Pacific University College of Education: Education & Learning Major (Eugene)
Pacific University's undergraduate teacher education program allows students to complete a bachelor's degree while simultaneously completing the requirements for an Oregon Initial Teaching License. Students are provided solid foundations in theory and content, as well as extended field experiences. They are prepared to nurture young peoples' intellectual, social, and moral growth and to appreciate the diversity of cultures.
The undergraduate elementary education program in Eugene is a flexible teaching licensure and bachelor's degree program which allows students to take classes in the late afternoon and evening. The program begins in the fall each year and takes approximately two years to complete. Students entering the program must have or be close to completing the associate's degree (preferably their Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer). Upon completion of Pacific's undergraduate elementary program, students will receive a bachelor's degree from Pacific University with a major in Education and Learning, and have completed the requirements for an Oregon Initial Teaching License. Students wishing to teach at the secondary level are encouraged to complete their bachelor's degree in the subject area they wish to teach and then apply to the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
In addition to completing coursework, students should be aware that they need to pass a basic skills test for admission into the program and must pass the Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments (ORELA) Multiple Subjects Examination in order to receive a teaching license.
For more information about testing requirements and passing scores, see the Test Information page.
Curriculum
| Section | Required Courses for Education & Learning Major | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC-300 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 4 |
| EDUC-305 | Learning Communities: Personal Awareness & Diversity | 3 |
| EDUC-320 | Brain-Based Learning | 3 |
| EDUC-322 | Applied Human Development |
3 |
| EDUC-343 | Integrated Methods III: Math, Science, and Health in ECE |
4 |
| EDUC-361 | Foundations of Human Development & Psychology |
4 |
| EDUC-370 | School & Society |
2 |
| EDUC-397 | Field Experience |
1 |
| EDUC-408 | Integrated Methods II: Reading & Language Arts in ECE |
4 |
| EDUC-410 | Integrated Methods IV: Expressive Arts in ECE |
2 |
| EDUC-428 | Teaching Reading Through Child and Adolescent Literature |
2 |
| EDUC-431 | Integrated Methods I: General Methods |
2 |
| EDUC-436 | Technology Across the Curriculum |
2 |
| EDUC-459 | Preparing the Work Sample |
2 |
| EDUC-475 | Student Teaching |
15 |
| EDUC-476 | Learning Communities: Reflection & Practice |
2 |
For More Information
Contact Person (Eugene): Shelley Smolnisky, Associate Dean, Eugene Campus
Email: smol0924@pacificu.edu
Phone: 541-485-6812
Contact Person (Forest Grove): Diana Watkins, Assistant Director of Graduate & Professional Admissions
Email: teach@pacificu.edu
Phone: 503-352-1435