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PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ■ FOREST GROVE ■ OREGON
Graduate
Professions
Catalog
2000-2001
www.pacificu.edu
Contact
Information
WRITE
Office of Admissions
Pacific University
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 97116
CALL
503-359-2900
or
toll-free 1-800-933-9308
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
It is the policy of Pacific University not to
discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race,
color, national origin, sexual orientation, age,
religious preference, disabled veteran or
Vietnam Era status in admission and access to,
or treatment in employment, educational
programs or activities as required by Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1072, section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the
Civil Rights act of 1964, the Age Discrimination
Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
and their implementing regulations. Questions
or complaints may be directed to the Vice
President for Academic Affairs, 2043 College
Way, Forest Grove, Oregon 97116, 503-359-2215.
Accreditation
& Memberships
ACCREDITATIONS MEMBERSHIPS
Pacific University is accredited by the Pacific is a member of the National
Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Independent Colleges and
Association of Schools and Colleges. In Universities, the Oregon Independent
addition, selected programs have received Colleges Foundation, the Oregon Indepen-
specialized accreditation from: dent Colleges Association, the American
Optometry Association of University Women, the
Council on Optometric Education of Council for Higher Education of the United
the American Optometric Association Church of Christ, the College Scholarship
Service, the Northwest Conference of
Music Independent Colleges, the National
National Association of Collegiate Athletics Association and the
Schools of Music Association of Independent Liberal Arts
Physical Therapy Colleges for Teacher Education.
Commission on Accreditation in
Physical Therapy Education of the
American Physical Therapy Association
Occupational Therapy
Accreditation Council for Occupational
Therapy Education of the American
Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
Professional Psychology
Committee on Accreditation of the
American Psychological Association
Education
Teacher Standards and Practices
Commission of the State of Oregon
Physician Assistant Studies
Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs
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Officers &
Trustees
Senior Officers of Administration Senior officers of the Board of Trustees
Faith Gabelnick William H. Stoller
President Chairman of the Board
Larry Clausen A.E. “Gene” Brim
Vice President for Academic Affairs Chairman Emeritus
Len Hightower Steven R. Rogel
Vice President for Enrollment Management Vice Chairman of the Board
Irene M. Moszer Tim Schauermann
Vice President for Finance and Administration Secretary
Timothy O’Malley
Vice President for University Relations
Daiva A. Banaitis
Program Director, School of Physical Therapy
Thomas D. Beck
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Leland W. Carr
Dean, College of Optometry
Michel Hersen
Dean, School of Professional Psychology
Willard M. Kniep
Dean, School of Education
Eva C. Krebs
Dean of Students
Christine Legler
Program Director,
School of Physician Assistant Studies
Molly McEwen
Program Director,
School of Occupational Therapy
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Table of
Contents
Accreditation and Memberships ................................................................................................. 3
Administrative Officers and Trustees ....................................................................................... 4
Introduction to the University ..................................................................................................... 8
Entering the University ............................................................................................................... 13
Tuition and Fees ........................................................................................................................ 15
Room and Board ....................................................................................................................... 17
Business Policies on Tuition and Fees ................................................................................... 19
Financial Aid ................................................................................................................................ 19
Degree Requirements .................................................................................................................. 21
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Introduction
Pacific University. In 1848, Mrs. Brown and professional directions. Within the
became “house-mother” for the young divisions of Arts, Humanities, Natural
students. Sciences, and Social Sciences, the College
In the summer of 1848, Reverend George offers a carefully constructed range of
H. Atkinson arrived in Oregon. Reverend courses with breadth and depth in basic
Atkinson was commissioned by the Home fields. Student studies are supported by a
Missionary Society of Boston to “found an strong advising program, which covers
academy that shall grow into a college.” academic development through career
Reverend Clarke and several others drew counseling and placement. The College is
up plans for the new institution. essentially residential, which provides the
kind of living and learning experiences
On September 26, 1849, the Territorial that characterizes the better, smaller,
Legislature granted a charter establishing independent liberal arts colleges.
Tuality Academy, and in 1854, a new
charter was issued granting full privileges In a world which increasingly asks not
to “Tualatin Academy and Pacific Univer- what you know but how quickly can you
sity.” Thirty acres of land were donated as learn, Pacific prepares its students, no
a building site by Reverend Clarke and matter what their pre-professional
Elkanah Walker. Dr. Atkinson secured The orientation, to communicate clearly, to
Reverend Sidney Harper Marsh of Union analyze problems, to synthesize informa-
Theological Seminary of New York to tion and to understand people, systems
serve as the first president of the new and cultures.
school. Mr. Marsh was the son of the The College has traditionally encouraged
president of the University of Vermont, off-campus learning. Pacific undergradu-
and grandson of the first president of ates may study abroad, pursue indepen-
Dartmouth College. Sidney Harper Marsh dent research projects, and may undertake
served as president from 1853 to 1879. career internships which earn credit
Pacific University has evolved into a toward graduation.
comprehensive, independent University The College offers a Bachelor of Arts and a
that provides both undergraduate and Bachelor of Science degree. In addition to
professional graduate programs. At the the regular program, the College offers
heart of the University is the College of three intensive four week summer terms.
Arts and Sciences, offering a broad A variety of summer classes are available
curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences. which apply to undergraduate degree
Surrounding the College are the School of requirements. Summer term provides an
Education and a select cluster of graduate affordable option for earning additional
schools in the health professions, includ- credits or accelerating degree completion.
ing Occupational Therapy, Optometry, The Summer Session catalog is available in
Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant mid-March and may be obtained from the
Studies, and Professional Psychology. Registrar’s Office.
