Academic Advising
Education
Chair: Gennie Harris
Transfer Advisors: Gennie Harris
First-Year Student Contacts: Steve Bernhisel
Teacher Education Program Requirements
Pre-Admission
- EDUC 150 Foundations of Education; scores of 3 or above on related field experience
- EDUC 230 Educational Psychology
- Pass a basic skills test; NES EAS, CBEST, PPST, or West B
Other Courses:
- EDUC 240 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (all students)
- MATH 135 and 136 Math for Elementary Teachers I/II (EC/EL & EL/MS only)
- HHPA 388 Elementary Health and PE Methods (EC/EL & EL/MS only)
- EDUC 275 Teaching Art or MUSC 312 Musicianship for Elementary Teachers (EC/EL & EL/MS only)
Gate 1: Application to Teacher Education Program
Level 1 Field Experience and Continuing Coursework
- EDUC 270 Becoming Early Childhood Teacher (EC/EL) or EDUC 290 Content Literacy and Development in Adolescence (EL/MS & MS/HS); scores of 3 or above on related field experience; complete OSP/FBI criminal background investigation.
- EDUC 302 Diversity and Inclusion (all students)
- EDUC 305 General Methods and Management (all students)
- EDUC 401 Teaching Literacy I (EC/EL)
- EDUC 450 Teaching Social Studies (EC/EL & EL/MS)
- Remainder of "other courses" listed under pre-admission
- Pass ORELA Protecting Civil Righst in the Educaitonal Environment exam (all students)
- Scores of 3 or higher on the Major Advisor Form (MS/HS)
Gate 2: Application to Part-Time Student Teaching
Level 2 Content Methods and Part-Time Student Teaching
- EDUC 401 Teaching Literacy (EC/EL & EL/MS)
- EDUC 448 Teaching Mathematics (EC/EL & EL/MS)
- EDUC 449 Teaching Science (EC/EL & EL/MS)
- EDUC 430 Content Methods for Middle & High School Teachers (MS/HS)
- Pass NES Elementary I and II exam (all students)
- Scores of 3 or higher on Student Teaching Assessment and Recommendation for Full-Time Student Teaching; Grade of C or above in part-time student teaching seminar
Gate 3: Approval for Full-Time Student Teaching
Level 3 Full-Time Student Teaching
- Score of 3 or higher on Student Teaching Assessment; Grade of C or above in full-time student teaching seminar
Key:
| EC/EL | Teach age 3 to grad 8 in a self-contained classroom |
| EL/MS | Teach grades 3-8 in a self-contained classroom or grades 5-10 at the middle level in a specific content area |
| MS/HS | Teach grades 5-12 at the middle or high school level in a specific content area classroom |
Additional Requirements:
- No grade lower than C in major and licensure coursework
- Minimum 2.74 GPA in major, licensure, and cumulative coursework
- Ongoing recommendation for Linfield College Education Department
- Adherence to the Linfield College Education Department Professional Characteristics