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There are approximately 20 different universities in the Province of
Ontario.
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background. When you enroll in a specific program, you select a
"concentration" in one or more subject areas and then take
electives from a variety of other disciplines.
For example, when I took my B.A. degree, I majored in Math. This meant
that a total of five (5) of my fifteen (15) courses had to be in math.
The other ten could be taken from anywhere else as long as I had the
prerequisite courses from high school.
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| An undergraduate degree is required in order to enter a professional
school to become a teacher, doctor, lawyer, etc.
For example, after I had my B.A. degree, I was required to attend
Teachers' College in order to become qualified to teach in Ontario. I
was then required to teach for two years before I could apply for my
permanent Teaching Certificate.
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| A degree can be obtained in three or four years, but the norm is
moving towards a four year program now that OAC has been eliminated in
Ontario secondary schools;
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| A normal week at university includes approximately 15 hours of classroom
instruction. There are several programs that require a few more hours,
but most are in the three-hour per course range and you are usually
expected to carry five (5) courses per year.
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| A normal school year covers approximately 6 to 7 months, beginning
in September and ending around the end of March or beginning of April.
In that time there is a three week break at Christmas and a one week
study break in February.
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| Most programs of study begin in September. You may be able to find
some programs that begin in January, but those are usually only
half-credit courses.
Several courses are now available in the Spring Session or during the
Summer months, but those are usually specialty courses that are
required for upgrading purposes for professionals such as teachers.
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| Tuition amounts vary, but they are in the $6000 per year range. This
is for tuition only. The cost of books, accommodation and food is over
and above this figure. |
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| Ontario
Universities |
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
Ontario College of Art & Design
Queen's University
Royal Military College
Ryerson University |
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
University of Windsor
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
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