School of Education
ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION The School of Education offers an array of
College of Arts and Sciences graduate degrees. The Master of Arts in
Teaching with Standard Certification is
Pacific’s base in the liberal arts is clearly available for licensed teachers through
reflected in the more than 25 different evening and summer classes. Liberal arts
programs in the College of Arts and graduates who wish to teach, may enroll
Sciences. This College is the largest unit in the full-time Fifth Year M.A.T. degree,
and the core of the University. As such, it which provides certification after twelve
provides a broad spectrum of opportuni- months of study and internship. The
ties to match individual interests and Masters in Curriculum Studies is designed
career plans. for students who want a graduate educa-
The College of Arts and Sciences has a tion degree without a teaching license. The
curriculum which affirms in practice that a Masters of Education in Visual Function in
broad educational experience is both an Learning, prepares optometrists to work
end in itself and a means to set personal with vision problems in the schools.
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Undergraduates in the College of Art and academic programs, all of which form a
Science may also earn a teaching license special kind of university environment.
during their bachelor’s degree program. In addition to maintaining an optometry
clinic on campus, the College operates
School of Occupational Therapy three fully-staffed clinics in nearby
The School of Occupational Therapy at Portland, as well as three additional clinics
Pacific University offers a 29-month entry within various public health facilities.
level masters degree in Occupational Students regularly complete professional
Therapy. The School creates an environment preceptorships in Alaska, Arizona,
for educating and preparing future occupa- California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii,
tional therapists for the next century. Montana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Washington,
Consistent with the philosophy of Pacific Germany, and Guam.
University, the School of Occupational
Therapy seeks to promote values of The master’s degree program in Clinical
leadership, quality and service. Occupa- Optometry is designed to prepare indi-
tional Therapy focuses on day-to-day viduals for careers in optometric educa-
activities. Through successful engagement tion, research and specialty practice. It
in meaningful and valued daily occupa- usually requires a minimum of 27 months
tions, an individual experiences a sense of of study to complete.
competency, self-fulfillment and subse- Residency programs leading to a certifi-
quent health and well-being. cate in Primary Care Optometry, Geriatric
The School of Occupational Therapy at Optometry, Ocular Disease/Refractive and
Pacific holds firmly to the founding Ocular Surgery, or Cornea and Contact
philosophy of the profession. The roots of Lenses are available at the College of
occupational therapy are in occupation — a Optometry. The Cornea Contact Lens
powerful tool that every human possesses. residency is provided directly by Pacific
The curriculum emphasizes dynamic University College of Optometry. The
interactions among faculty, students, and Ocular Disease/Refractive and Ocular
the community. Direct clinical experiences Surgery residency is provided through a
are integrated throughout the curriculum joint program with Eye Care Associates of
and involve excellent community/clinical Nevada. All others are provided through
facilities. Fieldwork experiences provide joint programs with the Veterans Adminis-
students the opportunity to study and tration Medical Centers in both Oregon
engage in a variety of settings where and Washington.
people of all ages maintain, promote or
regain health. School of Physical Therapy
The Occupational Therapy curriculum The School of Physical Therapy offers a
focuses on the study of occupational three year Master of Science degree.
function/dysfunction and its impact on Pacific University’s location in Forest
health. This emphasis, along with a Grove Pregon offers physical therapy
commitment to facilitate critical-thinkers students the values associated with a small
and problem-solvers, prepares graduates town environment, as well as some of the
for a future in traditional and community- excitement of a larger city—Portland. The
based practices. Graduating therapists campus itself has many cultural, sports,
from Pacific University’s School of and social events and opportunities.
Occupational Therapy are well qualified to The students of the School of Physical
utilize occupation as a powerful tool for Therapy are bright, enthusiastic and
facilitating health in our communities. committed to the profession which results
in a very high retention rate. Over the
College of Optometry years, graduates have made many
The College of Optometry offers a four important contributions to the health care
year Doctor of Optometry degree, and a of Oregon and the surrounding states.
Master of Science in Clinical Optometry The School of Physical Therapy has a
degree. Pacific offers many distinctive strong and caring faculty dedicated to
features to the professional optometry providing a quality educational experience
student, including additional specialized to its students. Special faculty strengths
are in geriatrics, motor control, stroke health care team who works with his or
treatment, biomechanics, research and her supervising physician to provide
orthopedic physical therapy. Many of the diagnostic and therapeutic patient care in
faculty have regional recognition, and a variety of medical settings. The physi-
several are known nationally for their cian assistant is ranked as one of the top
clinical skills or research contributions. careers in growth potential by the U.S.
In addition to the professional program, Department of Labor. Positions are
the School of Physical Therapy offers a available in both primary and specialty
Masters of Science in Health Sciences care at a variety of practice settings such as
degree for practicing physical therapists community clinics, private practice,
as well as several continuing education medical groups, hospitals, managed care
programs for the professional community organizations, prisons and other govern-
annually. These programs are staffed by ment agencies. In addition to clinical
the School’s faculty and by other authori- practice, physician assistants may advance
ties in the field. into positions in research, academics,
public health and health care administra-
tion.
