At Wilfrid Laurier University, you can add a direct-entry Teaching Minor to your degree 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.
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:
Laurier’s direct-entry Teaching Minor pairs well with a range of undergraduate programs.
Some common pairings include:
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 be combined with most degrees; however, some may only be 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.
No, the courses in a direct-entry Teaching Minor do not count toward Laurier's Bachelor of Education (BEd) and taking these courses does not guarantee preferential treatment in applying for a BEd at any other Faculty 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.
Visit your program page of interest to learn more about all the ways you can customize your degree – from minors, specializations to pathways to other schools.
We’d love to connect with you. Email chooselaurier@wlu.ca for questions about your program options.
