The bachelor of science in secondary education leads to recommendation for an Oregon P-12 "single subject" (secondary) preliminary license. Subject area endorsements are available in biology, chemistry, physics, French, German, Spanish, language arts, advanced mathematics, social studies, and music. General degree outcomes are listed below. Candidates for the degree will be able to meet the following Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission standards:
University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours
All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.
See Core Curriculum Requirements
One of the three core requirements for the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by the mathematics requirements within the major.
Some Endorsements may include courses that fulfill Core Curriculum Requirements.
ED 320 and ED 450 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.S. in Secondary Education.
Common Education Requirements — 6-7 credit hours
Select one mathematics course from the following:
Major Requirements — 42 credit hours
| ED 150 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| ED 251 | Theories of Adolescent Development and Learning in Educational Contexts | 3 |
| ED 320 | Sociocultural Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ED 330 | Inclusive Policies and Practices for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ED 411 | Assessment Practices for Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| ED 424 | Technology in Education | 3 |
| ED 427 | Adolescent Classroom Relationships and Management | 3 |
| ED 450 | Models of Teaching and Literacy Development | 3 |
| ED 452 | Content Methods: Language Arts | 3 |
| Or | |
| ED 453 | Content Methods: Math | 3 |
| Or | |
| ED 454 | Content Methods: World Language | 3 |
| Or | |
| ED 456 | Content Methods: Social Studies | 3 |
| Or | |
| ED 457 | Content Methods: Science | 3 |
| ED 471 | Single-Subject (Secondary) Student Teaching | 3 |
| ED 473 | Single-Subject (Secondary) Student Teaching | 3 |
| ED 475 | Single-Subject (Secondary) Student Teaching: Advanced | 3 |
| ED 481 | Language, Literacy & Culture | 3 |
| ED 486 | Single-Subject (Secondary) Seminar for Student Teachers | 3 |
Endorsements
At least one endorsement (27-54 credit hours) is required to be completed in combination with the Secondary Education major to fulfill the BSSE degree. Detailed individual endorsement requirements are listed below.
Biology Endorsement Requirements — 37 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure Biology endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the Biology endorsement will major in Secondary Education and minor in Biology.
| BIO 207 | Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| BIO 208 | Introduction to Evolution and Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 277 | Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 278 | Introduction to Evolution and Ecology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 330 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIO 333 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIO 340 | Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 343 | Ecology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 453 | Evolution | 3 |
| CHM 207 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 208 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 277 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHM 278 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| Choose two of the following courses | |
| ENV 110 | Earth Systems Science | 3 |
| Or | |
| ENV 111 | Natural Hazards in the Pacific Northwest | 3 |
| PHY 109 | Powerful Ideas in Physical Science | 3 |
| PHY 201 | College Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 202 | College Physics II | 3 |
| PHY 271 | College Physics Lab I | 1 |
| PHY 272 | College Physics Lab II | 1 |
| Choose one of the following courses with corresponding lab | |
| BIO 305 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 3 |
| And | |
| BIO 365 | Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab 1 | 1 |
| BIO 306 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 3 |
| And | |
| BIO 366 | Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab 2 | 1 |
| BIO 341 | The Nature of Plants | 3 |
| And | |
| BIO 371 | Field Botany | 1 |
| BIO 354 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| And | |
| BIO 372 | Cell and Molecular Biology Lab | 1 |
Chemistry Endorsement Requirements — 39-40 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure Chemistry endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the Chemistry endorsement will major in Secondary Education and minor in Chemistry.
Physics Endorsement Requirements — 45 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure Physics endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the Physics endorsement will major in Secondary Education and minor in Physics.
