Elementary Teaching Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
This option is for students wanting to earn a bachelor’s degree in Education and qualify for an Oregon Teaching License to teach multiple subjects at the early childhood/elementary (grade PreK-6 in a self-contained classroom) levels.
For more information, contact the College of Education Student Services Advisor, 104 Furman Hall, 541-737-4661.
Option Code: 58
Completed prior to Professional Level. These requirements are based on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards/Generalist, Standard II: Knowledge of Content and Curriculum. Most of these courses will also meet requirements for student's first degree.
Additional option requirements:
- A cumulative 3.0 GPA is preferred for all required courses. Grades below C- are not accepted
- All required courses must be letter graded (A–F); courses graded on Pass/No Credits (P/N) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis are not accepted
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 1. English Language Arts | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits of english: | 6 | |
Any ENG Courses | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits of writing: | 6 | |
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
Any ^WIC Course | ||
| Select a minimum of 3 credits in speaking, viewing, listening: | 3 | |
| *PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
Any COMM Course | ||
| Standard 2. Social Studies | ||
| Select one of the following history courses: 1 | 4 | |
| *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following civics, economics, geography, or political science courses: | 3 | |
Any GEO Course | ||
Any GEOG Course | ||
Any PS Course | ||
Any ECON Course | ||
| Select one additional course from the following: | 3 | |
| *APPEARANCE, POWER AND SOCIETY | ||
| *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION | ||
| *ETHNIC MINORITIES IN OREGON | ||
| *CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES IN THE U.S. | ||
| *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY | ||
| *SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES | ||
| *SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY | ||
| *SOCIAL INEQUALITY | ||
| *DISNEY: GENDER, RACE, EMPIRE | ||
| Standard 3. Mathematics | ||
| MTH 211 | *FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| MTH 212 | FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| MTH 390 | FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| SED 414 | INQUIRY IN MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (Elementary section) | 3 |
| Standard 4. Science | ||
| SED 413 | INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION (Elementary section) | 3 |
| Any BI Course | 3 | |
| Any GEO Course | 3 | |
| Any PH Course | 3 | |
| Standard 5. The Arts and Technology | ||
| Select a minimum of 3 credits of any art, music, theater, or technology course: | 3 | |
Any ART Course | ||
Any CS Course (or relevant technology course) | ||
Any MUED Course | ||
Any MUS Course | ||
Any TA Course | ||
| Standard 6. Educational Foundations | ||
| HDFS 311 | INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| HDFS 313 | ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
| 1 | History courses need not be taken in sequence |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |