Transfer Pathways for Community College Students
WOU works closely with Oregon Community Colleges to prepare future teachers. Through the Associates of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AAOT) or the Oregon Transfer Module (OTM), you can take classes that fulfill lower-division and general education requirements, and then transfer to WOU to complete your upper-division coursework that leads to a career in teaching.
College-specific transfer guides
The transfer guides below outline the courses and steps needed for a smooth transfer from your community college to Western Oregon University’s Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, which culminates in an Oregon Teaching License. Depending upon the grade level and subjects you intend to teach, you may want to complete all of your lower-division courses at your community college prior to transferring, OR you may want to transfer or dual enroll as early as the end of your freshman year. If you are interested in exploring the many options for teacher preparation at Western Oregon University, including Elementary (multiple subjects) or Secondary Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Science, Spanish, Music, PE, or Health, please make an appointment with a WOU advisor as early as possible in your first term at your community college.
Central Oregon Community College
Chemeketa Community College
Clackamas Community College
Clatsop Community College
Lane Community College
Linn Benton Community College
Oregon Coast Community College
Portland Community College
Tillamook Bay Community College
Umpqua Community College
Contact Us
Teacher Licensure
Olivia Flores
Lead Pre-Education Advisor who works with freshman undergraduates, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students.
Office: RWEC 164
Email: floreso@wou.edu
Kolbie Kopp
Pre-Education Advisor who works with freshman and current transfer students. Assists students with teacher licensure exam registration.
Office: RWEC 113
Email: koppk@wou.edu
Dave Beasley
Pre-Education Advisor who works with secondary education transfer students as well as secondary education freshman.
Office: RWEC 163
Email: beasleyg@wou.edu
Brenda Plata-Hurtado
Bilingual Pre-Education Advisor who works with elementary transfer education students.
Office: RWEC 165
Email: platahurtadob@wou.edu
Katy Mabeck
Pre-Education Advisor who works with secondary education students.
Office: RWEC 158
Email: mabeckk@wou.edu
