News Feature: The Masters of Teaching program

University of Lethbridge		University of Calgary
5-year combined degree (preferred option) 2-year after degree	Programs Offered	5-year combined in certain faculties 2-year after degree
Minimum GPA: 2.5 out of 4 Guaranteed GPA: 3.3-3.5 Prerequisite: EDUC 2500, which includes 60 h as a teacher assistant. You must have a good recommendation from an advisor. Major must be a teachable subject.	GPA and Prerequisites	Minimum GPA: 2.5 out of 4 Guaranteed GPA: 3-3.3 Prerequisite: 3 years of good standing in an approved faculty. 2-years of good grades in a degree.
2 Practica of 5 weeks and 6 weeks respectively. A 13-week internship which is essentially a full-time teaching position for a semester under a partner teacher	Total In-School Time	20 weeks of 2 days/week observation and some teaching. 12 weeks (1 semester) in classroom in second year.
Admit approx. 216/yr. Over 400 apply. Also has quotas per faculty.	Enrolment	Admit approx. 400/year. 950-1200 apply. Quotas for each faculty determine how hard it is to get in.
85 per cent of graduates took positions in 2000.	Per Cent of Students Hired	No tracking is done, but they are starting this year
Offers more actual teaching time than any of the other programs. Advisement ratio is also higher, from 1:6 in the first practicum to 1:10 in the last.	Advantages	If you are teaching, you find out in enough time to drop the program and get your money back. More in-school time than other programs.

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