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Together, our three divisions prepare skilled professionals in the fields of early learning, teacher education, rehabilitation and mental health counseling, sign language and deaf culture, interpreting and interpreter education, health promotion, and exercise science. Our graduates are academically strong, ready to contribute to the continuously evolving state of their chosen professions and prepared for a variety of diverse and complex roles in schools, service organizations, and businesses.

Division of Deaf Studies & Professional Studies

Programs in American Sign Language, interpreting, rehabilitation, and deaf education.

Division of Education & Leadership

Teacher licensure degrees, endorsements, and specializations. Non-licensure programs in early childhood studies, education studies, educational technology, and special education.

Division of Health & Exercise Science

Programs in community and school health, exercise science, sports leadership, and physical education.

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College of Education Main Office

Location:
220 Richard Woodcock Education Center (RWEC)
345 Monmouth Ave N.

Hours:
Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Phone: (503) 838-8471

Email: education@wou.edu

College of Education

Richard Woodcock Education Center

Phone: (503) 838-8471

Email: education@wou.edu

Western Oregon University values diversity and inclusion; we are committed to fostering full participation for all students. Accommodations are collaborative efforts between students, faculty, and the Disability Services’ office. Please notify me if there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in disability-related barriers to your participation. If you would like to apply for disability related accommodations please contact the Office of Disability Services at: 503-838-8250, Academic Programs Services Center (APSC) 405, ods@wou.edu

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Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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