Graduates from this program were conferred a diploma with the academic title of "Associate in Education of the Nova Scotia Teachers College".

The program consisted of five full courses, or thirty semester hours, at the institution of the student's choice and led to the awarding of the Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree jointly by the consenting university and the Nova Scotia Teachers College.

The BEd degrees were granted in the name of both institutions to students who successfully completed the four-year NSTC program of studies and read "Nova Scotia Teachers College in association with Mount Saint Vincent University."

In 1994 the NSTC community and its many supporters were shocked by the provincial government's decision to consolidate all education programs offered by Nova Scotian universities.

Programs at NSTC, as well as UCCB (now CBU), Dalhousie, and Saint Mary's were identified for closure, with BEd degrees to be offered in Nova Scotia only at St. Francis Xavier, Acadia, Mount St. Vincent, and Sainte-Anne.