Pathways to Becoming a Teacher

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.
• 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:
  • Elementary education licensure-only program
  • Elementary plus special education licensure-only program

You have two options for pursuing a career as a middle school teacher:

• Our traditional undergraduate secondary education program.
• 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.

Linfield offers two paths to becoming a high school teacher.

• Our traditional undergraduate secondary education program.
• 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.

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.

• 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.