Program Overview

Elementary Education Transfer Advising Guide

The Elementary Education Transfer Advising Guide is designed for planning purposes only and does not replace the need for regular and timely meetings with your assigned Pathway Advisor.

Applying to the Elementary Education Program

While any student can declare Elementary Education as a major, you must apply and be accepted into the Elementary Education program in order to take Elementary Education classes.

Course Equivalencies

The following courses will transfer towards PSU requirements within the Elementary Education major:

• MTH 211: MTH 211 (PCC, Clackamas CC, Mt Hood CC, Chemeketa CC), MTH 122 (Clark College)
• MTH 212: MTH 212 (PCC, Clackamas CC, Mt Hood CC, Chemeketa CC), MATH 123 (Clark College)
• MTH 213: MTH 213 (PCC, Clackamas CC, Mt Hood CC, Chemeketa CC), MTH 124 (Clark College)
• CI 116: ED 224 (PCC), ED 216 (Clackamas CC), ED 200 (Mt Hood CC), ED 216 (Chemeketa CC), Not Offered (Clark College)
• CI 169: ED 251 or ED 269 (PCC), ED 269 (Clackamas CC), Not Offered (Mt Hood CC), ED 265 (Chemeketa CC), EDUC&204 (Clark College)
• PSY 311U: HEC 226 or PSY 215 (PCC), ED 229 or PSY 215 (Clackamas CC), ED 261 or PSY 237 (Mt Hood CC), ED 229 or PSY 237 (Chemeketa CC), EDUC&115 or PSYC&200 (Clark College)
• WR 121Z: WR 121Z (PCC, Clackamas CC, Mt Hood CC, Chemeketa CC), ENGL&101 (Clark College)
• Second Required Writing Course: WR 122Z, WR 123, WR 222 or WR 227Z (PCC), WR 122Z, WR 222 or WR 227Z (Clackamas CC), WR 122Z or WR 227Z (Mt Hood CC), WR 122Z or WR 227Z (Chemeketa CC), ENGL&102 or ENGL&235 (Clark College)

Notes and Benchmarks

1. To be admitted to the Elementary Education major, students must have completed 90 credits, which should include the classes listed above.
2. Students interested in transferring to PSU for Elementary Education should also take courses to satisfy the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science requirements.
3. Students interested in transferring to PSU for Elementary Education should also take courses to satisfy Race & Ethnic Studies Requirements.

Degree Snapshot

180 total credits are required for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Of the 102 credits needed for your major, 60 are from courses within the major and 42 are electives. A minimum of 62 credits are required to be upper-division (300/400-level).

Choose to complete a BA or BS

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

A minimum of 23 credits (may be more depending on foreign language placement), as follows:

• Two years college-level language proficiency (completion of a minimum of 3 credits in 203 or a more advanced level course OR language waiver)
• 10 credits minimum in arts & letters
• 10 credits minimum in sciences and/or social sciences

Bachelor of Science Requirements

A minimum of 23 total credits is required, as follows:

• One year of science courses (10 credits minimum)
• 3 credits minimum in college-level mathematics/statistics
• 10 credits minimum in arts & letters and/or social sciences

Other Academic Requirements

Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement

Beginning with the catalog, all Portland State undergraduate students must fulfill the Race and Ethnic Studies requirement (RESR) to earn their bachelor's degrees.

Students entering PSU with fewer than 90 college credits:

• Students will satisfy the requirement by completing two RESR-designated courses (a minimum of 3 credits each) with a central focus on race, ethnicity and systemic oppression.
• One course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States.

Students entering PSU with 90 or more college credits:

• Students will satisfy the requirement by completing one RESR-designated course (a minimum of 3 credits each) with a central focus on race, ethnicity and systemic oppression.

University Writing Requirement

2 Composition courses, starting with College Writing 121 (or equivalent)

Second Language Proficiency for Admission

Students who graduated, or would have graduated, from high school in Oregon in 1997 or later must have two years of a second language at the high school level, or two terms at the college level, to meet admission requirements, even if they choose to pursue a Bachelor of Science.

General Education Requirements

All universities have a general education curriculum included as part of the baccalaureate degree requirements. The goal of general education curricula is to assure that all graduates have a common set of coursework designed around the university's educational goals.

University Studies

The University Studies option involves taking courses outside of your major that are linked by a common theme, as well as a Capstone project in your senior year which addresses a current challenge in the Portland area.

University Honors College

Honors serves high-achieving, academically motivated students from diverse ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds. Students will take coursework that prepares them for a final thesis project, which takes the place of a senior Capstone course.

Recommended 4-year Degree Map

We recognize that many students are not pursuing a degree plan that will be completed in 4 years. The 4-year degree maps (BA and BS) on the Academic Programs page for each major provide suggested PSU course sequencing that allows for an efficient path towards graduation.

Transfer Process

1) Explore PSU programs

• Look at Degree Maps online
• Review department websites
• Visit a Transfer Event and ask questions

2) Plan your transfer

• Connect with Transfer Admissions to review the admissions process
• Check out Transferology to see how your credits transfer
• Meet with a PSU Transfer Advisor or Pathway Advisor

3) Apply for admission

• Application is available August 1
• Apply up to one year in advance
• Complete your FAFSA and ORSSA (available starting October 1)
• Apply for PSU scholarships (deadline is February 1 for the upcoming academic year)
• Consider on-campus housing (deadline is May 1 for fall term)

4) Prepare for your first term

• Confirm your enrollment
• Review New Student Checklist and sign up for myNextSteps
• Sign up for Orientation this is where you will register for your first term classes
• Request updated official transcripts from your current college