Elementary Education
Linfield University
Private · College / university
Prepare to teach elementary-age learners through education coursework and supervised classroom experience.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Identify the traditional undergraduate route and intended endorsement; do not confuse it with a program for people who already have a degree.
Your complete timeline
The traditional elementary education pathway begins classroom experiences early and includes a full-year student-teaching experience. Linfield separately offers adult-degree and licensure-only routes. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
120 credits for these bachelor's degrees under the revised general graduation requirement. Complete the major, general education and residency requirements within your approved catalog plan. Official degree requirements ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
Plan around the schedule
Plan around school-day placements and student teaching in nearby districts. These commitments can limit daytime paid work.
Application and selection
Identify the traditional undergraduate route and intended endorsement; do not confuse it with a program for people who already have a degree. Check the current first-year or transfer admission requirements and whether the major or practical placement has a separate application.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
When would student teaching begin, and what screening, assessment and endorsement steps must I complete?
- What is included in the written price, and what would I pay separately?
- What support is available if my work schedule, disability accommodations or family responsibilities affect attendance?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Completing an educator-preparation program is part of a teaching pathway. Confirm endorsement, assessment, background-check and state licensing requirements for the role you want.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
Add program-specific fees, books, tools or supplies, exams, prerequisite study, travel and living expenses to the published base below. Your final cost depends on your course plan and financial aid.
Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 full-time undergraduate tuition is $26,590 per semester, with $160 technology, $130 health-center and $155 student-body fees per semester. This McMinnville-campus base excludes housing, meals, supplies and additional course charges, before financial aid.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
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This provider is not in the reviewed Oregon Census PSEO institution file. Exact-program graduate earnings have not been verified here; institution-wide or occupational figures would describe a different population.
Historical related-field earnings
$52,429 median annual earnings 4 years after completion, in 2024 dollars.
Linfield University · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (CIP 13.12) · Bachelor's Degree. Cohort: 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2022 and 2023.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026