CSU Ontario School of Education
Current Students
Welcome and congratulations on being selected as a candidate in the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies program.
We will be posting items on this site over the next few weeks, some of which will require your immediate attention while others will be for information purposes only.
Important Information
Orientation Week Information – August 25-28, 2008 - Orientation Week is in fact our first week of classes. As such you are expected to be on campus from 8:30 until 3:45 each day. A detailed Orientation Week schedule of classes will be provided at registration. Further information regarding Orientation Week can be found by clicking on the link above. This document will provide you with important information regarding your schedule and activities for your first week on campus, as well as advice about parking, lunch, laptops, lockers, etc.
Proof of Freedom from Active Tuberculosis – Requires your immediate attention. Students must provide proof of freedom from active tuberculosis. Please print this form, visit your local clinic to have a TB test done, have the physician complete and sign the form, and mail the original to our Burlington campus (address on form). Original signatures are required – no faxed or emailed copies please.
Authorization for release of full academic transcript/s to the Ontario College of Teachers – Please print this form, complete, sign, and mail the original to our Burlington campus (address on form). Original signatures are required – no faxed or emailed copies please.
Required Text List (Term 1, 2008) – We have made arrangements with a local Burlington bookstore to facilitate the ordering of required texts for your convenience. If you wish to use their services, please contact them directly to place an order.
This letter is sent to all students when they are accepted so that they can initiate self-directed learning with regard to technology skills and applications. The letter includes a list of sites for online tutorials.
Please read the student Code of Computer Conduct for Ontario. Further information will be given during Orientation Week.
Police Record Check
To be able to undertake the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies program, and successfully complete the practicum component in the schools, you are required by law to have a satisfactory Police Record Check prior to having direct contact with students and other vulnerable persons.
To obtain the necessary information and request a Police Record Check, go to the Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC) website at http://www.oesc-cseo.org/English/about.html
READ the information regarding Police Record Check services, and how to apply. Click on the link for a College or University Student who needs an OESC ID Card for a placement in a school or other agency. READ the instructions carefully and download the relevant Consent & Payment forms.
Complete the Consent & Payment forms immediately and send them with your payment to the OESC in Toronto, as instructed on the forms. The cost associated with this service & any appeals are to be borne by the applicant.
If your Police Record Check is satisfactory you will be issued with a wallet-sized Identification Card, allowing you to be placed in schools for the purpose of practicum.
You must provide a photocopy of the OESC Identification Card to the University by August 1, 2008. Fax to the Ontario campus on 905 333 6562.
NOTE: you cannot attend your school placement until confirmation of a satisfactory Police Record Check has been received.
This program is offered under the written consent of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities for the period from 24 th December 2004 to 24 th December 2009 . 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).