Lakehead Orillia’s professional degree program will prepare you to teach in the Primary/Junior (P/J) division. Once you complete our two-year BEd program, we will recommend you to the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) for certification to teach Kindergarten to Grade 6 in Ontario.

To enter a Two-Year BEd Professional Program, you must meet the following academic requirements: You must have completed, or expect to complete, an acceptable undergraduate degree from a recognized university You must have a course background that supports your chosen teaching division and subjects Preference will be given to students with a minimum average of 70% in his or her last 10 undergraduate degree level full course equivalents To be eligible to participate in a Two-Year BEd Professional Program, you must complete and then submit the following: Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test Police Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening (PRC/VSS) For more information about our non-academic prerequisites such as specific details as well as where to submit them, click the above.