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Education: Five-Year Concurrent at University of Calgary
BEd plus a BA, BSc, BFA or BKin (concurrent degrees) · Werklund School of Education with Arts, Science or Kinesiology · Calgary campus
What average do you need for UCalgary Education: Five-Year Concurrent?
For an applicant from a high school in Ontario. UCalgary works out your average its own way; the finder does that for you.
Majors or options chosen later: BA Dance (Dance Pedagogy concentration) with BEd, BFA Drama with BEd, BFA Visual Studies with BEd, BA Multidisciplinary Studies with BEd, BA Political Science with BEd, BA Sociology with BEd, BSc General Mathematics with BEd, Other approved Arts, Science and Kinesiology co-degrees.
What courses do you need?
UCalgary's own list for Ontario high school applicants.
The school lists no specific courses for this program, or we could not read them: check its page (opens in a new tab).
Is there a supplementary application?
Extra steps beyond marks, with the school's deadlines. Miss a required one and the application is not considered.
- Required
- Choose a route, teachable subject and co-degree major on the application; meet the admission average of both degrees
- Required
- Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Check (before field experience, not at admission)
How much does UCalgary Education: Five-Year Concurrent cost?
For a student from Ontario (the out-of-province rate), at this year's prices.
- Tuition
- $7,600 first year, $38,000 in all
- Student fees
- $1,600 to $2,500 first year, $7,900 to $12,400 in all
- Rent after first year
- $45,800 in allHalf a two-bedroom in Calgary, $954 a month
What do education graduates earn?
Statistics Canada publishes pay by field for each province's graduates, not by school. Figures are for Alberta bachelor's graduates, the class of 2022 two years after and the class of 2019 five years after, in 2024 dollars.
What careers does UCalgary Education: Five-Year Concurrent lead to?
Careers people reach through this field, each with its pay, training and what the work is like.
- TeacherElementary or high school. A pension, summers off, and a salary grid that climbs for about ten years.$90kTypical pay4 to 6 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Guidance CounsellorThe person students go to about courses, university applications and the stuff they cannot tell anyone else.$85kTypical pay6 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Early Childhood EducatorRun the learning day for kids under 6. Two years of college and a licence nearly everywhere in Canada.$46kTypical pay2 to 3 yearsTo qualifyGoodDemand
- College InstructorTeach your trade or field at a college. Real work experience counts more than a doctorate.$94kTypical pay7 to 12 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Driving InstructorTeach new drivers in a car with a second set of pedals. Cheap to get into, and the pay depends on how many lessons you fill.$42kTypical pay1 to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Educational AssistantWork one on one with the students who need the most help. One year of college gets you into a school.$52kTypical pay1 to 2 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Where else can you study education (teaching)?
The same field at other universities, with what each says it takes.
| Program | School says | Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Early Childhood Curriculum StudiesMacEwan, Alberta | Competitive range high 60s to low 80s (2027/28 intake) | $8,000 |
| Bachelor of Early Childhood StudiesMRU, Alberta | Competitive average range for Fall 2027 applicants (two best Group A courses): 75 to 85% (Bachelor of Child Studies row) | $7,044 |
| Bachelor of Education: ElementaryMRU, Alberta | Competitive average range for Fall 2027 applicants (two best Group A courses): 85 to 90% | $7,044 |
| Combined Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of EducationULethbridge, Alberta | General admission minimum: 65% average on five Grade 12 courses (no competitive average published) | $6,822 |
| Combined Bachelor of Fine Arts / Bachelor of EducationULethbridge, Alberta | General admission minimum: 65% average on five Grade 12 courses (no competitive average published) | $6,822 |
| Adult Learning with TechnologyOntario Tech, Ontario | Expected cut-off: Low-70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent | $6,102 |
| Aging and Learning in an Era of TechnologyOntario Tech, Ontario | No average published | $6,102 |
| Arts EducationURegina, Saskatchewan | 65% average required. All programs are competitive entry, and final decision is made at the discretion of the faculty | $8,618 |
Where these numbers come from
- Admission average: discover.ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (the Fall 2025 version,from an archived copy, 22 September 2025 (opens in a new tab))
- Courses: ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (refused, 403)
- Tuition: discover.ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (alis.alberta.ca (opens in a new tab))
- Residence: ucalgary.ca (opens in a new tab) (refused, 403)
- Pay by field: www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
How every figure in this part of the site is sourced, and the check of every link.
Careerhelp is not affiliated with University of Calgary. Requirements and averages change every year: check the school's page before you apply.