Professional Teacher Education Masters Program
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible in order for you to be eligible for scholarships and student teaching placements.
The Professional Teacher Education Licensure Program is a challenging program which prepares science and mathematics teachers for teaching in grades 6-12 and emphasizes the development of a teacher’s ability to develop research-based teaching strategies that make science and mathematics accessible to learners. Specific attention is directed at the interaction of schools, learners, pedagogy, subject matter and curriculum. The program supports the following outcomes:
- A Master of Science degree in Science Education or Mathematics Education
- An Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices (TSPC) Initial License with authorizations to teach at the middle and high school levels.
- The specific subject matter endorsements include:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Integrated Science
- Basic Mathematics
- Advanced Mathematics
- Physics
The Initial Licensure program is a fifth-year, 50-graduate credit, professional program preceded by a 15-credit pre-professional program that may be completed in two ways:
- A. Coursework taken concurrently with the undergraduate Bachelor's degree program in an appropriate field that also meets the subject matter competencies;
- B. Coursework taken during the summer session prior to the ten-month cohort program.
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