BA/BS in Education at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,122 per credit (CAD 956 per credit for local students).
The Bachelor of Education (Elementary/Secondary) at Mount Saint Vincent University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a two-year, ten-unit professional program that develops the skills, knowledge, and dispositions of a professional educator through reflective practice and diverse teaching and learning methods. Students choose between an Elementary stream, which centres on the young learner and core subjects such as mathematics, language arts, and science, or a Secondary stream, which focuses on contemporary culture and critical thinking across two teaching disciplines such as social studies, English, mathematics, science, or French. The program is offered in a 14-month accelerated format starting in May or a traditional 20-month format starting in September, and includes up to 24 weeks of supervised practicum placement in a classroom setting with experienced teachers, plus an optional four-week Community Placement in the second year. Students are supported toward Nova Scotia teacher certification, which they can receive alongside their degree at convocation and which is generally recognized by other Canadian provinces and territories for initial certification, sometimes with additional coursework. It suits students preparing for careers as classroom teachers or in related education roles.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Mount Saint Vincent University's own Bachelor of Education (Elementary/Secondary) admission sheet sets its own academic prerequisites rather than the general entrance requirements: applicants must already hold a bachelor's degree of 90 or 120 credit hours (undergraduate credits only; postgraduate credits cannot be used) that includes 6 credit hours each in English, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science, plus 3 credit hours in Developmental Psychology. Mathematics may be coded as math or statistics, or a foundations-of-math course aimed at elementary teaching; social studies courses may be in anthropology, sociology, history, economics, law, classics, philosophy, geography, or African Canadian, Mi'kmaw or Acadian studies; science courses may be in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, geology or oceanography. Applicants missing up to 0.5 credit (14-month program) or 1.5 credits (20-month program) may receive conditional acceptance and make up the deficiency during the degree. Applications open in October and close in December.
Application Details
Start Date:September and May
Application Deadline:Bachelor of Education applicants must apply by December 7, 2026 for September 2027 entry, earlier than the general undergraduate deadline and applying to both domestic and international applicants.