School of Physician Assistant Studies
The School of Physician Assistant Studies School of Professional Psychology
strives to prepare students for service in a
changing healthcare environment through The School of Professional Psychology
an education based in primary care provides a comprehensive and integrated
medicine with a focus on critical thinking. educational experience. Thisexperience
The 27-month masters degree curriculum grounds the development of clinical
is designed to provide the student with the competence in the knowledge base and
didactic and clinical skills needed to assist methods of inquiry of scientific psychol-
in the practice of medicine while stressing ogy. The program also fosters an apprecia-
the importance of understanding and tion of human functioning, as it occurs in
valuing the diversity of cultures, peoples natural settings, including awareness of
and life-styles. Students are provided a personal, interpersonal, and societal
foundation of medical knowledge from influences operating within those settings.
which to begin lifelong learning to meet The School orients students to scholarship
the needs and challenges of a changing which contributes to an understanding of
healthcare system. human nature, to research that informs the
clinical endeavor, and to services to a
The Faculty of the School of Physician variety of populations.
Assistant Studies includes physicians,
physician assistants, psychologists, In addition, the School recognizes that the
pharmacists, nurses, physical therapists, person and values of the practitioner are
other health care providers along with central to effective and socially responsible
basic scientists in anatomy and physiol- practice. It strives to promote the develop-
ogy. Through this team approach to ment and integration of both professional
education, the physician assistant student competence and humanitarian values. The
learns to value the roles of other members School seeks to be responsive to the real
of the team. needs of the many diverse peoples in a
rapidly changing society, and works to
The program is proud to acknowledge the maintain a close connection with the
active participation of the medical community which it serves.
community in all aspects of the develop-
ment and implementation of the program. The School’s curriculum provides students
Community providers are involved in the with a solid foundation for both profes-
advisory and admissions committees and sional practice and continuing profes-
serve as lecturers and preceptors. The sional growth. Doctoral graduates of the
program is actively establishing affilia- School possess the knowledge and skills to
tions with hospitals, managed care provide psychological services to indi-
organizations, medical groups, community viduals, groups and the community in a
clinics, nursing homes and private practice variety of contexts, including the tradi-
physicians throughout Oregon and tional areas of professional psychology:
surrounding states.The Physician Assis- psychological assessment, psychotherapy,
tant (PA) is a respected member of the and applied research. They are encour-
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aged to seek out new and innovative for expanded license privileges for some
professional roles. Training is structured to professions. Programs range from one-
prepare graduates to enter the hour lectures to week-long conferences.
postdoctoral licensing process. Some continuing education offerings are
The School of Professional Psychology at available by videotape for independent
Pacific offers doctoral studies in Clinical study. Continuing Education faculty
Psychology, leading to the Doctor of members include nationally respected
Psychology (Psy.D.) degree with an guest lecturers as well as faculty from the
emphasis on preparing graduates for various professional schools. Information
service careers as professional psycholo- about currently scheduled programs may
gists. The School also offers the Master of be obtained by writing the Director of
Arts in Counseling Psychology from its Continuing Education.
location in downtown Portland. Specialty The Division of Continuing Education also
tracks in Behavior Analysis and Organiza- administers the Community School
tional Behavior develop skills in current program, which offers non-credit classes
practice areas. Emphasis on community for personal and professional growth.
involvement and practical applications of
theoretical and scientific psychology make English Language Institute
the school unique in the Pacific Northwest.
Pacific’s English Language Institute offers
The School maintains a Psychological an intensive language study program
Service Center, located in downtown for foreign students learning English.
Portland. This clinic offers psychological The ELI has in residence approximately
services to the community while provid- 40 students from Asia, Europe and Latin
ing supervised training experiences to its America. ELI students live with American
practicum and internship students. roommates in the residence halls and may
Professional psychology complements and take regular university classes as soon as
strengthens the other health profession their English skills allow. The ELI also
programs among Pacific’s graduate provides special summer study programs.
offerings.
Harvey W. Scott Memorial Library
OTHER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The Library at Pacific offers a welcoming
atmosphere and a variety of information
AND RESOURCES and research resources. Library faculty
Continuing Education and staff work regularly with students and
Pacific University offers both hourly and faculty to assist them in locating, evaluat-
transcript-quality continuing education ing and using today’s world of informa-
credits to practitioners and other licensed tion—both traditional and electronic. The
professionals in the health care fields that Library’s collections include books,
are served by Pacific University’s profes- periodicals, and databases as well as
sional programs in Occupational Therapy, government documents, videos, and
Optometry, Physical Therapy, Physician sound recordings. The Library is also the
Assistant Studies and Professional home of the Margaret McChesney Scott
Psychology. Music Library and the University archives.
The office furnishes continuing education While the Library strives to build strong,
transcript information to state boards or core collections, it also participates in area
other professional licensing agencies as library consortia to meet the considerable
needed for an individual’s license renewal research needs of our students and faculty.
or upgrading. Programs are held both on Through courier services and interlibrary
campus and in various communities in the loans, students and faculty can efficiently
U.S. and Canada and consist of lectures on tap the substantial research resources of
topics of current interest to the profes- our region and beyond. For additional
sions. Additionally, smaller clinical information about the Library and its
sessions on specific aspects of patient and services, please visit the University’s web
client care are available. Certification site at www.pacificu.edu.
