Bachelor of Kinesiology (BKin) and Master of Teaching in Elementary or Secondary Education (MT)
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) have established a Combined Bachelor of Kinesiology (BKin) and Master of Teaching in Elementary or Secondary Education (MT), which provides students with the opportunity to gain an early pathway into the teaching profession. Conditional admission to an enriched graduate program (MT) is offered to BKin students engaged in their fourth and final year of undergraduate study.
The Combined Degree Program allows actively enrolled BKin students with a minimum mid-B average to apply for early admission to the MT program during the Fall of Year 3. Successful applicants will be informed of their conditional admission into the MT program at OISE in the Winter of Year 3. By the end of Year 3 in the BKin program, and in order to maintain their conditional admission status, students must hold a mid-B academic average and: if applying for the Intermediate/Senior (I/S) division, be on course to complete the prerequisite courses for TWO teaching subjects (a minimum of 6.0 credits for the primary teaching subject (of Physical and Health Education) and a minimum of 3.0 FCE in a second teachable subject, OR if applying to the Junior/Intermediate (J/I) division, must be on course to complete the prerequisite courses for ONE teaching subject (a minimum of 3.0 credits is required for J/I applicants). Note: 5.0 credits are required for the French as a Second Language teaching subject. There are no additional requirements for those applying to the Primary/Junior division. BKin students will then be eligible to take 1.0 graduate FCE at OISE in the MT program during Year 4 of their undergraduate study while completing the other requirements of their BKin degree. The 1.0 FCE graduate credit taken in the MT program will count towards the degree requirements of the BKin, and also towards the completion of the MT program (i.e., students will be exempted from the 1.0 graduate FCEs already taken when fully transitioned to the MT program). By the end of Year 4, students must have completed their BKin degree, maintained a mid-B academic average, and completed the prerequisite courses for teaching subjects (I/S and J/I only) as outlined above, in order to progress into the MT program full-time. Only then is the conditional admission to the MT program lifted and converted to an invited status. Students then continue with the requirements of the MT program as specified by OISE, and follow the normal pathway to degree completion.
Students interested in applying for this program should visit the KPE Office of the Registrar and Student Services Office for further information and instructions.
