Lori Manson, Adviser
Several options are available to UO students who want teaching careers. Different universities and colleges offer undergraduate, combined undergraduate-graduate, and/or graduate programs in education and related subjects.
Students who want an elementary teaching license should complete an undergraduate degree in education, and then complete a graduate degree. Students can complete the UO undergraduate major in Educational Studies with the Integrated Teaching specialization and then complete a graduate year culminating in the license, a master’s degree, and an emphasis area. Another option is to earn the UO undergraduate major in Educational Studies with the Educational Foundations specialization. Then one would apply to the UO Graduate Elementary Teaching/GET program or a graduate program at another university or college. The latter path requires completion of several specific undergraduate courses before applying to a graduate program.
Students who want a middle-secondary teaching license should complete their undergraduate degree in the content area in which they want to teach, and then apply to a graduate program. Appropriate areas of undergraduate preparation include: foreign language—French, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish; language arts; social studies; biology, chemistry, physics, integrated science; and mathematics (basic, advanced). Students interested in social studies will want to take coursework in geography and history, though they may major in political science, sociology, or another field. Students interested in language arts will want to take coursework—and possibly major—in English.
Other graduate programs are offered at the UO and at other universities and colleges to earn licenses, endorsements, or certificates in the areas of early childhood education, communication disorders, early intervention, ESOL/bilingual, special education, and music. Graduate programs for teaching agriculture science, art, drama, educational media, general business, health education, hearing impaired, family & consumer science, marketing, physical education, adapted physical education, reading, speech, technology education, and visually impaired are offered at other universities and colleges. For information on music, contact the School of Music.
These graduate level licensure programs take approximately one year to complete, and emphasize field work, educational theory and foundations, and pedagogy. With additional work, a master's degree can be earned. Admission to any of the graduate programs (IT, GET, middle/secondary, or programs at other schools) is competitive and requires a strong academic record. Applicants are expected to have tested their interest in teaching through various experiences with young people. It is important for prospective candidates to make early and regular contact with graduate programs at the UO Teacher Education and/or other universities or colleges to keep abreast of application timetables and admission requirements. In addition to teaching programs, there are also graduate programs in personnel service and administration: School psychologist, administrator, and superintendent programs are offered at the UO, while these programs plus school counselor programs are offered at other universities and colleges.
The UO College of Education's Office of Academic Support and Student Services maintains a library of pertinent information on state and regional schools and offers monthly workshops explaining their program offerings. The UO Office of Academic Advising has information about state universities and colleges.
The Education Careers Advising Team/ECAT is composed of faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences. ECAT assists students in completing the B.A. or B.S. degree in a way that ensures strong preparation in specific subject matter for a middle/secondary graduate program. Participating faculty members are listed in the relevant department’s section of the catalog.
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