courses are also offered which may allow
Entering the
University
ADMISSION TO PACIFIC professionals preferably in a variety of
settings and including a broad diversity
UNIVERSITY GRADUATE AND of therapeutic interventions
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS • strength of letters of evaluation
We seek to admit students who demonstrate • essay responses
the necessary skills to be successful in a • content of application forms and the
rigorous academic environment. In selecting care with which they have been
prepared
students for the graduate and professional
• extracurricular and community
programs, Pacific gives primary consideration
activities
to academic preparation and potential for
Based on the criteria listed above, selected
successful study at the graduate level. applicants are invited for an on-campus
Preparation is assessed by evaluating college personal interview. The interview is
transcript(s), prerequisite course work, required and is a contributing factor in the
professional recommendations, written essays, admission decision. It allows the selection
an interview and other information submitted by committee to assess essential skills and
traits, which may not be reflected in the
the applicant. application. In the interview, consider-
Applications may be obtained through the ation is given to knowledge of the
profession, motivation toward a career in
Office of Graduate and Professional the professional field, ability to think
Admissions by calling 503-359-2218 or clearly and logically, poise, self-confi-
1-800-677-6712. Applications are also dence, warmth and verbal expression of
available on-line at www.pacificu.edu or ideas.
www.pacificu.edu/admissions/onlineapps.html Program specific admission requirements
and application procedures are detailed
Application deadlines and notification of within the individual program sections of
admittance will vary depending on the this catalog.
professional program. Refer to the appropriate
section elsewhere in this catalog.
ADMISSION AS A
TRANSFER STUDENT
ADMISSION CRITERIA Pacific considers transfer applicants based
on their academic record and level of
Enrollment in the graduate and profes-
preparation, as well as academic recom-
sional programs is limited and admission
mendations. Based on evaluation by the
is highly selective. In making admission
Registrar’s Office, transfer students from
decisions, Admission Committees review
accredited institutions may receive full or
each application and consider many
partial credit for arts and sciences courses
factors including:
at the baccalaureate level. These courses
• strength and breadth of academic must be completed with a grade of “C-” or
record higher. Academic departments decide
• evidence of work (volunteer or paid) which transfer courses satisfy require-
under the supervision of one or more ments for majors and minors at Pacific.
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Students should consult the department that sufficient financial resources exist
chair in their major field. Students who to pay for all educational and personal
transfer from an unaccredited college or expenses. (e.g., letter from bank, etc.)
university must successfully complete 5. An official score report of the Test of
30 hours of work at Pacific before consid- English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
eration will be given to granting credit for for those students for whom English is
course work completed at the previous a second language. Results must come
institution. In computing transfer credit, directly from the Educational Testing
1.5 quarter hours is equal to 1 semester Service. No student copies will be
hour. accepted.
To enroll as an undergraduate student, an
applicant must earn a TOEFL score of 550
APPLICATION PROCEDURES or higher. Students whose academic
FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS qualifications are sufficient but who need
further language training may attend the
1. Forward completed application form English Language Institute prior to
and the nonrefundable $30 application entering the undergraduate or graduate
fee to the Admissions Office. programs. All students who enter the
2. Give recommendation form to counse- United States on a student visa are
lor or appropriate faculty member to be required to carry at least 12 semester hours
completed and returned to Pacific of course work in each semester.
University Admissions Office.
3. Request that official transcripts for all
academic work be forwarded to the DEPOSIT POLICY
Admissions Office. Transfer students
with less than 30 semester or 45 quarter All degree seeking students who are
hours of transferable credits should admitted by the Admissions Office are
submit their final high school tran- required to post a $200 deposit to secure
script, standardized test scores and all their place in the incoming class on a
college transcripts. space-available basis. The deposit will be
credited to the student’s tuition payment
4. Submit SAT I or ACT scores. Transfer charges for the first semester. New
students are waived from this require- students may receive a refund of the $200
ment if 30 semester hours or 45 quarter deposit if requested before May 1. It is not
hours have been completed by the time refundable after that date.
of application.
CAMPUS VISITS
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Most graduate professions programs will
Pacific University welcomes international require an interview prior to offering
students. Admission is based on academic admission. This provides an opportunity
preparation and proficiency in English. for the prospective candidate to learn
International students must submit: about Pacific. The Admissions office can
1. An Application Form, available from also arrange for other visits.
the Admissions Office.
2. The application fee of $30.
3. Complete official academic records READMISSION
(with official English translation) To apply for readmission after an absence
covering all work taken at the second- of one semester or more, a student must
ary and university level (such as complete a brief Application for Readmis-
secondary school records, certificates of sion form, and submit official transcripts
education, final government examina- from all colleges attended during a
tions, college, university, and technical student’s absence from Pacific to the Dean
school records) or Director of the applicable College or
4. Certification of Finances Form stating School.
Tuition
& Fees
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND COSTS Students who entered
Optometry in 1998-99 academic year
FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2000/2001
Annual ......................................... $19,962
TUITION Semester ........................................ $ 6,654
(Fall, Spring, & Summer)
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Students who entered
Forest Grove Fifth-year MAT Optometry in 1997-98
(Students entering summer 2000)
Annual ......................................... $19,584
Annual ......................................... $15,900
Semester ........................................ $ 6,528
Semester ......................................... $5,300
(Fall, Spring, & Summer)
Eugene Fifth-year MAT
(Students entering spring 2001) Per Credit Tuition
Annual ......................................... $15,900 Part time, per semester hour (one hour
courses and overloads) ................... $690
Semester ......................................... $5,300
Audit, per semester hour ............... $310
Alternative Pathways to Teaching
(Students entering summer 2000) Full time tuition covers the core curricu-
lum leading to the O.D. degree, and eleven
Program ....................................... $11,200 elective hours per academic year. The
All other Graduate Programs eleven elective hours may be applied to
in the School of Education the MEd/VFL program. Summer session
Per credit hour ................................. $360 courses outside the College of Optometry
require an additional fee at summer
session rates.
SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Annual ......................................... $16,740 SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Semester ......................................... $8,370 Full time (two 14-week terms)
Part time, per semester hour .......... $560 Tuition for students who enter
PT in the 2000-01 academic year
Audit, per semester hour ............... $310
Annual ......................................... $17,486
COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY Semester ......................................... $8,743
Students who enter Tuition for students who entered
(or re-enter following leave) prior to 2000
Optometry in 2000-01 academic year Annual ......................................... $16,740
Annual ......................................... $21,300 Semester ......................................... $8,370
Semester ....................................... $10,650 Per Credit Tuition
Students who entered Part time, per semester hour .......... $560
Optometry in 1999-00 Audit, per semester hour ............... $310
Annual ......................................... $20,900 Post Masters per credit hour rate .. $300
Semester ....................................... $10,450 Students enrolled for 18 or more credit
hours are charged full-time tuition, plus
the part-time semester hour charge for
each credit hour above 18 hours.
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SCHOOL OF Per Credit Tuition
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES Part-time, per semester hour
Annual ......................................... $17,430 Tuition for students who enter SPP in
Semester ......................................... $5,810 2000-2001 ................................................ $495
Part time, per semester hour .......... $440 Tuition for students who entered
1999-2000 ................................................ $485
For the clinical and didactic year of the
program, students who are enrolled for Tuition for students who entered
12-20 credit hours are charged the full- 1996-1999 ................................................ $435
time per semester tuition. Students taking Tuition for transitional degree students
less than 12 hours per semester are who entered SPP in the 95-96
charged the per credit fee. Students academic year ........................................ $455
enrolled in more than 20 credit hours are Tuition for old curriculum students
charged the full-time tuition, plus the part- who entered SPP in the
time per semester hour charge for each 95-96 academic year ............................. $385
credit above the 20 hours. For the final
Tuition for students who enter the
semester of the program when the student
Masters in Counseling program
is completing the graduate project, the
in 2000-2001 ........................................... $465
student is charged the full-time per
semester tuition. Tuition for students who entered the
Masters in Counseling program
in 1999-2000 ........................................... $460
SCHOOL OF
PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Audit, per credit hour .......................... $310
For students enrolling after 1998, there is a
Tuition for students who enter
full-time enrollment plateau of 12 to 15
SPP in 2000-01 academic year
credits per term where tuition charges
Annual ......................................... $16,935 remain at the full-time rate. Students
Semester ......................................... $5,645 enrolled for more than 15 credits are
Tuition for students who entered charged the full-time rate plus the per
SPP in 1999-00 academic year credit rate for each credit over 15 credits.
Students enrolled for fewer than 12 credits
Annual ......................................... $16,815 are charged at the per credit rate.
Semester ......................................... $5,605 For students who enrolled prior to the
Tuition for students who entered 1998-99 academic year, there is a full-time
the PsyD program prior to 1999 enrollment plateau of 9 to 15 credits per
Annual ......................................... $16,605 term where tuition charges remain at the
full-time rate. Students enrolled for more
Semester ......................................... $5,535 than 15 credits are charged the full-time
Tuition for students who entered rate plus the per credit rate for each credit
the MS program prior to 1999 over 15 credits. Students enrolled for
Annual ......................................... $15,360 fewer than 9 credits are charged at the per
credit rate.
Semester ......................................... $5,120
Students who enrolled prior to the 1998-99
Tuition for students who enter
academic year may elect the per credit
the Masters in Counseling program
plan or the full-time tuition plan. Once the
in 2000-2001
Full-time tuition plan is chosen, however,
Annual ......................................... $12,600 the student may not switch back to the per
Semester ......................................... $4,200 credit plan. Students taking the old
Tuition for students who entered curriculum must pay the per credit tuition
the Masters in Counseling program rate.
in 1999-2000
Annual ......................................... $12,480
Semester ......................................... $4,160
FEES Single
Annual ........................................... $2,690
Medical Insurance Semester ......................................... $1,345
Mandatory for all full-time students unless
student provides evidence of other health Double Suite/Triple Suite
insurance coverage and signs a waiver by Annual ........................................... $2,800
the stated due date. Semester ......................................... $1,400
August 23, 2000 to August 22, 2001
(U.S. citizen) ........................................... $425 Double/Single
(Double Room-one occupant)
August 23, 2000 to August 22, 2001 or Quad w/2 persons
(International) ....................................... $576
Annual ........................................... $3,010
Semester ......................................... $1,505
OTHER ANNUAL FEES Single Suite
Annual ........................................... $3,110
School of Education Semester ......................................... $1,555
Fingerprinting Fee ............................. $60
Vandervelden Studio
School of Occupational Therapy Annual ........................................... $3,260
Laboratory Fee ................................... $40 Semester ......................................... $1,630
Criminal Check (one time fee) ......... $60 Vandervelden Suite
Annual ........................................... $3,800
College of Optometry Semester ......................................... $1,900
AOSA/SOA Fee ................................. $28
ROOM RATES
Double, Triple or Quad
Annual ........................................... $2,360
Semester ......................................... $1,180
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Level B Monthly Payment Plan
$375 dining dollars per semester; This plan allows you to pay tuition and
$70 dining dollars for Winter term fees for the academic year. For the fall
Level C term, payments begin on August 15, 2000
with additional payments due the 15th of
$500 dining dollars per semester; each month. For spring term, payments
$100 dining dollars for Winter term begin on December 15, 2000; for summer
Level D term, April 15, 2001. There is an annual
set-up fee of $55 for choosing this option.
