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Bachelor of Education (BEd) Primary In-Service

Admission Requirements:

To be admitted to a Bachelor of Education (Primary) a person shall have:

completed the requirements for a USP Certificate in Teaching (Primary); or
a primary teacher training qualification from Teachers Training College in the region.

Programme Requirements:

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) consists of 22 courses, of which eight are at 100-level, eight at 200-level and six at 300-level including a 14-week school practicum (ED300).

Courses:

UU114, UU100, ED115, ED116, ED170; plus LL161 or LL171 or another South Pacific vernacular language studied at a comparable tertiary level; plus ED152, ED100; plus UU204, UU200, ED215, ED216, ED217, ED252, ED255; plus ED284 or ED282; plus ED300, ED316, ED318, ED354, ED319, ED359.

Note:

i) All students admitted will, on application, be awarded six 100-level cross-credits. See Cross-credit Regulations on Primary Teacher Training Qualification.

ii) Those admitted from the USP Certificate in Education (Primary) will in addition be credited with UU114 and UU100.

iii) Students not admitted from a USP Certificate in Education (Primary) should complete UU114 and UU100, in the semester prior to starting their 200-level courses.

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