Bachelor of Primary Education Studies - Ontario

How to apply

There are a number of steps in the application process. Please read these instructionscarefully to ensure that your application package is complete and correct. ALL requirements must be submitted by the application closing date and time. You will need to reference the Tips for Completing the Online Application Form.Please read this document carefully as it will assist you insuccessfully completing and submitting your application.

Required documentation in support of your application:

1. Online application form

In order to complete your application, you MUST SUBMIT your application form online. The online application form is here.

If you have previously started an online application you MUST logback in using the red link ‘Returning users click here’ on the online form.

Before you submit the online application you must upload your resume, experience profile and experience profilesummary and a copy of your undergraduate degree transcript. Any supplementary documents such as marriage certificate, English language test results or proof of citizenship must also be uploaded as part of your online application.

2. Resume

Complete using the CSU Resume template and submit via the Document Upload section of the online application.

3. Experience Profile and Experience Profile Summary

Complete using the CSU Experience Profile and Experience Profile Summary template provided below and submit via the document upload section of the online application.

4. Two references

You must provide two professional references from people with whom you have had an association in the last five years (e.g. teachers you have volunteered with, people with whom you have worked in the same organisation for at least two years who can comment on your skills and aptitude for teaching, and/or people who know of your experiences working with children well enough to evaluate yourperformance).

Only two references will be accepted. Additional references will NOT be considered.

Please use the CSU Reference template. It is an electronic form that can be completed and circulated by email. Your Referees will also submit their final reference directly to the Admissions Office by email using a ‘Submit’ button on the form.

All references must be completed and submitted by the application closing date and time.

5. Transcript(s)

You must supply an official transcript showing completion of your undergraduate degree. We will accept a copy or student issued transcript for initial assessment purposes however an official transcript must be received at the CSU Ontario campus no later than the application closing date.

Step 1 – Copy or student issued transcript
For your application to be assessed a copy or student issued transcript(s) must be uploaded via the document upload section of the online application.

Step 2 – Original transcript
Place a request with the University from which you have received (or are currently enrolled in) your undergraduate degree (and any additional degrees). Have your academic transcript addressed to “BPES Admissions” and sent directly to the CSU Ontario campus:

BPES ADMISSIONS
Charles Sturt University, Ontario
860 Harrington Court
Burlington Ontario L7N 3N4

Your official transcript must show completion of your degree

‘Student Issued’ transcripts will NOT be accepted as an official transcript.

Please note: international qualifications

In special circumstances, such as international qualifications, certified copies of original transcripts can be mailed or delivered directly to the campus. For international qualifications, any documents not in English must be accompanied by a professional, certified translation. The applicant must submit BOTH the non-English and translated documents directly to Charles Sturt University in Ontario.

All transcripts must be received by the application closing date.

Supplementary documentation that may be required with your application

Please note: all documentation MUST be notarised by a Justice of the Peace or Notary Public

Marriage certificate - Submit your notarised marriage certificate if your university degree is issued in a surname other than the surname that is on your application to this program. Upload via the ‘document upload’ section of the online application.

English language proficiency - If you have completed your studies outside of Canada, you need to check the CSU English Language Proficiency requirements. If you do NOT satisfy these requirements, you must demonstrate your level of English proficiency by providing English language test results taken within the last two years. A notarized copy of your test results should be submitted via the Document Upload section of the online application.

Proof of Canadian citizenship - If you were NOT born in Canada, you will be required to provide evidence of your Canadian citizenship or Permanent Resident status. You must submit this evidence (e.g. notarised copy of Citizenship card or passport) via the document upload section of the online application.

Application fee

A non-refundable Application Fee of $100.00 CAD, is payable by cheque or money order / bank draft (made payable to Charles Sturt University, with the applicant’s name written on the cheque). Payment can also be made on campus, in person, by cash, debit or credit. Credit card payments can be made by fax to 905-333-8578. Your payment must be accompanied by a copy of the CSU Ontario Remittance Advice form(available here).

It is essential that the full name of the applicant be included on the form of payment.

Mail or deliver the application fee to CSU Ontario by the closing date to:

BPES ADMISSIONS
Charles Sturt University, Ontario
860 Harrington Court
Burlington Ontario L7N 3N4

Or Fax it to: 905-333-8578

Links to required documents

• Tips for completing the online application form
• Online application form
• Resume
• Experience profile and experience profile summary
• Reference forms
• English language proficiency policy
• Application fee remittance advice form

This COMPLETE package must be submitted by the application deadline. NO documents will be accepted after this date and time.

Note: ALL documents will be retained by the University and will NOT be returned to the applicant. Exceptions will only be made for original or notarized copies of international transcripts, at the request of the applicant.

Please do not contact the campus to enquire if your application package has been successfully submitted online, and/or if your transcript(s) has been received. Be assured that the Admissions team will cross-check all received documents to ensure that your application package is complete. If it is not complete, youwill be contacted via email regarding the missing documentation.

The Bachelor of Primary Education Studies is offered under the written consent of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities for the period from June 17, 2010 to June 17, 2015. Prospective students are responsible for satisfying themselves that the program and the degree will be appropriate to their needs (e.g. acceptable to potential employers, professional licensing bodies or other educational institutions).