$625 dining dollars per semester; If you sign up for this payment option
$130 dining dollars for Winter term after the first payment due date, it will be
Students may change their meal plan level necessary to make up the payments from
before the end of the second week of the the previous months in order to become
fall and spring semesters. The account current on the payment plan. If you do
balance will be carried over from fall not make the payment according to
semester to winter term, and then to schedule, a late fee of $50 will be assessed
spring semester, but not transferred to the to your account for each month that the
next year’s fall semester. There is no payment is past due. The University will
refund of dining dollars at the end of the assess a charge of $25 for checks returned
spring semester. However, bulk buying of to the University for non-payment.
food items will be available for students to Note: (the following information is
use up any remaining declining balance at applicable to both the Semester Payment
the end of the spring semester. Plan and the Monthly Payment Plan)
Disbursement of Federal Direct Stafford
Loan (subsidized and unsubsidized),
TUITION AND FEE Federal Perkins Loan and Health Profes-
PAYMENT OPTION sion Student Loan cannot occur until the
Semester Plan borrower completes a promissory note.
Disbursement of Federal Direct Parent
This plan allows you to pay “in full”
Loan for Undergraduate Students and
before the beginning of each semester. Due
alternative loans such as CitiAssist occur
dates for the 2000-2001 Academic Year are:
only after credit approval of the loan
SEMESTER TOTAL PAYMENT DUE DATE application.
Fall/Winter ................................. August 15, 2000 Anticipated disbursements of accepted
and approved loans may be considered
Winter .......................................... January 5, 2001* when calculating payment of student
(for students entering Winter Term) accounts. Student employment (Federal
Spring ......................................... January 15, 2001
work-study and Pacific work-study)
earnings are paid directly to the student
Summer ............................................ May 15, 2001 and should not be considered in determin-
ing student account payment.
*Students entering the University during the
Winter Term will pay the tuition and fees prior All checks to be credited to the student’s
to registration. If the student is enrolled full- account, including outside scholarship
time during the Spring Semester, the spring checks, Pacific University checks, and all
invoice will reflect a credit in the amount of the other sources of payment must be en-
Winter Term tuition and fees. If you do not dorsed and credited to the student’s
make the payment according to schedule, a late account in advance of the semester or as
fee of $50 will be assessed to your account for soon as they are available or received for
each month that the payment is past due. The the semester in order to avoid late fees.
University will assess a return check charge in
the amount of $25 for checks returned to the
University for non-payment.
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university charges and appropriate loans Short-term Loans
have been paid and a student’s account
Short-term loans are available to full-time
has been cleared.
students of the University who are in
temporary need of financial assistance. In
Withdrawal and Refund Policy order to qualify for this loan, students
Students who completely withdraw from cannot be delinquent or be in default on
all classes may be eligible for a refund of their Business Office account, and must be
all or a portion of their University charges. able to demonstrate a means of repaying
Students must contact the Dean of the loan within 120 days. Loans are
Students’ Office to formally withdraw available for up to $500. Interest is charged
from the University. at an annual rate of 5%, beginning 30 days
after the issue date.
The policy of refunding University charges
reflects the formula, prescribed in Federal Students may borrow more than one loan,
law, that governs the return of Federal but may not have more than $500 outstand-
funds to the appropriate financial aid ing at any time. Failure to repay the loan
programs. Refunds on all charges will be on the agreed upon repayment schedule
prorated on a per diem basis up to the 60% will cancel the student’s privilege to
point in the semester. Students who borrow further from the Short-Term Loan
withdraw on or before the first day of or Emergency Loan programs for the
classes will be refunded 100% of their remainder of the academic year.
charges; students who withdraw after the Academic transcripts and/or diplomas will
60% point in the semester will not be not be released for students who are
eligible for a refund. A copy of the refund delinquent on their loan at the time they are
schedule is available from the Financial requesting the transcript or leaving the
Aid Office. University. Students who terminate their
A hall presence fee of $25 per day may be enrollment at the University will have their
assessed against the student account for loan due date changed to reflect their last
additional time residing in the University day of enrollment.
Housing or participating in the University Applications for the loan can be made
Meal Plan. through the Business Office. The loan
application fee is $10.
Note: If a cash disbursement is issued to a
student as a result of excess financial aid and
the student subsequently withdraws from the
University, the student may be required to
repay the cash disbursement to Pacific in order
to return funds to the applicable financial
aid programs.
Financial Aid
The financial aid program at Pacific University account at the beginning of each semester.
is designed to help students meet their Information regarding payment of fees may be
educational expenses. While the primary obtained from the Business Office.
responsibility for meeting educational expenses
The University encourages all financial aid
belongs to the student and family, Pacific
applicants to seek assistance from other
considers itself a partner in that process.
sources — such as community, state, and
We understand that a family’s financial strength church — in order to supplement their total aid
may not be sufficient to meet the student’s package. Students may also wish to search for
educational expenses. Pacific therefore has a scholarships on the World Wide Web. Since all
strong commitment to a financial aid program resources must be taken into account in
based on need as well as academic determining financial need, outside scholarship
performance. Of course, financial aid is also and grant awards must be reported to the
governed by annual availability of resources Financial Aid Office and may result in a revision
and is affected to some extent by the need for of the student’s award.
students to apply early.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS SOURCES AND KINDS OF
Conditions of Award FINANCIAL AID
An offer of financial assistance is contin-
Grants, loans, and opportunities for part-
gent upon the availability of funds from
time employment are available to eligible
the Federal government, the State of
students. The type of program in which
Oregon, and Pacific University. Financial
the student is enrolled and the student’s
assistance based on need is evaluated and
class standing determine the types and
offered yearly if students provide the
amounts of assistance available to each
appropriate information, show financial
student.
need, and make satisfactory academic
progress.
