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POST-BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM
The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Program is postponed until further notice. Interested applicants may want to consider the Master of Education in Special Education as it is also on-line delivery models.
The
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Program is designed to help practising teachers
update and refine teaching competencies and extend their teacher leadership
capacity beyond their own classrooms. The goal of the program is to produce
graduates who are highly competent practitioners capable of an informed and
discerning approach to the application of educational research. The
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Program will be informed by the field of adult
learning and emphasizes a “reflective practitioner” approach.
Please note that the PBDP is not a teacher certification program but is aimed at meeting the needs of teachers in the field. Those applicants interested in the UNBC teacher education program, should click here.
Program
Overview
This Diploma Program is designed to
improve lifelong learning opportunities for education professionals who may not
be interested in pursuing a Master Of Education degree at this time. The
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Program will allow UNBC to better meet the
professional development needs of school districts in northern BC through
accessible credit courses that maintain the university’s reputation for quality
programs.
The Diploma courses are an intermediate
qualification between the Bachelor of Education and Master of Education
degrees.
Instructors in all courses will be
encouraged to invite students to examine their assumptions in terms of course
readings. Students will be asked to draw on current literature for appreciative
inquiry and critique of their own existing practice as well as to propose
solutions for problems and develop proactive plans for growth.
Entry
Requirements
The minimum requirement for admission to
the Diploma Program is a four-year (120 credit hours) undergraduate degree from
a UNBC-recognized university completed with a cumulative grade point average of
2.0 or better. Applicants must have the ability to study and work in English. An additional requirement for this
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma is that students either possess a current teaching
certificate or be admitted with the approval of
the Education Program Chair.
There are no
prerequisite courses for the Diploma Curriculum and Instruction courses, and
courses may be taken in any order.
The
Montessori Education courses will be offered primarily through a Summer
Institute model, tentatively scheduled to begin in July, 2010.
The Montessori stream courses cannot be used for MACTE credential.
A maximum of
15 credits may be transferred to the Diploma Program from a UNBC-recognized
post-secondary institution. Any
credits accepted will be considered undifferentiated and will not be considered
equivalent courses to the present PBDP courses. Transference of courses will be subject to the approval of
the Registrar’s Office.
Credential
The proposed diploma is designed to meet
the requirements of British Columbia’s
Teacher Qualification Service (TQS). A 30-credit Post-Baccalaureate Diploma with an Integrated Program, or focused area of study, is a
route by which teachers may increase their professional qualifications from
Level 4 to Level 5. With 30 credits of coursework above a
bachelor’s degree, teachers are eligible for a salary increase equivalent to
about 75% of the increase they would receive after earning a Master’s degree.
Further, teachers often look for
individual courses to increase their skills in targeted areas, especially in
rural and northern areas where their teaching assignments are in areas other
than the focus areas of their teacher education programs. This program proposes to meet that inservice need as well. Additionally,
in many districts teachers are reimbursed for at least part of the fees they pay for credit
courses.
Courses
Incoming Post-Baccalaureate students
will be polled as to their course preferences and provided with a draft
schedule of intended course offerings, subject to availability of instructors.
Students will be responsible for ensuring that they take sufficient courses to
complete the Diploma within ten years of enrolment in the Program. The Coordinator
of the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma will ensure that individual students have
sufficient support for planning their course selections.
Requirements
Completion of a Post-Baccalaureate
Diploma is achieved with 30 credits of coursework, including two compulsory
courses and eight electives.
The focus areas offered at this time are Curriculum and Instruction or Montessori
Education.
Required Courses for
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma
Students must take the following
compulsory course at any time during their program:
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