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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
DIVISION OF TEACHER EDUCATION HOME FIELD SERVICES AND TEACHER LICENSURE EDUCATION TESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply to the Teacher Education program

Jump to: Entry requirements | Test information | Advising | Contacts

Want to become a teacher? Join us for an information session the first Tuesday of the month 6 to 7 p.m. in Education Building Room 118

To apply

Program format	Start term	Apply by
Full-time - 4 terms	Fall Spring	Fall entry: Jan 15 Spring entry: Oct. 15
Part-time - 6 terms	Winter	Oct. 15

Complete the steps to present all the required documents and forms to the College of Education. Screening and admission interviews are then arranged as a cooperative effort between faculty in the College of Education and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Your careful planning is necessary to prepare for, schedule, and participate in an interview.

 

Prospective candidate checklist:

• Be admitted to Western Oregon University (required prior to scheduling an interview)
  Link to: Online undergraduate application | Undergraduate application | Post-baccalaureate application

• Undergraduate: Meet with an adviser in the Academic Advising and Learning Center.

• Post-baccalaureate: Meet with Bill Hamlin to start the transcript evaluation process.

• Post-baccalaureate: Complete Post-baccalaureate Transcript Evaluation Form and process

• Complete prescribed coursework, earning a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or better

• Pass a basic skills examination
  • CBEST or Praxis PPST or Praxis CBT or NTE:GK and CS if taken before 1996
  • Pass Subtest #1 and Subtest #2 of ORELA exams
• Show documentation of two experiences working with youths. At least one experience must be in an instructional setting at appropriate grade level. Both letters should be on official letterhead, and one should be confidential.
• Review the Getting Ready to Apply checklist.

Note: Interviews occur two terms before the anticipated term of entry to the teacher education curriculum. The application packet contains a full list of materials necessary for participation.

If you neet all of the above requirements and feel that you are ready to apply to the Professional Education Program, please proceed with the entry process (see next section). Reminder: Applications are accepted in the Fall if you plan to start the program Spring term. Applications are accepted during Winter term if you plan to start the program Fall term.

Entry requirements

1. Attend an orientation: Contact Kris Dalton for the schedule.

2. Apply: Print the Education Licensure Program Application Packet or print the following pages and follow all instructions. (Adobe Reader is required .)

• Welcome from program coordinator
• Application details to remember
• Application form
• Character Question form
• Essay Question: Summary of Experience with Youth
• Academic Faculty Evaluation Form
• Professional Characteristics: Dispositions Form
• Post-baccalaureate Transcript Evaluation Form (post-baccalaureate applicants only)
• PASSING Basic Skills test scores (CBEST or PRAXIS I)
• Full-time program curriculum schedule and part-time program curriculum schedule
• Sample Letter of Documentation
• Sample Resume
• Things to consider in preparing for the interview
• Petition form: Use this form if you can't provide all the required documents by the application deadline. Please continue to assemble your application while you await response from the Division of Teacher Education, making note of the deadline to petition. Documentation of basic skills is not petitionable.
  

  
  NOTE: Change in Praxis II test requirements: The Praxis test will no longer be valid after Sept. 1, 2010, but will be replaced by new tests from the NES company. You must have complete Praxis passing scores (that is, passing scores for all sections of your content test) before Aug. 31, 2010, in order for the scores to be accepted by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, the Oregon teacher licensing agency.

More information

Academic advising: Academic Advising and Learning Center

Other questions: Dr. Mary Reynolds, Program Coordinator reynolm@wou.edu . 503-838-8830 Bill Hamlin, Graduate Adviser hamlinw@wou.edu . 503-838-8704 Kris Dalton, Administrative Program Specialist daltonk@wou.edu . 503-838-8482 Ashley Kuehlwein, Undergraduate Adviser akuehlwein05@wou.edu . 503-838-8675 Fax: 503-838-8228

Contact

Division of Teacher Education 503-838-8471 | or e-mail: education@wou.edu

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