REGINA — Two new transfer credit agreements are making it easier for Lakeland College human services graduates to earn full Bachelor of Education degrees in elementary teacher education through the University of Regina’s Faculty of Education.
“Students who come to us for our educational assistant and early childhood education programs have the exact qualities that would make them amazing teachers and educators in our school systems,” says Janice Aughey, Lakeland’s dean of health,
“They are compassionate, love working with children and are dedicated to inspiring a love of lifelong education in their students. Now, because of this partnership with the University of Regina, those students will be able to easily further their education. Our school systems and communities will be better for it.”
Lakeland graduates who have earned an early childhood education certificate or diploma, as well as those who earned educational assistant certificates, are now eligible for block transfers to the University of Regina’s Bachelor of Education program. Students with a certificate will receive 15 credit hours towards a degree at the university, while those with a diploma will receive 30 credit hours.
“These transfer credit agreements will provide a valuable mechanism for Lakeland College graduates to leverage their certificate or diploma towards the completion of a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Regina,” says Dr. James Nahachewsky, dean of the Faculty of Education at the U of R.
Graduates who have completed Lakeland’s programs on or after April 30, 2023, are eligible for the block transfer.
— Submitted by U of R Media Relations
