This is the general structure of the program. The description is subject to change as the program is typically in a state of continuous change and improvement.

We offer full-time and part-time programs. The full-time program, outlined below, can be completed in one academic year. Students take about 12 ecampus credit hours per term. Students are in class or are in the field five days a week, all day, from late August to the end of Spring Quarter. The part-time program, which is intended for individuals who can not attend school full time, can be completed in two academic years. In the part-time program, students take between 6-8 credits per term, and they do their full-time student teaching in the Spring Quarter of the second year.

The classes in the "Immersion" program are held on-site in Portland and Salem. The classes in the part-time program are offered on weekends, so students in this program can expect to have classes three weekends per term. (Typically, weekend classes begin on Friday, 4:30pm, and end by noon on Sunday. All classes are held on the Corvallis campus.).

Core Course Requirements (Students take these classes prior to start of program)
TCE 411 (3) Educational Psychology or TCE 253 (3) Learning Across the Lifespan
TCE 216 (2) Foundations of Education
TCE 219 (2) Multicultural Issues in Educational Settings; or TCE 522 (3) Racial and Cultural Harmony in the K-12 Classroom
Discrimination for the Oregon Educator Workshop

Summer
Eight hours of course work required for "Immersion" program.
TCE 599 (2) St/Science Methods
TCE 527 (2) Alternative Assessment
TCE 409 (4) Intro to Professional Teacher Education Program

Fall
TCE 520 (3) Classroom Management
TCE 555 (3) Integration of the Disciplines
TCE 563 (2) Students with Special Needs
TCE 510 (1) Internship

Winter
TCE 557 (3) Strategies of Teaching Mathematics
TCE 599 (2) Language Arts Methods
TCE 573 (3) Instructional Approaches for P-12 English Language Learners
TCE 510 (4) Internship/Student Teaching

Spring
TCE 599 (1) Action Research
TCE 510 (11) Internship/Student Teaching

Summer (required for master's degree)
TCE 530 (3) Fundamentals of Counseling
TCE 560 (3) Research in Learning
TCE 506 (1) Portfolio Development
9 additional credits in the Summer complete the requirement for the ESL/Bilingual endorsement

Upon successful completion of all course work and testing requirements, students will be recommended for an initial teaching license in Early Childhood and/or Elementary Education. In addition, students are recommended for the Master of Arts in Teaching degree upon successfully presenting and defending their initial teaching portfolios during their oral exams.