Grants and Awards
Satisfactory Academic Progress Federal and State Grants — See the
College of Arts and Science Catalog for a
Students receiving financial assistance at
listing of undergraduate grants and
Pacific are expected to meet the satisfac-
awards.
tory academic requirements as outlined in
the Academic Policies section of this Pacific Grants — University funds
catalog and the individual professional awarded to undergraduates on the basis of
program descriptions. Students who are need. This award is renewable as long as
suspended on the basis of their academic the student continues to demonstrate
performance will have their aid eligibility sufficient need and remains in good
terminated. academic standing.
ers of the unsubsidized loan are respon- William K. Eaton Scholarship (MAT minority
sible for repayment of the interest, which student)
will accrue during enrollment although Robert A. Edwards Scholarship (Optometry)
repayment can be deferred until after the
student’s grace period. Students may be Esther B. Evans Memorial Scholarship
offered a combination of subsidized and (English)
unsubsidized loan. The amount and type Lester L. Fordham Sr. Scholarship (Business
of loan offered is determined by class with accounting preference)
standing, financial need and dependency Forest Grove Women’s Club Scholarship
status. Annual loan limits are $2,625 for (Forest Grove High School graduate)
freshmen, $3,500 for sophomores and
Friends of Music Schwedja/Trombley
$5,500 for juniors and seniors. Indepen-
Scholarship (Music)
dent students may borrow up to an
additional $4,000 as freshmen and Jane Brown Haskell Scholarship (Ministry as
sophomores and $5,000 as juniors and career goal)
seniors. Most graduate students are Hap Hingston Scholarship (Debate)
eligible for $18,500 in a combination of Thomas J. Holce Scholarship
subsidized and unsubsidized loan, up to
$8,500 of which can be subsidized. Lawrence and Bertha Lommasson Scholarship
Doctoral students in optometry and Eugene A. and Alyce L. LaMont Scholarship
clinical psychology can borrow Loren Leach-Linda Leach Scholarship (Hood
unsubsidized loan up to their entire cost River County or Tillamook County, Oregon)
minus subsidized loan and other aid.
Martynse Hanapepe Hawaii Christian Church
Scholarship (Hawaiian student)
Graduate and Undergraduate
Viola McCready Scholarship
Endowed Scholarships
McGill Scholarship (Careers in the health
Endowed scholarships are sources of sciences)
financial assistance made available to
undergraduate students through the Meredith “Mac” McVicker Scholarship
generosity of good friends of the Univer- Harold and Ann Meyer Scholarship
sity. Awards from endowed funds are Tom Miles Scholarship (Theater backstage)
made periodically as income permits. The
Drusilla Montgomery Scholarship
endowed scholarships and a brief descrip-
(Mathematical sciences)
tion of their restrictions are listed below.
Maybel Moore Scholarship
The Alumni Legacy Scholarship (Direct
descendants of Pacific alumni) Harry W. Olson Memorial Scholarship (Physical
therapy)
Lucien P. Arant Scholarship (Journalism)
Parents Club Scholarship
Claire Argow Scholarship (Career goal of social
service/law enforcement) Ruby Peregrine Scholarship
Charles Kay Bishop Scholarship (Music) Carol Pratt Scholarship (Optometry)
Tabitha Moffatt Brown Scholarship Henry F. Price Memorial Scholarship
Louis P. Busch Memorial Scholarship (MAT) Richard Frost Reath Scholarship (Political
science)
Kathrin Cawein Scholarship (Visual and
performing arts) Walter Reif Scholarship (Philosophy)
Frances B. Clapp Scholarship (Music) Ernest A. Rueter Scholarship
Maud E. Collier Scholarship (Entering student Annie Roberts Scholarship
from Columbia County, Oregon) Eric Ross Scholarship (Business with
Herbert and Frances Cooper Scholarship marketing preference)
T. Bruce Denny Memorial Scholarship Patrick Maloney Scholarship (Pre-medicine)
(Optometry) Dr. Fred Scheller Scholarship (Debate/
Dr. James Dundas Scholarship (Canadian Forensics)
optometry student)
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Miles Shishido Scholarship (Hawaiian student) Forest Grove Rotary Club Scholarships
Barbara F. Sowers Scholarship — Awards in varying amounts are given
annually to outstanding graduates of
Edith Clare Steele Scholarship (Minority Forest Grove, Banks, and Gaston High
student) Schools. Funds for these scholarships are
Barbara Story Scholarship (Theatre) made available by the Forest Grove Rotary
Irving Story Memorial Scholarship (English) Club.
Elbridge and Mary Stuart Scholarship United Church of Christ Matching
Scholarships — Students who receive
Hermon and Jean Swartz Endowed
grants or scholarships from a United
Scholarship (Biology, Biological Chemistry)
Church of Christ are eligible to receive
Wiberta Teeter (“Help from Mrs. T”) Scholarship matching scholarships from Pacific
(Optometry) University. Students with demonstrated
Thomas Thompson Scholarship financial need are eligible to have awards
Joseph B. Vandervelden Scholarship up to $1,500 matched by University funds,
provided that the total does not exceed the
William Robertson Warren Memorial student’s need. For students without need,
Scholarship awards of up to $500 will be matched.
