| Agricultural Education Program
There are two options for teacher preparation in agriculture
at Oregon
State University. The Early Entry Option allows a student
to do the Initial Teacher Licensure program as part of their
Baccalaureate degree. Early Entry Option students student
teach during their senior year and take a teaching position
immediately after the completion of their Bachelor of Science
degree.
The second option is a Post-Baccalaureate option within which
the student completes a Bachelor of Science degree in a specialty
area in agriculture like Animal Sciences, Agricultural Business
Management, Horticulture, etc. and then moves to the teacher
preparation/licensure program. In this option a part of the
Initial Licensure block of courses is used in the master's
degree, thus reducing the number of summer courses necessary
to gain Continuing Licensure and complete the Master of Arts
in Teaching degree.
Both the Early Entry and Post-Bac programs require that a
person complete their master's degree and Continuing Licensure
requirements through Summer Term course work. However, the
Agricultural Education programs provide one week long, intensive
workshop courses for Summer Term work so that the teacher
can maintain their summer contracts with their employing school
districts and still complete summer course work.
All students pursuing a teacher preparation program are required
to meet admission
requirements. A link to other Secondary Teacher Education
Programs as well as other teacher preparation resources can
be found on the School
of Education web site.
Agricultural Education Objectives
The primary objective of the Agricultural Education program
is to prepare teachers of agriculture.
Agricultural Education Opportunities
There is a continuing nationwide shortage of Agricultural
Teachers at the secondary level. This shortage has been persistent
and the employment opportunities remain high for graduates
of Agricultural Education who what to teach. As individuals
gain recognition for high levels of expertise in specific
areas some make the transition to Community College Agricultural
Instruction.
Persons who graduate in Agricultural Education but do not
want to teach have found employment opportunities with agricultural
commodity organizations and governmental agencies.
Agricultural Education Job Possibilities
- High School Agricultural Science and Technology Teachers
- Community College Agricultural Instructor
- Extension Service
- Agricultural Commodity Groups
- Agricultural Lobbyist
- Agricultural Business and Industry
- Oregon Department of Agriculture Positions
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