Admission
B.Ed. applicants must meet the admission requirements for the School of Learning and Teaching licensure programs. Prior to matriculation (start of Pacific University coursework), students must have completed an AAOT degree OR at least 80% of the Core Coursework listed below.
Transfer Coursework
67 semester/100 quarter credits. This includes the minimum requirements listed below plus electives, to equal at least 67 semester/100 quarter credits.
Elementary - Multiple Subjects Specialization
AAOT degree OR core requirements listed below:
Core Requirements (non-AAOT students)
Writing (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): Must include one English Composition course
Humanities (10 semester/15 quarter credits minimum): Humanities, Communication, Philosophy, English, Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Religion, Music Performance. Must include at least one English or Humanities course; one Communication or Speech course; and one Philosophy course.
Social Science (6 semester/10 quarter credits minimum): History, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Geography, Human Development and Family Studies. Must include one Psychology or Human Development and Family Studies course.
Mathematics (6 semester/10 quarter credits minimum)
Natural Science (6 semester/10 quarter credits minimum): Must include one lab course.
All Students: Education or Early Childhood Education (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): Must include an Introduction to Education course.
Single Subjects Specialization: Math or Science Endorsements
AAOT degree OR core requirements
Writing (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): Must include one English Composition course
Humanities (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): Humanities, Communication, Philosophy, English, Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Religion, Music Performance.
Social Science (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): History, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Geography, Human Development and Family Studies.
Mathematics (6 semester/10 quarter credits minimum). Use numbers below if Mathematics is your Single Subject.
Natural Science (6 semester/10 quarter credits minimum): Must include one lab course. Use numbers below if Biology or Integrated Science is your Single Subject.
All Students: Education or Early Childhood Education (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): Must include an Introduction to Education course.
Required Credits in Endorsement Subject Area (29 semester/43 quarter – 32 semester/48 quarter total)
Mathematics: 26 semester/38 quarter approved credits in mathematics courses at the college algebra level or above.
Biology: 18 semester/27 quarter approved credits in Biology, plus 11 semester/16 quarter approved credits in Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, or Earth Science.
Integrated Science: 11 semester/16 quarter approved credits in Earth and Space Science, 11 semester/16 quarter approved credits in Life Sciences, and 11 semester/16 quarter approved credits in Physical Sciences.
Single Subjects Specialization: Language Arts or Social Studies Endorsements
AAOT Degree OR core requirements listed below:
Core Requirements (non-AAOT students)
Writing (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): Must include one English Composition course. Use numbers below if English is your Single Subject.
Humanities (10 semester/15 quarter credits minimum): Humanities, Communication, Philosophy, English, Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Religion, Music Performance. Must include at least one English or Humanities course; one Communication or Speech course; and one Philosophy course. Use numbers below if English/Language Arts is your Single Subject.
Social Science (6 semester/10 quarter credits minimum): History, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Geography, Human Development and Family Studies. Must include one Psychology or Human Development and Family Studies course. Use numbers below if Social Science is your Single Subject.
Mathematics/Science: (8 semester/12 quarter credits minimum, must include 4 quarter credits Mathematics at or above MTH 105 and 4 quarter credits lab Science).
Education or Early Childhood Education (4 semester/6 quarter credits minimum): Must include an Introduction to Education course.
Required Credits in Endorsement Subject Area (27 semester/40 quarter – 30 semester/44 quarter total)
English/Language Arts: 24 semester/36 quarter approved credits in English plus 6 semester/9 quarter approved credits in Writing.
Social Science: 8 semester/12 quarter approved credits World History, 8 semester/12 quarter credits US History, 6 semester/9 quarter approved credits Geography and Culture, and 6 semester/9 quarter approved credits Government.
The online application is available at www.pacificu.edu/coe; applications should be sent to College of Education Admissions Office, Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116.