Requirements for accreditation
 9. (1) A program of professional education may be granted accreditation under this Regulation if the following requirements are satisfied: 1.  The provider of the program is a permitted institution. 1.1  The program is four academic semesters, including the days of practical experience required under subparagraph  2 v of subsection 1 (2). 2.  The program has a clearly delineated conceptual framework. 3.  The design of the program is consistent with and reflects, i.  the College’s “Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession” and “Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession”, ii.  current research in teacher education, and iii.  the integration of theory and practice in teacher education. 3.1  The program enables students of a program of professional education to acquire knowledge and skills in all of the elements set out in Schedule 1. 4.  The program curriculum is current, references the Ontario curriculum, includes the application of current research in teacher education and represents a wide knowledge base in the divisions and components of the program. 5.  The course content of the program includes theory, method and foundation courses and makes appropriate provision for the application of theory in practice. 6.  The program’s format and structure are appropriate for the course content. 7.  Students are assessed and informed of their progress on an ongoing basis throughout the program. 8.  The program includes a practicum that satisfies the requirements set out in subparagraph 2 v of subsection 1 (2) and subsection (2). 9.  Successful completion of the practicum is a requirement for successful completion of the program. 10.  The teaching method courses in the program are appropriate in relation to the divisions to which they relate. 11.  The teaching theory and foundation courses in the program include courses on human development and learning and on the legislation and government policies relating to education. 12.  The faculty members teaching the program are an appropriate combination of, i.  persons with appropriate academic qualifications, ii.  practitioners with appropriate experience in the field of education, and iii.  persons with appropriate expertise in the divisions and components of the program. 13.  The permitted institution maintains adequate internal controls to preserve the integrity of student records relating to the program. 14.  The permitted institution is committed to continuous improvement and quality assurance of the program and, if the program is an existing program, has implemented measures demonstrating that commitment. 15.  The program has a Teacher Education Advisory Committee or similar body that functions in an advisory or liaison capacity in relation to the program. O. Reg. 347/02, s. 9 (1); O. Reg. 182/10, s. 4 (1, 2); O. Reg. 283/13, s. 2. (2) The requirements for the practicum portion of the program are as follows: 1.  The practicum must include observation and practice teaching in an instructional setting in schools or other situations that use the Ontario curriculum or in situations approved by the College. 2.  Revoked:  O. Reg. 182/10, s. 4 (3). 3.  The practicum enables every student to participate in settings related to, i.  for students enrolled in a program of professional education described in subparagraph 1 v of subsection 1 (2), the intermediate division and the senior division in the general education subject that is the subject area of the program, and grades 9 and 10 and grades 11 and 12 in the technological education subject that is the subject area of the program, and ii.  for all other students, each division and at least one of the subject areas of the program that are relevant to the student. 4.  An experienced teacher supervises the students and assesses their practicum. 5.  A faculty member is appointed as an advisor for each student.  O. Reg. 347/02, s. 9 (2); O. Reg. 182/10, s. 4 (3); O. Reg. 240/14, s. 3.