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Concurrent Education and Kinesiology
Popularly known as Con-Ed, Concurrent Education is a program for high school graduates with a passion for teaching and learning. For September 2023, Queen's expanded its popular Concurrent Education program to include the opportunity for students to complete a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Kinesiology, concurrently with their Bachelor of Education.
Queen’s Concurrent Education is a 5-year + 1 summer term program that prepares secondary school graduates to become educators and qualify for Ontario College of Teachers certification. Our graduates are out in the job market a year earlier, since most other Ontario faculties of education offer their programs over 6 years with typical fall and winter semesters.
With Queen’s ConEd, you will be working on 2 degrees at the same time, both from day 1! The Education degree from Queen’s (BEd) is widely accepted for teacher certification across Canada and around the world. What makes Queen’s grads more marketable is that they will all graduate with a concentration in 1 subject area.
Admission Updates
Supplementary Information
Admission to Queen's is highly competitive. We may consider Supplementary Information, including the Supplementary Application, audition or portfolio, in addition to a student's academic record, when making admission decisions. Each applicant to Queen's has a unique To Do List, detailing exactly what is needed to complete an application.
Applicants to Commerce, Nursing and Health Sciences are required to submit the Supplementary Application by the February 15 deadline. Upper-year applicants to Commerce and Health Sciences are also required to submit a Supplementary Application. We encourage applicants to review the FAQ and rubric for the Supplementary Application in preparation for their submission. Further information about the Supplementary Application can be sent to suppapp@queensu.ca.
Applicants to Music, Concurrent Education/Music and Music Theatre are required to complete an audition.
First-generation Admission Pathway
Queen’s encourages participation in postsecondary education by first-generation students. First-generation candidates include those affiliated with any of the community organization partners listed. Eligible candidates are offered an additional and alternative admission pathway to the first year of a full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree program.
- Black Ladders
- Black Youth School Success Initiative (BYSSI)
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters
- Boys and Girls Club
- Center for Immigrant and Community Services
- Delta Family Resource Center
- Empowerment Squared
- For Youth Initiative
- Future Aces
- Hamilton Center for Civic Inclusion: Black Youth Mentorship Program
- ISKA (Immigrant Services Kingston and Area)
- Jean Augustine Centre
- KEYS Employment Center
- Ladder 2 Rise
- Leadership by Design
- One Roof Kingston
- Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
- Ontario Education Championship Team: OECT
- Pathways to Education
- Strides
- The MINA Project
- Urban Squash Toronto
- Visions of Science
- YAAACE (Youth Athletics for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education)
- YMCA: Newcomer, Youth Leadership Development Programs, and Black Achievers Program
We will make offers of admission to first-generation candidates whose total application shows strong evidence of academic preparedness and potential. We will introduce you to the contacts and services available at the Student Academic Support Services, the Student Experience Office and the Student Awards Office during the application process and upon admission.
We encourage you to access these services throughout your time at Queen’s. If you are admitted through this pathway, we encourage you to make use of the academic advising and academic support services available to all students at Queen’s University.
Read more about the First-generation Admission Pathway or email us for more information.
Indigenous Admission Pathway
We offer and encourage verified Indigenous candidates an alternative pathway for admission to the first year of a full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree program, known as the Indigenous Admission Pathway.
With this pathway, you are provided additional benefits that will assist you before, during and after your transition to university. As a verified indigenous student through the Indigenous Admission Pathway some of those benefits include:
Application Support Guaranteed room in residence Early move-in day Eligibility for all Indigenous specific awards.
To be considered for the pathway, Indigenous candidates apply through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) and self-identify as being Indigenous. Candidates must then submit proof of Indigenous status DIRECTLY to Queen’s University to access the pathway.
A full list of documents that are accepted as proof of Indigenous status are listed at the link below. Candidates must meet the general admission requirements for each program and deadlines for undergraduate admission, in addition to submitting any supplementary information required to complete the application (details including due dates, are on each applicant's SOLUS Student Centre).