PJ and IS qualified teachers may pick up additional teaching division qualifications by enrolling in Additional Basic Qualification (ABQ) courses through Queen’s Continuing Teacher Education program.

• If you have PJ certification, you can take an Intermediate Division Additional Basic Qualification course after graduation. To enroll this course, you will need to have a minimum of 3 full-year university courses (or equivalent) in a specific teaching subject, for example, History, English, Mathematics, Science.
• If you have PJ certification, you can take a Senior Division Additional Basic Qualification course after graduation. To enroll this course, you will need to have a minimum of 5 full-year university courses (or equivalent) in a specific teaching subject, for example, History, English, Mathematics, Science.
• If you have IS certification, you can enroll in either the Primary Division or the Junior Division Additional Basic Qualification course. No specific undergraduate prerequisites are needed for additional certification in these two divisions.

For additional information on adding an additional teaching division, visit the Queen’s Continuing Teacher Education website at http://www.coursesforteachers.ca/.

IS qualified teachers may pick up additional teaching subject qualifications by enrolling in Additional Basic Qualification (ABQ) courses through Queen’s Continuing Teacher Education program.

• To enroll in an Intermediate ABQ course, you will need to have at least TWO undergraduate courses (or equivalent) in a specific teaching subject.
• To enroll in a Senior ABQ course, you will need to have at least TWO undergraduate courses (or equivalent) in a specific teaching subject.

For additional information on Additional Basic Qualification courses, visit the Queen’s Continuing Teacher Education website at http://www.coursesforteachers.ca/.

If you are thinking about becoming a school principal, you can make some ongoing decisions to prepare for entry into the Principal's Qualifications Program. You will need:

• five years teaching experience
• qualifications in three divisions, one of which must be the Intermediate Division
• a master's degree or two specialist designations or one specialist designation and half a master's degree.

For additional information on becoming a principal, please see the Ontario College of Teachers web site at http://www.oct.ca/members/additional-qualifications/schedules-and-guidelines/pqp.

Teachers in Ontario are placed in a salary category either by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) or the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO). First year teachers are typically placed in the A3 category - A4 is the highest category to attain. Taking the Honour Specialist course is the most common route to A4. Entry into the Honour Specialist course at Queen’s Continuing Teacher Education requires two years of teaching experience, a B- average in your undergraduate degree, and 9 full courses in one teaching subject or 14 courses across two teaching subjects (8+6 or 7+7).

Both the OSSTF and QECO will be on campus during your BEd year to discuss salary categories further. For more detailed information about salary categories in Ontario, please see

• OSSTF (www.osstf.on.ca/) (look under 'services - Certification' for information on Certification Rating Statements)
• QECO (www.qeco.on.ca/)