Bachelor of Education Program Calendar
This course calendar complements the Academic Calendar, which is the official, comprehensive guide to all programs, courses, services, and academic policies at UBC.
2024/2025 Course Calendar
Teacher candidates
Summer Session Term 1
April to June 2025
| April 28 – 29 | Transition days (travel/prep) | No classes |
| April 30 | EDUC 442: Community Field Experience begins | Three weeks |
| May 19 | Victoria Day | No classes |
| May 21 | EDUC 442: Community Field Experience ends | Last day of Community Field Experience |
| May 22 – 23 | Transition days (travel/return) | No classes |
| May 27 | EDUC 437: Developing a Curricular Vision for a Democratic Society: Educational Purposes, Policies & Practices (part two) begins | First day of class |
| June 25 | EDUC 437: Developing a Curricular Vision for a Democratic Society: Educational Purposes, Policies & Practices (part two) ends | Last day of class |
| June 27 | Summer Session Term 1 ends | Last day of session |
| June 30 | Break | No classes |
| July 1 | Canada Day | No classes |
July to August 2025
| July 2 | Summer Institute in Education* begins | First day of summer institute courses available |
| August 4 | BC Day | No classes |
| August 8 | Summer Institute in Education ends | Last day of session |
| August 11 – 22 | Bachelor of Education Summer Break | No classes |
*Summer Institute in Education: You must register for a total of six (6) credits of Summer Institute in Education coursework. Choose any combination of courses that support your professional learning goals. Courses change each year, courses will be posted in March on the Summer Institute page.
Winter Session Term 1
August to December 2025
| Late August | EDUC 444: Field Experience – Final Practicum/Internship begins | Fifteen weeks |
Graduation & Convocation
Remember to apply to graduate! The application deadline is in February. Convocation will be held in June.
2025/2026 Course Calendar
Course, Field Experience (Practicum), and Break* Dates
Dates are subject to change. While we make every attempt to adhere to these dates, unforeseen circumstances may cause date revisions.
| Course Code | Course / Practicum | Credits | Start Date | End Date | Day/Time |
| Orientation** | September 2, 2025 | September 5, 2025 | T-F 9-4 | ||
| EDUC 403 | Course | 6 | September 9, 2025 | December 5, 2025
|
T 1-4
F 9-12 |
| EDUC 431 | Course | 6 | September 8, 2025 | December 4, 2025 | M 9-12
T 9-12 Th 9-12 |
| EDUC 436 | Course | 5 | September 8, 2025 | December 4, 2025 | M 1-4
Th 1-4 |
| EDUC 440 | Field Experience: Introductory Practicum | 3 | September 10, 2025
December 8, 2025 |
December 3, 2025
December 19, 2025 |
W 9-4
M-F 8-4*** |
| EDUC 437 | Course | 5 | January 5, 2026 | April 10, 2026 | M 9-12
T 9-12 Th 9-12 |
| EDUC 438 | Course | 4 | January 5, 2026 | April 10, 2026 | M 1-4
T 1-4 Th 1-4 |
| EDUC 441 | Field Experience: Formative Practicum
|
5 | January 7, 2026
April 13, 2026 |
April 8, 2026
May 22, 2026 |
W 9-4
M-F 8-4*** |
| EDUC 442 | Community Field Experience | 5 | May 25, 2026 | June 26, 2026 | M-F 8-4*** |
| EDUC/ SIE | Elective Courses (2) | 6 | July 6, 2026 | August 13, 2026 | TBD |
| EDUC 444 | Field Experience: Summative Practicum | 15 | Last week of August, 2026 | Early December, 2026
Please note: as the school districts are finalizing their calendars, your final practicum dates will be confirmed by Dec. 2025 |
M-F 8-4*** |
*There are no classes on the following dates: September 1 (Labour Day), September 30 (Truth and Reconciliation Day), October 13 (Thanksgiving), November 10-14 (Reading Week), December 22 – January 2 (Winter Break), February 16 (Family Day), March 16-20 (Spring Break), April 3-6 (Easter), May 18 (Victoria Day), June 29 to July 3 (Summer Break), August 3 (BC Day)
**Orientation is mandatory and fulfills, in part, the requirements of EDUC 403.
***Daily start/end times for block field experiences are approximate; expectations will be provided by your mentor teacher/placement supervisor.
Graduation & Convocation
Remember to apply to graduate! The application deadline is in February. Convocation will be held in June.