Accreditation Decision
Université d'Ottawa - Faculté d’éducation
Application for General Accreditation
- Consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree [French-language program]
- Multi-session consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior and Junior/Intermediate divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree [French-language program]
- Concurrent program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree [French-language program]
Decision of the Transition Supervisory Officer
General Accreditation with Conditions
For the reasons set out above, the Transition Supervisory Officer concludes that the three programs of professional education offered at the Faculté d'éducation, Université d'Ottawa fully satisfy Requirements 1, 1.1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 and, substantially, but do not fully satisfy Requirements 2, 3.1, 4, 6, and 10 of Regulation 347/02, Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs. The programs are:
- Consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree [French-language program]
- Multi-session consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior and Junior/Intermediate divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree [French-language program]
- Concurrent program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree [French-language program]
General accreditation is granted to these French-language programs with the following conditions as noted below:
Requirement 2
The Dean shall submit evidence acceptable to the College, within 18 months, that the program has a clearly delineated conceptual framework.
Requirement 3.1 and 4
The Dean shall submit evidence acceptable to the College, within 18 months, that the program enables teacher candidates to acquire knowledge and skills in the following elements set out in Schedule 1:
- Element 1 - Curriculum Knowledge
- Element 8 - Pedagogical and Instructional Strategies Knowledge
- Element 4 - The Teaching Context Knowledge.
Requirement 6
The Dean shall submit evidence acceptable to the College, within 18 months, that the format and structure of the program are appropriate.
Requirement 10
The Dean shall submit evidence acceptable to the College, within 6 months, that the two Didactique du français langue seconde courses are stricken from all programs and all communications. The Dean shall submit evidence acceptable to the College, within 18 months that the method courses are appropriate in relation to the divisions to which they relate.
Summary
The Dean shall submit this evidence to the College within 18 months of receipt of the Transition Supervisory Officer’s decision. Once the Dean provides information that the College finds to be acceptable evidence, Requirements 2, 3.1, 4, 6, and 10 respectively will be fully satisfied.
The Transition Supervisory Officer accepts that the Faculté d'éducation, Université d'Ottawa intends to fully satisfy the conditions within the specified time periods. The Dean has stated that there are plans underway to complete the necessary work to satisfy the conditions.
Initial Plan
As required in Section 16. (1) of Regulation 347/02, Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs, the Dean of the Faculté d'éducation, Université d'Ottawa shall submit to the Ontario College of Teachers, within six months after receiving the decision, a plan outlining the method and estimated time for satisfying the aforementioned conditions of accreditation, and report annually to the College on the progress in satisfying the conditions.
The Transition Supervisory Officer grants general accreditation to the programs with the aforementioned conditions for a period of seven years until May 17, 2028 or for an amended period of time that is in accordance with Section 15 of Regulation 347/02, Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs.
Transition Supervisory Officer
Ontario College of Teachers
May 17, 2021
Removal of Conditions
The Accreditation Committee issued a decision on November 24, 2022 to remove the condition(s) related to Requirement 3.1 and 4 for the consecutive, multi-session consecutive and the concurrent French-language programs. These programs are now accredited without conditions.
In making its decision, the Committee considered, and deemed acceptable, the evidence provided by the Faculté d'éducation at the Université d'Ottawa.
Accreditation Committee
Ontario College of Teachers
November 24, 2022
