Licensure Information
Licensure: Early Childhood Education, Elementary, Middle Level, High School authorization levels.
Content Area Endorsements: Biology, Language Arts, Basic Math (grades 5-8), Music,Physical Education, Reading, Social Studies.
Undergraduate students pursuing an Initial Teaching License for Early Childhood and Elementary Authorizations must declare an Education major. PSY 140 or 141 is a prerequisite to coursework in this major; SOC 140 is a prerequisite for SOC 280, 345, 380. Those seeking Middle Level and High School licensure must have a subject area major (not Human Development) and an Education minor. Checklists for individual areas of licensure are available from the subject area advisor or in the Teacher Education Office.
Title II Report Card Information
The Teacher Education program is approved by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. Teacher licensure may be achieved as part of a four-year bachelor degree program, or as a post-baccalaureate licensure program.
The following statistical information is provided in compliance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998:Test Pass Rates: Because the passage of basic skills and subject matter tests is required for program completion in Oregon, the state pass rate is 100%. Individuals who do not pass the required tests are not considered to be program completers and are not eligible for Initial Teaching Licenses. Warner Pacific College is not classified as a low-performing institution.
Program Information: During the 2008-2009 academic year, 60 students were enrolled in the Teacher Education program. A minimum of 600 hours (40 hours per week for 15 weeks) was required to complete supervised practice teaching; the student to faculty ratio in supervised practice teaching was 4.6:1. Section 207 of Title II of the Higher Education Act mandates that the Department of Education collect data on state assessments, other requirements, and standards for teacher certification and licensure, as well as data on the performance of teacher preparation programs. By request, the annual report for the Teacher Education program is available.
For post-baccalaureate students pursuing licensure, course requirements leading towards Initial License will be determined by review of transcripted courses by an advisor. Post-baccalaureate students applying for middle level/high licensure may elect to pursue a second major in Middle/High School Education
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