{"id":4101,"date":"2026-06-22T18:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/college-of-education\/?page_id=4101"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:40:27","slug":"special-educator-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/college-of-education\/teaching-license-endorsements\/special-educator-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Educator Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eastern Oregon University offers teachers who possess a teaching license the opportunity to pursue their Special Education endorsement. Coursework in the endorsement program may be applied to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/master-of-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master\u2019s of Science<\/a> degree in Education, or the endorsement can be pursued on its own.  The Special Educator endorsement is required to teach learners with disabilities in the state of Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about the Special Education program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/college-of-education\/college-of-education-office\/faculty\/jerred-jolin-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact the program coordinator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For pre-admission questions contact the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/college-of-education\/college-of-education-office\/faculty\/kristin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graduate Advisor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link     no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/18uhPEQcS5wqUKaUgpAP_zzkgSQQ0rEYOfpR7Z3F_4To\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Overview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link     no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B8CjoJh1QNRKRFdOTnduMXdjckk\/view?usp=sharing&amp;resourcekey=0-PpToODyFSY_IcALZyuLfCw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Educator Endorsement<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Apply Today! 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