Spanish Endorsement Requirements — 27 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure Spanish endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the Spanish endorsement will double major in Secondary Education and Spanish. It is highly recommended that students pursuing language endorsements meet with an academic advisor each semester to discuss suggested courses for TSPC test preparation.
| SPN 301 | Advanced Spanish: Art and Soc in Latin Am and Spain I | 3 |
| SPN 302 | Advanced Spanish: Art and Soc in Latin Am and Spain II | 3 |
| SPN 341 | Twenty-First Century Spanish Literature | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| SPN 450 | Special Topics in Latin American Studies | 3 |
| SPN 451 | Latin American Culture through Literature | 3 |
| Electives | |
| Any combination of 300- or 400-level SPN courses totaling 15 credit hours | 15 |
Note:
SPN 360 and
SPN 441 are highly recommended electives.
At least two of the above courses (6 credit hours) must be completed while studying abroad.
French Endorsement Requirements — 27 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure French endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the French endorsement will double major in Secondary Education and French. It is highly recommended that students pursuing language endorsements meet with an academic advisor each semester to discuss suggested courses for TSPC test preparation.
| FRN 301 | Advanced French Conversation, Composition & Culture | 3 |
| FRN 302 | Advanced French Conversation, Composition and Culture | 3 |
| Electives | |
| Any combination of 400-level FRN courses totaling 21 credit hours | 21 |
German Endorsement Requirements — 27 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure German endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the German endorsement will double major in Secondary Education and German. It is highly recommended that students pursuing language endorsements meet with an academic advisor each semester to discuss suggested courses for TSPC test preparation.
| GRM 301 | Advanced German Conversation, Composition, and Culture | 3 |
| GRM 302 | Advanced German Conversation, Composition, and Culture | 3 |
| Electives | |
| Any combination of 400-level GRM courses totaling 6 credit hours excluding GRM 497 and GRM 499 | 6 |
| Any combination of 300- or 400-level GRM courses totaling 15 credit hours | 15 |
Note: At least two of the above courses (6 credit hours) must be completed while studying abroad.
Language Arts Endorsement Requirements — 30 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure English endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the Language Arts endorsement will double major in Secondary Education and English.
| ED 410 | Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 225 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENG 311 | Writing Workshop: Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENG 326 | Shakespeare: Page, Performance, and Perceptions | 3 |
| ENG 499 | Senior Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| Choose three of the following courses | |
| ENG 301 | British Literature I (Medieval through 18th Century) | 3 |
| ENG 302 | British Literature II (19th Century to Present) | 3 |
| ENG 303 | American Literature I (Beginnings to 1900) | 3 |
| ENG 304 | American Literature II (1900 to Present) | 3 |
| Choose two of the following courses | |
| ENG 401 | Seminar in British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 402 | Seminar in American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 403 | Seminar in Topic I | 3 |
| ENG 404 | Seminar in Non-Western Literature I | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| ENG 337 | Modern/Contemporary Arabic Literature | 3 |
| ENG 338 | European Literature in Translation | 3 |
| ENG 370 | Studies in Women Writers | 3 |
| ENG 372 | Multi-Ethnic American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 373 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 404 | Seminar in Non-Western Literature I | 3 |
Math Endorsement Requirements — 34 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure Math endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students pursuing the Math endorsement will double major in Secondary Education and Math.
| CS 203 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| CS 273 | Computer Science Laboratory | 1 |
| MTH 201 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MTH 202 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MTH 301 | Vector Calculus | 4 |
| MTH 311 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
| MTH 341 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MTH 401 | Real Analysis I | 3 |
| MTH 441 | Group Theory | 3 |
| Or | |
| MTH 442 | Rings and Fields | 3 |
| Electives | |
| Any combination of 300- or 400-level MTH courses totaling 9 credit hours | 9 |
Social Studies Endorsement Requirements — 51 credit hours
Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure Social Studies endorsement. Students must complete endorsement coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students will choose from one of two Social Studies tracks: History or Political Science.
