George Fox University School of Education

• ... become a teacher?
• ... become a school counselor or psychologist?
• ... become a professional counselor?
• ... become a marriage and family therapist?
• ... add an endorsement?
• ... become a school administrator?
• ... earn an MEd or EdD?

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• EDFL Programs
• EDFL Programs at a Glance
• Master of Education (MEd)
• Doctor of Education (EdD)
• Oregon Administrative Licensure

The EDFL department offers two graduate degrees and several endorsement or licensure programs approved by the Oregon Teachers and Standards Practices Commission (TSPC). Each of the graduate programs offered at George Fox University is an extension of the university’s mission to provide high-quality, Christ-centered education. This is accomplished through a variety of programs designed to prepare students to enter professions, advance within their profession, or enhance their knowledge or skills. Professors teach all truth as God's truth, integrating all fields of learning around the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Doctor of Education (EdD)              Master of Education (MEd)

Specializations

Each specialization in the MEd consists of approximagely 18 semester hours of courses around a specific content area within education. Many of the specializations lead to an additional endorsement or license for K-12 educators in Oregon. They are available in either the MEd program or as stand-alone endorsements.

• Curriculum and instruction
• Educational leadership
• Higher education
• Library media
• Literacy
• Reading
• Secondary education

Oregon Administrative Licensure Preparation Programs

The School of Education offers two Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission-approved programs:

• Initial Administrator License (can also be earned in the MEd in Educational Leadership specialization)
• Continuing Administrator License

  

Initial Teaching Licensure Preparation Programs

• Alternative Pathways to Licensure Program*
• Initial Teaching License in Library Media (Option 3)*

*These programs require meeting with an advisor prior to application.