Two-Year Community-Based Bachelor of Education After-Degree
Your community-based after-degree pathway
This pathway will see you obtain your degree while remaining in your home community for the majority of your studies, and gaining teaching experience in your local community through your Field Experience practicum placements.
Important dates and upcoming events
July 6, 2022
Summer term tuition is due today, including for EDUC courses starting July 11th.
July 11, 2022
Summer EDUC courses and Community-Based Orientation begin today, running until July 22nd!
Aug. 1, 2022
Our office will be closed for Heritage Day, today. We look forward to connecting with you tomorrow when we re-open!
Aug. 23, 2022
Advising Closure Notice: Advising will be unavailable today and tomorrow, August 24th, for our annual Academic Review follow-ups closure. We look forward to connecting with you on the 25th!
Program sequence
Summer term courses will take place on-campus, during a two-week intensive in July. Fall and winter term courses will be offered via distance, or involve your in-classroom field experiences, in your home community.
Creating Community
"The time I spent on campus was really amazing. It brought me back into the student mindset and really set the pace for what the whole year was going to look like. It was also nice to be able to meet my fellow classmates and be able to put faces to names."
- Alexandra Crevier, BEd graduate
Registration
Registration at UofC
The Registrar's Office has great 'how-to' registration tutorials and resources.
EDUC Registration Guide
Beyond the program sequence, above, you'll want to take a look at our detailed Registration Guide.
Program expectations
All University of Calgary students must use their Ucalgary.ca accounts for any and all University of Calgary or degree-related correspondence. Email will not be sent to personal accounts.
You must additionally ensure to include your eight-digit UCID number in all correspondence.
Non-Standard Scheduling
Please note that Education courses are scheduled with 'non-standard' dates and times, and may differ from those semester timelines that you are used to in your non-Education courses. You should anticipate courses or field experiences that run outside of regular semester dates.
Synchronous Sessions
Your Fall and Winter Education courses are paced - and do have deadlines - as well as ‘digital classroom’ components. Classroom sessions are known as ‘synchronous sessions’, in which your class will connect simultaneously via the Zoom conferencing platform.
Classes usually have around four synchronous sessions per semester, often scheduled for around 4.30pm or later. You should refer to the Zoom schedule via your Registration Guide for more information.
Student Information
As a student in professional program, it is your responsibility to thoroughly review and abide by the information contained in the following pages:
Summer Orientation
Each July, our Community-Based students join us on campus for Summer term courses, orientation activities, and to connect. Visit our orientation site for details on dates, sessions, and more!
Fee breakdown
Tuition for all Bachelor of Education programs is assessed as it is in other undergraduate programs: on a course by course basis. We've also collated a number of resources specifically for Community-Based students.
Enhance your degree
Get involved with our amazing experiential learning opportunities, from Service-Learning to Teaching Across Borders, Mentorship and more!
Werklund Wire
Education's undergraduate newsletter, designed to promote engagement between students and the administration. Find out more about what goes on in UPE and how to get involved.