History Track – 51 credit hours
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENV 182 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| HST 210 | Who is America: The Early U.S. | 3 |
| Or | |
| HST 211 | Who is America: The Modern U.S. | 3 |
| HST 220 | The Search for Justice in the Western Tradition | 3 |
| HST 251 | Modern East Asia | 3 |
| Or | |
| HST 254 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| Or | |
| HST 256 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HST 300 | Introduction to Historical Methods | 3 |
| HST 470 | The Practice of History | 3 |
| POL 200 | Introduction to United States Politics | 3 |
| POL 205 | World Politics | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| HST 351 | Modern Japan | 3 |
| HST 352 | The United States and the Pacific Rim | 3 |
| HST 354 | History of Modern Cuba | 3 |
| HST 355 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HST 356 | Latin American History Through Popular Culture | 3 |
| HST 357 | Environmental History of the Americas and the World | 3 |
| HST 358 | Disease and Medicine in World History | 3 |
| HST 359 | The Modern City | 3 |
| HST 364 | World War I | 3 |
| HST 365 | History of the Second World War | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| HST 311 | The American Revolution | 3 |
| HST 312 | Plains Indians History | 3 |
| HST 313 | United States: Civil War Era | 3 |
| HST 314 | American Expansion | 3 |
| HST 316 | US in Depression and War, 1920-1945 | 3 |
| HST 318 | Cold War America | 3 |
| HST 321 | Modern American Women's History | 3 |
| HST 322 | American Protest and Reform | 3 |
| HST 323 | African American History | 3 |
| HST 325 | American Military History | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| HST 330 | Ancient Mediterranean World | 3 |
| HST 332 | Saints and Sinners in the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HST 333 | Medieval Europe | 3 |
| HST 334 | The Age of the Crusades | 3 |
| HST 335 | Europe in the Age of Religious Wars | 3 |
| HST 336 | Europe in the Age of Enlightenment | 3 |
| HST 342 | Europe in the Age of Nationalism | 3 |
| HST 343 | Europe in the Age of Dictatorship | 3 |
| HST 346 | Modern Germany | 3 |
| HST 347 | Modern France | 3 |
| HST 372 | Modern Britain, 1800 - Present | 3 |
| HST 375 | History of Modern Ireland | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| HST 420 | Seminar in American History | 3 |
| HST 430 | Seminar in European History | 3 |
| HST 450 | Seminar in Non-Western History | 3 |
| Electives | |
| Any combination of 300- or 400-level HST courses totaling 9 credit hours | 9 |
Political Science Track – 51 credit hours
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENV 182 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| POL 200 | Introduction to United States Politics | 3 |
| POL 205 | World Politics | 3 |
| POL 203 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| Choose three of the following courses | |
| HST 210 | Who is America: The Early U.S. | 3 |
| HST 211 | Who is America: The Modern U.S. | 3 |
| HST 220 | The Search for Justice in the Western Tradition | 3 |
| HST 221 | The Social Question in Modern European History | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| POL 305 | Ancient and Medieval Political Thought | 3 |
| POL 306 | Modern Political Thought | 3 |
| POL 307 | Contemporary Political Theory | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| POL 321 | Politics of Hip Hop | 3 |
| POL 335 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| POL 344 | Constitutional Law I: Federalism and Separation of Powers | 3 |
| POL 345 | Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Rights | 3 |
| POL 346 | Constitutional Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| POL 348/ENV 348 | Geopolitics of Energy and the Environment | 3 |
| POL 349 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| POL 350 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POL 351 | International Law in Theory and Practice | 3 |
| POL 352 | Survival | 3 |
| POL 353 | Strategies of War and Peace | 3 |
| POL 354 | American Way of War | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses | |
| POL 372 | Politics of the EU and Contemporary Europe | 3 |
| POL 376 | Politics of Africa | 3 |
| POL 377 | Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| POL 391 | Special Topics | Variable |
| POL 392 | Special Topics | Variable |
| Electives | |
| Any combination of 400-level POL courses totaling 6 credit hours excluding POL 497 | 6 |
| Any combination of 300 or 400-level POL courses totaling 6 credit hours | 6 |
General Electives
0-9 additional credit hours may be required to reach the minimum 120 credit hours required for the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education degree.