Formation à l’enseignement requirements

• Campuses available: Ottawa, Toronto and Windsor
• Program delivery: In-person or Online
• Course load: Full-time or Part-time

Please note that a minimum grade of 70% is required in any course used to satisfy a teachable subject requirement.

Studies in Canada

A strict minimum GPA of 66% is required. This average is calculated based on your 10 best full-year undergraduate courses or your 20 best one-term undergraduate courses completed before September 1 preceding your enrolment in the program. 

Prerequisite courses required for teachable subjects are included in the calculation only if they are among your highest grades. 

If you have completed fewer than 20 undergraduate courses, all courses completed before the application deadline will be included in the calculation. 

Grades earned in college, CEGEP or graduate-level studies are not included in the GPA calculation.

Studies abroad

A strict minimum of 66%, calculated from your annual grade point average (e.g. 10/20, pass, satisfactory).

French-language proficiency requirements

All applicants must successfully complete the French proficiency test, including those who are Francophone, have studied in French or have completed a French immersion program. No other test may be used as a substitute. 

We strongly encourage you to prepare for the test, as applicants who do not achieve a passing score will not be considered for admission. For more information, contact [email protected].

Language requirements for the English (first language) teaching subject

To teach this subject, you must:

• have studied in English full time for at least three consecutive years or have passed the English 4U course in Ontario 

  AND

• have completed your studies in a country where English is an official language.

If you do not meet these two requirements, but receive an offer of admission, you must pass the TOEFL before entering the program.

• TOEFL: Internet-based test (IBT) with a minimum of 24 in each of the four skills.
• New TOEFL: Internet-based test with a minimum of 5 in each of the four skills (starting January 2026)
• IELTS (Academic): minimum of 7.0 in each of the four skills.

Duolingo, TOEFL Essentials and IELTS General are not accepted.
 

To teach a specific subject — also referred to as a teachable subject (e.g., French, Geography, Biology) — you must have completed the required number of university courses in that subject for the division you wish to teach. Please note that a full-year course is equivalent to two one-term courses.

Studies in Canada: one one-term course must be at least 3 credits or 0.5 depending on the credit-weight system.

Studies abroad: one one-term course must be at least 6 ECTS. 

Please note that a minimum grade of 70% is required in any course used to satisfy a teachable-subject requirement.

To find out which courses are required, consult the teachable subjects lists.

• Courses completed at the college level may be considered to satisfy a teaching subject, only if they have been taken as part of a two-year diploma. Otherwise, you must complete university courses.
• Courses at the graduate level may be considered to satisfy a teaching subject, if you have completed an undergraduate university degree.
• Courses completed in a non-accredited university will not be considered to satisfy a teaching subject prerequisite.

Some teaching subjects require specific prerequisite courses. See the Teaching Subjects Chart.

The Faculty of Education offers a few places for specific groups. Note that you must still satisfy the minimum requirements.