Program Information and FAQ

The certification process begins the end of September with a workshop on forms and procedures. The deadline for submission of forms is the end of October. Applications go to the Department of Education in early January and licenses are normally issued at Convocation in May.

If you undergraduate school provides official electronic transcripts only, these must be submitted directly to the Office of Teacher Certification at @email; however, all official paper transcripts must be mailed directly to StFX Faculty of Education.

All graduates must first be licensed in the province where they received their education degree. Once that teaching license has been received, a teacher may apply in another province for a license in that jurisdiction.

The National and International job fair occurs on the last weekend of January at Mount St. Vincent University.

No, school boards require that a new check be completed as part of the application process.

All Professional Development activities are considered mandatory parts of the program. This includes regularly scheduled PD days in each semester, Building Bridges, and NSTU PD sessions.

Summative evaluations are emailed to the students upon completion of practicum. Copies are kept on file in the Main Office.