Post-Graduate Certificates
Our Post-Graduate Certificates allow you to enhance your expertise in a specific area of education. Credits from a Post-Graduate Certificate can be used for advanced standing into a Graduate Diploma or Professional Master of Education.
British Columbia Post-Graduate Certificates
To support BC teachers in their desire to provide their students with enriched learning experiences, Queen’s Continuing Teacher Education has created BC TQS-approved post-graduate certificates. Our certificate programs are founded on current research-driven theory and on the specific challenges BC teachers face in their classrooms. Our courses are developed and taught by experienced BC teachers, and they reflect BC Ministry of Education policy and curriculum.
BC Post-Grad Certificate - Educational Leadership
BC Post-Grad Certificate - Early Childhood Education
BC Post-Grad Certificate - English Language Learners
BC Post-Grad Certificate - Inclusive Education (formerly Special Education)
BC Post-Grad Certificate - Level B Assessment
BC Post-Grad Certificate - Mathematics Education
BC Post-Grad Certificate - Teacher Librarian
BC Post-Grad Certificate - Teaching Science Grades 11 & 12
Session Details
| Session | Course Dates | Registration Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 – Jun 09, 2023 | Apr 07, 2023 |
| Late Spring 2023 | May 08, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 | May 05, 2023 |
| Summer 2023 | Jun 26, 2023 – Aug 11, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Late Summer 2023 | Aug 07, 2023 – Sep 29, 2023 | Aug 04, 2023 |
| Fall 2023 | Oct 02, 2023 – Dec 08, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Fall/Winter 2023 | Nov 06, 2023 – Feb 09, 2024 | Nov 03, 2023 |
| Winter 2024 | Jan 22, 2024 – Apr 05, 2024 | Jan 19, 2024 |
| Late Winter 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 – Apr 19, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 |
Spring 2023
- Course Dates: Apr 10, 2023 – Jun 09, 2023
- Registration Deadline: Apr 07, 2023
Late Spring 2023
- Course Dates: May 08, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023
- Registration Deadline: May 05, 2023
Summer 2023
- Course Dates: Jun 26, 2023 – Aug 11, 2023
- Registration Deadline: Jun 23, 2023
Late Summer 2023
- Course Dates: Aug 07, 2023 – Sep 29, 2023
- Registration Deadline: Aug 04, 2023
Fall 2023
- Course Dates: Oct 02, 2023 – Dec 08, 2023
- Registration Deadline: Sep 22, 2023
Fall/Winter 2023
- Course Dates: Nov 06, 2023 – Feb 09, 2024
- Registration Deadline: Nov 03, 2023
Winter 2024
- Course Dates: Jan 22, 2024 – Apr 05, 2024
- Registration Deadline: Jan 19, 2024
Late Winter 2024
- Course Dates: Feb 19, 2024 – Apr 19, 2024
- Registration Deadline: Feb 16, 2024
Registration will remain open until 4pm ET on the posted registration deadline date.
Our Programs Are Made for BC Teachers
Our course packages are shaped around BC Ministry of Education curricula and taught by experienced BC teachers. That means your professional learning experience at Queen’s will be directly applicable to the challenges you face in your BC classroom.
Approved by the BC Teacher Qualification Service
Our certificate programs for BC teachers consist of five full-credit (6.0 non-degree credit-units per course) post-graduate courses in education. Each successfully completed course is recorded on a Queen’s University transcript. Candidates who successfully complete the program will receive a post-graduate certificate from the Faculty of Education at Queen's.
The BC Teacher Qualification Service recognizes these Queen’s certificate programs as one-year post-graduate integrated programs in education. Completion of these course packages may qualify BC-certified teachers for a teaching category upgrade within the BC provincial framework.
Candidates from BC who complete a Post-Graduate Certificate and receive a TQS category upgrade and wish to receive advanced standing into one of our graduate programs will be required to take three additional elective courses. TQS Regulation 5.04 states: “Where the content of one part of a program overlaps the content of a second program, the common portion shall not be counted twice in assigning a teacher’s category.” For more information regarding the TQS regulation, please refer to this TQS Policy document.
Online and Interactive
Queen’s Faculty of Education has been a leading provider of online professional development courses for teachers for more than 15 years. Our success is based on the overwhelmingly positive response of Ontario teachers to online professional development.
We recognize that dynamic online learning experience require meaningful interactions with instructors and other course candidates. At Queen’s, you will learn online with up to 15 education professionals from across British Columbia, sharing ideas and feedback. Readings, assignments, discussions, and a rich array of teaching resources are all available online to participants.
