Why Study Education & Learning?
Help shape the future as a teacher with a bachelor of arts in education and learning.
As an education and learning major, you will learn by doing with a curriculum rich in hands-on teaching experiences. You’ll spend time in our on-site Early Learning Community and in local schools, and have the opportunity to gain international experience with study abroad courses.
Students can earn an Oregon preliminary teaching license by applying to the College of Education to complete additional professional course requirements and a student-teaching experience during their last two years of their bachelor’s degree.
Students who choose the education and learning major for licensure can pursue an Oregon preliminary teaching license with an elementary education or special education endorsement. Pair your education and learning major with a minor in teaching English to speakers of other languages to add an ESOL endorsement to your license.
What Can You Do with an Education & Learning Degree?
While not all Education and Learning majors will choose to seek preliminary licensure at the end of their degree program, those who do are given everything they need to successfully begin a career teaching in their preferred setting. Through both the pioneering coursework and accompanying student-teaching experience offered through Pacific’s Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and Learning, you can secure a preliminary teaching license which you can advance to a professional license through further education or work experience.
A bachelor’s degree in education and learning, regardless of whether or not it is accompanied by preliminary licensure, is a ready-made springboard for an advanced education degree, one where you can further hone your skills and refine your specializations. Whether pursuing your master’s, furthering your career with specializations, or pursuing study into the theories of pedagogy, the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and Learning at Pacific is the perfect starting point.

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Early Learning Community
The Pacific University Early Learning Community is a demonstration school located on Pacific's Forest Grove Campus. Serving children in preschool through fourth grade, the school offers an opportunity for education and learning students to experience best practices in early childhood and elementary education. Pacific education and learning students observe and even student-teach at the ELC, learning under the supervision of master teachers in a nurturing early childhood environment.