
English 203: Canadian Literature-Contemporary Voice, History 210: History of First Nations

Peoples in Canada

YEAR 2

SEMESTER 3
Course
ELECT
ELECT
ELECT
UAS ELECT
UAS ELECT

SEMESTER 4
Course
ELECT
ELECT
ELECT
UAS ELECT
UAS ELECT

Name

College Composition

Math for Elementary School Teachers
First-year Elective Social Science
Laboratory Science Elective

Canadian History Before Confederation

Name

Introduction to Literature
Problem Solving

First-year Elective Social Science
Open Science

Contemporary Canada

Name

Second-year Arts Elective - Humanities

Second-year Arts Elective - Social Science

Second-year Arts Elective
UAS Elective
UAS Elective

Name

Second-year Arts Elective - Humanities

Second-year Arts Elective - Social Science

Second-year Arts Elective
UAS Elective
UAS Elective

selkirk.ca/elementary-education

Credit
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
Total 6
Credit
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
Total 6
Credit
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
Total 6
Credit
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
On Campus 3
Total 6

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