Warner Pacific University offers students a variety of education programs combining content education, cultural competence and practical classroom experience at the undergraduate level, or additional training so working education professionals can advance their careers. Develop the skills and knowledge to achieve your dreams doing that most-important work: developing the minds and hearts of young learners.

Degrees offered:

Bachelors
Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Early Childhood/Elementary Education (BSED)
Early Childhood/Elementary Education with Special Education Endorsement

Endorsement
ESOL
Reading Interventionist
Special Education (SPED)

Masters
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Master of Education

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Textbooks are available to be picked up at the following times:

• January 7th, 2022: 12pm – 5pm
• January 10 – 14, 2022: 9am – 6pm
• January 18th, 2022: Books will be available for pick up and/or returns in the Mailroom (9am – 6pm)

*At the end of the semester: Books must be returned to the Mailroom no later than May 5th, 2022

Federal, state and some forms of University financial aid are accessed as a result of filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The form is found at https://fafsa.ed.gov/ and is available October 1 of each year for the following academic year. Step by step instructions can be found at https://www.warnerpacific.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/apply-for-aid-fafsa/

Complete an application and send it to the contact listed in the job description, or to:

Warner Pacific University
Office of Student Employment
2219 SE 68th Avenue
Portland, OR 97215

Study materials are available and listed on the DSST website. You can track these down through your library or purchase study guides directly through DSST.

You will need to create an FSA ID and password at studentaid.gov/fsa-id.

Books are provided for each student through Tree of Life. For Traditional students, you can pick up your books at the Student Life center between 8:00am and 5:00pm, Monday through Thursday during the first week of classes. Starting Monday the 31st, any books that have not been picked up yet will be available for pickup in the Mailroom. Our Professional and Graduate Studies (PGS) students will have their textbooks mailed to their home address.

Counseling Center Hours

Monday 8:30am – 4:00pm
Tuesday 8:30am – 4:00pm & 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday 8:30am – 3:00pm
Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm
Friday 9:00am – 1:00pm

Please email counseling@warnerpacific.edu and request a counseling appointment. Include your name and phone number as well as ALL times you are available during our office hours.  (Note: sessions are typically 45-50 minutes.)

You will receive a reply email with your counselor’s name and further instructions on how to prepare for your first session. You will also receive a link to an online confidential intake form. Please follow the instructions and complete all (confidential) forms before coming to your first session.

If you answer NO to ALL of the following questions, you may be a dependent student and may be required to provide your parents’ financial information when completing the FAFSA.

• Will you be 24 or older by Dec. 31 of the school year for which you are applying for financial aid?
• Will you be working toward a master’s or doctorate degree (such as MA, MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, etc.)?
• Are you married or separated but not divorced?
• Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you?
• Do you have dependents (other than children or a spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you?
• At any time since you turned age 13, were both of your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a ward or dependent of the court?
• Are you an emancipated minor or are you in a legal guardianship as determined by a court?
• Are you an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?
• Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for purposes other than training?
• Are you a veteran of the U.S. armed forces?

Our CARE Team meets regularly to coordinate support and assistance for students. If you have a need personally or know of another student’s need, you may let us know by filling out the form at warnerpacific.edu/student-report or by contacting Kimberly Love at 503-517-1009 or klove@warnerpacific.edu.

Go to knights.care. From there, you can register with your university email address, and then you will be able to log in to begin using services. You can then choose to have a voice or video call from your smartphone.

Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people who have developed a fever (i.e., have a higher than normal body temperature) because of infection with the new coronavirus.

However, they cannot detect people who are infected but are not yet sick with fever. This is because it takes between 2 and 10 days before people who are infected become sick and develop a fever.

Most often, spread from person-to-person happens among close contacts (about 6 feet). Person-to-person spread is thought to occur mainly via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how influenza and other respiratory pathogens spread (source: CDC). Read more about how COVID-19 spreads.

Visits are free. Your access to this service is covered by your university health fee (Traditional Undergraduate Program, Professional and Graduate Studies) each semester, so there is no cost for individual visits. You have access to the services as often as you choose to use them, even when classes are not in session.

Counseling center services are free to currently enrolled Warner Pacific University students who reside in Oregon or Washington or physically attend the university.

Counseling sessions are scheduled weekly or bi-weekly and typically last 50 minutes per session. Some clients like to check-in monthly.

During the first appointment the counselor will review initial paperwork and explore reasons for seeking therapy. After the assessment of client concerns and review of the client’s goal, the therapist will craft a plan of treatment and eventually review this with the client. Evidence based practices and interventions are used to create change and establish growth for the client. Sessions will be terminated at the end of the semester, when the treatment plan is completed, or when the client feels they no longer need services. Students are welcome to return for services at any time during the school year and when there is availability.

Referrals are provided if the client wishes to continue counseling over break or if the client is in need of specialized treatments. If for any reason a client is not comfortable with their therapist, they have the option to meet with another therapist based on availability. While sessions are free to students there are policies in place for clients who repeatedly no-call/no-show or who have a pattern of canceling late.