Studying education at Linfield
Become a teacher at Linfield
The Linfield Department of Education is composed of passionate educators whose true fortune is developing young professionals seeking to make a difference in the educational system.
Our faculty and staff are invested in your academic and personal well-being. They inspire growth, dedication and compassion while offering individualized support and serving as a critical resource on your journey to becoming a professional educator.
I want to teach:
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Elementary school Linfield offers four pathways to an elementary education degree with licensure that prepares you to teach preschool and elementary grades.
- Our traditional undergraduate elementary education program. You will be able to leave Linfield in four years with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science and a license to teach.
- An alternative adult degree pathway to a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a K-12 special education endorsement.
- If you already hold a bachelor's degree (or higher), earn your Oregon teaching license without the need for another degree with our:
Additional endorsement areas are offered in the undergraduate programs, adult degree pathway and at the graduate level.
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Middle school You have two options for pursuing a career as a middle school teacher:
- Our traditional undergraduate secondary education program. You will be able to leave Linfield in four years with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science and a license to teach. Additional endorsement areas are offered.
- If you already hold a bachelor's degree (or higher), earn your Oregon teaching license without the need for another degree with our secondary education licensure-only program.
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High school Linfield offers two paths to becoming a high school teacher.
- Our traditional undergraduate secondary education program.
- You will be able to leave Linfield in four years with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science and a license to teach. Additional endorsement areas are offered.
- If you already hold a bachelor's degree (or higher), earn your Oregon teaching license without the need for another degree with our secondary education licensure-only program.
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English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) You can add the ESOL endorsement to any of our traditional undergraduate education majors or education minor with licensure.
It is also offered as a graduate-level endorsement for current K-12 educators and administrators.
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Special education - The special education generalist endorsement can be added to any of our traditional undergraduate education majors or education minor with licensure.
- The alternative adult degree pathway to a bachelor’s degree in elementary education comes with a K-12 special education endorsement.
- If you already hold a bachelor's degree (or higher), earn your Oregon teaching license without the need for another degree with our elementary plus special education licensure-only program
- We also have a graduate-level endorsement program designed for current school employees.
Making an impact on the future
The Linfield Teacher Education Program is hands-on right from the start. Within your first year here, you will be working as an aide in a local school classroom. And by the time you graduate, you will have spent more than 50 hours gaining hands-on classroom experience, not including a full-year student teaching in one of our nearby school districts!
Our education department takes deep pride in being able to say that the personalized planning paired with small on-campus class sizes and a hands-on approach to learning has continued to yield successful, passionate graduates who are making a difference!
The Linfield education department supports the Case for Equity from the Oregon Equity Lens. Our program embraces an Educator Equity Framework “BASEd” on values of identity, diversity, justice and action to best prepare education majors for “Becoming Educators for Anti-racism, Social Justice and Equity” or BASE.
In addition to training future teachers in their content areas and strong teaching practices, the curriculum in our program integrates the Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards.
Our Mission Statement
Linfield's teacher education program prepares students within the context of a strong liberal arts tradition that promotes a culture of engagement and excellence; integrated teaching and learning; global and multicultural understanding; and experiential learning through ongoing field experiences. Linfield's education faculty prepare teacher education candidates who understand and apply multiple theories of learning and content knowledge; develop dispositions and strategies for advocating for all learners; and reflect and act on their own behaviors and on the teaching and learning process. Candidates are prepared for service in education settings within Oregon, across the nation and throughout the world.
Contact Us
For more information about studying education at Linfield, please contact us. We look forward to connecting with you!
Assistant Director of Admission for Online and Graduate Students
900 SE Baker St. McMinnville, OR 97128
503-883-2449
hmcdowell@linfield.edu