At Wilfrid Laurier University, you can add a direct-entry Teaching Minor to your degree when you apply through the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) and start building the skills to educate, guide and inspire — beginning in your first year.
A direct-entry Teaching Minor allows you to begin building your teaching and communication skills from the start of your degree, alongside your major.
At Laurier you’ll get a head start on a career in education with a foundational course of study focusing on teaching at the kindergarten to grade 10 level.
Available on our Brantford and Waterloo campuses, you can develop teaching skills through a hands-on experiential placement and future-focused courses in teaching across different cultures and contexts.
With a direct-entry Teaching Minor, you can:
With a direct-entry Teaching Minor, you’ll:
*You must apply for the Bachelor of Education and meet the progression requirements to qualify for this pathway.
Laurier’s direct-entry Teaching Minor can be paired with one of the following undergraduate programs:
A Teaching Minor opens the door to a variety of career pathways—especially when combined with your major.
Potential career pathways include:
Note, some careers may require additional qualifications, such as a Bachelor of Education.
With direct entry, a Teaching Minor is designed to fit seamlessly into your university experience:
With a direct-entry Teaching Minor, you can enhance and customize your degree without changing your primary program.
A direct-entry Teaching Minor may be the right fit for you if:
A direct-entry minor can only be combined with specific degrees available at specific campuses. See the full list of programs that can be combined with minors.
In most cases, you will graduate at the same time as you would without a minor—a direct-entry minor is designed to fit within your existing degree.
Yes! The direct-entry Teaching Minor is an admission pathway to Laurier's Bachelor of Education (BEd).
If you are admitted to the direct-entry Teaching Minor and you meet the progression requirements and teaching subject course requirements (for admission to the Junior/Intermediate program), you will be guaranteed admission to Laurier’s Bachelor of Education.
A Teaching Minor consists of 4.0 credits: five core half-credit courses offered through the Faculty of Education, plus three elective half-credit courses from an approved list. If you are considering a Teaching Minor, make sure to review the full list of requirements.
Yes, a direct-entry Teaching Minor provides a strong foundation in education and helps you build experience in teaching so you will be well-prepared for a Bachelor of Education at any postsecondary school.
Visit your program page of interest to learn more about all the ways you can customize your degree – from minors to specializations or pathways to other schools.
We’d love to connect with you. Email chooselaurier@wlu.ca for questions about your program options.
