Queen's-Waterloo Joint Program

The Queen’s-Waterloo Joint Program is designed for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours Mathematics Co-op) or Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours Computing Science Co-op) at the University of Waterloo. Students may apply to the Joint Program in their second year. By the end of five years, candidates will have two degrees, one in Mathematics or Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, and one in Education from Queen’s. The program prepares graduates to teach mathematics and a second subject (normally in Computer Studies, Science-Biology, Science-Chemistry, or Science- Physics) in Ontario secondary schools.

Accepted candidates attend Queen's Faculty of Education from September to the end of April, following their third year at the University of Waterloo. Within the eight-month Bachelor of Education program at Queen's, teacher candidates participate in up to thirteen weeks of in-school teaching practicum as well as a three week alternative practicum.

Prospective students are encourage to review information about the Queen's-Waterloo Joint Program provided by the University of Waterloo.

How to Apply

1. Interested applicants who are registered in the BMath or BCS Honours Co-op programs at the University of Waterloo must contact the Director, Barry Ferguson, in the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, about the Joint program in or before the first term of their second year. 
2. Applicants will be interviewed in the first term of their second year. Only applicants who are pre-screened by the Director may apply to the Queen's Faculty of Education.
3. Pre-screened applicants will receive an email from the Queen's Education Registrar's Office to submit an online application in the first term of their third year.  Complete applications have three components: the online application form, Personal Statement of Experience (PSE), and application fee.  The application deadline is 1 December.  The Faculty of Mathematics will send copies of applicants' transcripts to the Queen's Education Registrar's Office. Applicants will be informed of admission decisions by early April.

Selection Criteria 

a. Satisfying the University of Waterloo Joint Program application requirements (an interview and satisfactory academic and work-term performance)

b. The number of spaces available in the teaching subject requested

c. The score from the Personal Statement of Experience

d. The score based on the academic average

The scores from c and d above have equal weight.