I want to earn a doctorate:

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership

Specializations include: administration; educational leadership; post secondary, adult, and continuing education; curriculum and instruction; and special and counselor education.

I want to earn a master's degree: 

MA/MS

Master of Education (GTEP Program only)

I want to be an elementary, middle school or high school classroom teacher:

Initial Teaching Licenses

The Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP) prepares classroom teachers for Early Childhood (Pre-Grade 4), Elementary (Grades 3-8) Middle School (Grades 5-10) and/or High School (Grades 7-12) authorizations. Successful completion of this program culminates in a recommendation to the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for the Initial Teaching License, and the option of completing a Master's of Education degree.

Undergraduate Preparation

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences offers "Pre-Education" options which help students meet the prerequisite requirements for our teacher licensure programs.

Child and Family Studies (Undergraduate)

Child and Family Studies also offers a program that includes prerequisite course for the GTEP program.

I have a teaching license from another country and would like to teach in Oregon:

International Teacher Education Program (ITEP)

The International Teacher Education Program provides advising and coursework for individuals who have a teaching license from another country to transition to an Initial Teaching License in the State of Oregon.

I want to work with children in an early childhood setting:

I want to be a school librarian or media specialist:

I want to teach reading or add a reading endorsement to my teaching license:

I want to teach English as a Second Language or in bilingual classrooms:

I am bilingual/bicultural and want to become a classroom teacher or teach English as a Second Language (ESL):


Program Contact Information (PDF)

Open Advising Schedule (PDF)