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A chart of acceptable related courses for teaching subjects in different academic areas. It distinguishes between core courses and related courses, and specifies the number of credits allowed for each. It also lists courses that are not acceptable as related courses. useful for students who are planning to become teachers and need to fulfill subject requirements.
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Core courses are those courses offered in a department directly related to your teachable (e.g., English 1020 in the Department of English).
A related course is a course with considerable content in your teachable subject area but that perhaps is offered in a different department and may be used towards the teaching subject (e.g., Classical Studies for History). The chart below provides examples of acceptable related courses. If you are doubtful about whether or not a particular course is acceptable as a related course, you may contact us at [email protected].
Primary-Junior and Junior-Intermediate Related Academic Areas
English Courses not acceptable: English culture; linguistics; writing courses for business and science; and university essay courses.
Mathematics Statistics
Fine Arts Dance Drama (offered through Theatre Arts or Drama Department) Music Visual Arts Visual Arts History Music History
Science General Astronomy Biology Chemistry Earth Sciences Environmental Science History of Science Physics Physiology History of Medicine Geology Zoology Social Science/Humanities (Canadian History of Canadian Geography recommended) Anthropology Psychology Sociology Women’s Studies
Health & Physical Education Kinesiology Nutrition Health Human Kinetics
Teaching Subjects for Junior-Intermediate and Intermediate-Senior
Junior-Intermediate To meet the subject requirements for a teaching subject, you must have three full or equivalent credits in the core course and no more than one full related credit.
Intermediate-Senior To meet the subject requirements for a first teaching subject, you must have three full or equivalent credits in the core course and no more than two full related credits.
To meet the subject requirements for a second teaching subject, you must have two full or equivalent credits in the core course and no more than one full related credit.
Biology Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Physiology, Plant Science, Zoology Chemistry Biochemistry English Comparative Literature Family Studies Please see section on Family Studies below.* Geography Note: applicants with Canadian Geography credits receive preference for admission
Environmental Studies, Urban Planning
Health & Physical Education Kinesiology, Human Kinetics History Note: applicants with Canadian History credits receive preference for admission
Canadian Studies, Classical Studies, Native Studies, Political Science
Mathematics Note: applicants with at least one full senior Math credit receive preference for admission
Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering Sciences, Mathematical Economics, Statistics (offered by a Mathematics Department)
Physics Biophysics, relevant Engineering Science courses, Geophysics
*Family Studies Family Studies is an interdisciplinary subject area integrating social and physical sciences in the study of topics arising from daily life. It includes the study of individual and family development, relationships, parenting, decision making, resource management, food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, housing and health science. Many universities do not have comprehensive degree programs offering courses in the above areas and so most people who select Family Studies as one of their teaching subjects do not have a degree that covers those areas. Instead, most candidates satisfy the prerequisite requirement through courses taken in other departments which focus on issues related to the Family Studies curriculum, such as the following:
Sociology of the Family Human Development Consumer Studies Aging/Gerontology Child Psychology Family Economics Gender Equity Issues Adolescent Psychology Family Law Women’s Studies Human Sexuality Retail Merchandising Multiculturalism Foods & Nutrition/Well Being Clothing & Textiles
Courses may be offered through departments such as Consumer Studies, Family Studies, Foods and Nutrition, Human Ecology, Psychology, Sociology, etc.
To consider courses on your undergraduate or graduate degree transcripts not obviously related to teaching subjects or elementary school general academic areas, you must submit course descriptions by the application deadline. Course descriptions must be copied or printed directly from the granting institution’s academic calendar. Western reserves the right to accept or deny the appropriateness of any course submitted for consideration. Please submit descriptions to:
Registrarial Services – Office of the Registrar Professional Admissions – Education Western University Western Student Services Building London, ON N6A 3K