Oregon University System (OUS) institutions offer a wide variety of teacher preparation programs. The OUS has produced an advising guide “How to Become an Oregon Teacher” to assist pre-college, community college, college, and university students, advisors, and faculties in understanding the admission and program requirements in becoming an educator in Oregon. OUS also develops and coordinates policy directives related to teacher education.

Getting Started

• "How to Become an Oregon Teacher" Guide (2011)
• "How to Become an Oregon Teacher" tri-fold brochure (2008)
• "How to Become an Oregon Teacher" bookmark

Teacher Licensure Questions

Contact the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), the Oregon state agency that awards educator licenses, at (503) 378-3586.

System-wide and Collaborative Projects

See Teacher Education Policy Initiatives.

OUS Colleges/Schools of Education

• Eastern Oregon University, College of Education
• Oregon State University, College of Education
• Oregon State University - Cascades, Masters of Art in Teaching
• Portland State University, Graduate School of Education
• Southern Oregon University, School of Education
• University of Oregon, College of Education
• Western Oregon University, College of Education

Other Institutions with Oregon Teacher Preparation Programs

• Cascade College
• Concordia University
• Corban College
• George Fox University
• Lewis & Clark College
• Linfield College
• Marylhurst University
• Multnomah University
• Northwest Christian College
• Pacific University
• University of Phoenix
• University of Portland
• Warner Pacific College
• Willamette University

Oregon’s 17 Community Colleges

Many students choose to transfer into Teacher Preparation programs from Oregon community colleges.