Can you apply to a Bachelor of Education straight from Grade 12 in Ontario?

Becoming a teacher in Ontario: the campuses where you can start from Grade 12

Updated August 22, 2026

At six campuses, yes: York, Brock, Laurentian, Nipissing, Windsor and Lakehead admit to concurrent education on the OUAC form. At Laurier, Trent and Ontario Tech you apply to a BA with a teaching stream that guarantees the BEd at a set GPA. Everywhere else — Guelph, Carleton, TMU, Waterloo, U of T — it is second-entry only. The full map is below.

campuses: concurrent BEd from Gr 12

campuses: BA with a guaranteed route

campuses: second-entry only

OUAC codes across the province

Three routes, and most people only know the slow one

The route everyone knows is consecutive: finish a four-year degree, then apply to a two-year Bachelor of Education, then certify with the Ontario College of Teachers. Six years, two applications, and the BEd application is competitive with no guarantee. That is the only route at Guelph, Carleton, TMU, Waterloo and U of T.

The two routes that start in Grade 12 are less known and worth knowing. Concurrent education: one OUAC code admits you to a bachelor’s degree and the BEd together, five or six years, usually with placements from second or third year. A BA with a teaching stream: you apply to a normal degree that carries an education option, and a stated GPA on graduation guarantees your BEd seat — no second competitive application.

Where you can start from Grade 12

Concurrent BEd on the OUAC form (6 campuses)

Queen's, York, Brock, Windsor, Laurentian, Nipissing.

A degree with a guaranteed BEd route (4 campuses)

U of T (Mississauga), Ontario Tech, Trent, Lakehead.

Second-entry only (10 campuses)

Western, McMaster, U of T (St. George), U of T (Scarborough), Waterloo, Guelph, Carleton, Laurier (Waterloo), TMU, Algoma.

Campus	You apply to	Range	How
Lakehead	Concurrent Education (Primary/Junior) (Thunder Bay and Orillia)	70%	Choose after your first degree
Nipissing	Concurrent Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior	70%	Direct entry
Ontario Tech	Educational Studies	70–73%	Choose after your BA
U of T (Mississauga)	Humanities	73–80%	Choose UTM's own Education Studies program page lists it under "Admission Category: Humanities
Laurentian	Concurrent Education with Arts – Junior/Intermediate	75%	Direct entry
Trent	Teacher Education Stream – Arts (Honours)	75%	Choose after your degree
Windsor	Concurrent General Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)/Bachelor of Education/Diploma in Early Childhood Education	75%	Direct entry
York	Concurrent Education: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (BEd)	77–87%	Direct entry
Brock	Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd – Intermediate/Senior	87–90%	Direct entry
Queen's	Concurrent Education/Arts	87–90%	Direct entry
Algoma	not offered at Algoma	—	Not offered
Carleton	not offered at Carleton University	—	Not offered
Guelph	not offered at the University of Guelph	—	Not offered
Laurier (Waterloo)	not offered from Grade 12 — Laurier's BEd is second-entry	—	No Grade 12 route — see page
McMaster	not offered at McMaster University	—	Not offered
TMU	not offered at TMU	—	Not offered
U of T (Scarborough)	not offered at UTSC (Concurrent Teacher Education Program suspended to new enrolments)	—	No Grade 12 route — see page
U of T (St. George)	not offered at St. George as a Grade 12 program — Education is a second-entry program at OISE (Bachelor of Education), applied to via TEAS after completing an undergraduate degree	—	No Grade 12 route — see page
Waterloo	not offered as a direct-entry major at Waterloo	—	No Grade 12 route — see page
Western	Bachelor of Education (BEd) – Teacher Education program, applied through TEAS (Teacher Education Application Service), not OUAC 101	—	No Grade 12 route — see page

What each concurrent program actually asks

York — one code, then a second form

York’s Concurrent BEd is genuinely direct entry: “one OUAC code” selects both your undergraduate degree and the BEd, with five codes by home faculty. The step students miss: after applying on OUAC you must also submit the Faculty of Education Direct Entry Concurrent Form, with a $50 fee and personal statements, by February 1. Mid-70s average.

Brock — ten codes, limited enrolment

More concurrent routes than any Ontario campus, pairing the BEd with Arts, Science, Child and Youth Studies, Physical Education, Interactive Arts and Recreation, each by teaching division, all at high-80s. In Brock’s words these are “limited enrolment 5-year programs” where “admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements,” and “competitive programs, such as Nursing or Concurrent Education, may not issue early offers” — a quiet February is not a no.

Laurentian — twenty-three codes, English and French

The most in the province: the BEd paired with Arts, Science, Kinesiology, Sport Psychology, Business, Social Work and more, in both languages, almost all at 75%. “A combined BEd & BA degree in five years” with “just under 90 days of practicum.”

Windsor — eleven codes, and a minimum that is not the bar

Nine BA streams at a 75% minimum plus Science and Mathematics at 80%. Windsor’s own page: “minimum average of 75%, with a mean average of 86%,” and “admission is competitive and is not guaranteed with attainment of minimum admission requirements.” Apply on the 86, not the 75.

Nipissing — eighteen codes, with a warning

Concurrent with an undeclared BA, Criminal Justice, Fine Arts, Business, Physical and Health Education and Science, in every division, at 70%. The PHE streams are “a highly competitive, limited-enrollment program.” And Nipissing’s own programme page carries this line: “Changes to the Teacher Education program are forthcoming. Information on this website is subject to change.” Confirm the structure before you apply.

Lakehead — concurrent in name, with a second gate

Open from Grade 12 at 70% as Primary/Junior or Intermediate/Senior, but in Lakehead’s words you “must first complete your Bachelor degree in a partnering discipline” and then “must meet certain academic and non-academic requirements to enter your Two-Year BEd Professional Program.” A seat in the BEd is not yours at admission.

The guaranteed-route campuses

Laurier: apply to Psychology, History, French, Kinesiology, Music or another eligible honours degree with the Teaching Option, take its 4.0 credits, hold a 10.5 GPA on your final ten credits, and a BEd place is guaranteed. Laurier says only students who applied for an honours degree with the Teaching Option are considered for that direct route — so choose it on the application, not later.

Trent: the Teacher Education Stream is 3.5 education credits inside an Honours BA or BSc (codes RTA and RTS, 75% minimum) with placements in years two, three and four. “An average of 85% or higher on their last 10.0 credits” earns “guaranteed admission to the BEd.” Intermediate/Senior also needs two teachable subjects.

Ontario Tech: Educational Studies is a BA, not a BEd, but its Concurrent Education option gives “advanced acceptance into the Consecutive Education program” — a 16-month BEd on graduation, “dependent on GPA and subject specialization requirements.”

If you want to teach Grades 7–12, the Intermediate/Senior division needs two teachable subjects — enough university credits in, say, English and History. That shapes which undergraduate degree you pair with the BEd. Primary/Junior does not. Decide the division before the campus.

Every concurrent and teacher-education code, by range

Each row links to the programme; each campus above links to the page with the university’s full wording. Education at every campus, what you apply to.