Wellington Wallace Washburn Memorial Dollars for Scholars Matching Awards —
Scholarship Narcissa Jewett and Carl G. Awards of up to $1,000 provided to
Washburne Scholarship recipients of Dollars for Scholars awards
Hazel Jones Wolf Endowed Memorial given by the Citizen’s Scholarship
Scholarship Foundation of America.
Beatrice Young Memorial Scholarship (Foreign
languages) Student Employment
Glenn Zurcher Scholarship Student employment is offered in the form
of Federal Work-Study (FWS) or Pacific
Special Awards and Scholarships Work-Study (PWS) depending on demon-
strated financial need and the availability
A limited number of special awards are of funding. The majority of student
available to students on the basis of need employment positions are located on-
(except where specifically noted), aca- campus although students with FWS
demic achievement, contributions to the awards may be able to work in community
campus community, and/or any addi- service positions off-campus. An allocation
tional qualifications specified by the of FWS or PWS is not a guarantee of
donors of individual awards. employment. It is the student’s responsi-
Ben B. Cheney Foundation Scholarship bility to secure a job and work the hours
— Awarded to one outstanding senior necessary to earn the student employment
student in each of the academic divisions: allocation. Earnings are paid directly to the
Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and student. Students may not work over 20
Social Sciences. Awards are for one year. hours per week while classes are in
Portland General Electric (PGE) Enron session, and may not work over 40 hours
Scholarship — Awarded to one academi- per week during breaks.
cally outstanding entering freshman for
four years. Applications are available from
high school counselors.
George Rossman Scholarships — For
students certified by the President of
Pacific University as being “worthy
students”, meaning students who are
generally good scholars and of good
character and a credit to the University,
but not necessarily in need of funds.
School
of Education
Willard M. Kniep, Ph.D., Dean
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Today's programs, which have recently III.Teachers who graduate from Pacific
been redesigned to meet the demands of University teacher education pro-
school reform in Oregon and the nation, grams will possess the knowledge,
have been structured around the faculty's attitudes, and competencies to model
vision of the characteristics and competen- and promote active participation in
cies to be attained by graduates of the the community. They will:
School of Education. This vision, trans- • Provide leadership and service
lated into the following goal statements, within the profession and education
guides our thinking about how to assess organizations
both our students' performance and the
effectiveness of our program. • Demonstrate respect for local
and global environments and
I. Teachers who graduate from Pacific communities
University Education programs will
model and promote personal aware- • Develop and support democratic
ness and intellectual rigor. They will: learning communities
• Maintain high ethical and profes- • Recognize and value the interdepen-
sional standards dence of communities
• Reflect critically on their own • Think systemically about the
practices contexts surrounding the learner
• Continually evaluate and question • Consider the school in its socio-
educational theory and practice political context
• Understand the value of research in • Understand and participate in both
informing practice conservation and change
• Maintain openness to new ideas
Campus Locations
• Develop a healthy skepticism
Programs of the School of Education are
• Demonstrate flexibility and offered at two sites, Forest Grove and
creativity Eugene. On the main campus, in Forest
• Continue to develop a personal Grove, the School of Education offers three
teaching style pre-service education programs: an
II. Teachers who graduate from Pacific undergraduate teacher education program
University teacher education pro- offered in conjunction with the College of
grams will possess relational and Arts and Sciences, a fifth-year program for
instructional skills that emerge from a those holding a bachelor's degree, and a
commitment to effective communica- post-baccalaureate program for part-time
tion, collaboration, and the celebration students which may also lead to a masters
of diversity. They will: degree. The School also offers the Masters
of Arts (MAT) Standard License program
• Develop and utilize a comprehen-
for in-service teachers holding a basic
sive repertoire of instructional
license.
strategies
The second site is in Eugene. This site was
• Design curricula that appropriately
established in 1992 to serve Lane County
integrates disciplines
and the surrounding area. Here the School
• Create student-centered environ- offers two pre-service programs, the MAT
ments that promote inquiry Fifth-year program and a post-baccalaure-
• Promote the active construction of ate program. The MAT Fifth-year pro-
student understandings gram in Eugene operates on a January to
• Accept and nurture a broad range of December calendar rather than the
learning styles and intelligences traditional academic calendar followed in
Forest Grove. The MAT Standard License
• Design activities appropriate for program for teachers with a basic license is
students' developmental levels also offered in Eugene.
• Recognize the impact of language
and culture on student learning
• Continue to expand their receptive
and expressive communications skills
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undergraduate Teacher Education Required courses for Education
Program. Separate applications must be and Learning Major
completed for each and acceptance into
the College of Arts and Sciences does not Phil 101 Knowledge and Reality ..... 3
guarantee admission to the Teacher Psy 150 Introduction to
Education program. Psychology ........................... 3
Social Foundations: one of the
Requirements for admission include: following ............................. 3
1. 2.75 minimum GPA (cumulative and Anth 101 Introduction to
endorsement) Anthropology
2. Passing score on one of the following: Soc 102 Social Problems
California Basic Educational Skills Test
PolS 101 Power and Community
(CBEST), PRAXIS Pre-Professional
Skills Test (PPST), or PRAXIS Com- Development: one of the following ...... 3
puter-Based Academic Skills Assess- Psy 180 Lifespan Human
ment (CBT) Development
3. Academic and pre-professional Psy 318 Applied Human
recommendations Development
4. Personal interview and writing sample
to be completed at time of interview Cognition: one of the following: ........... 3
Psy 225 Human Learning
Education and Learning Major and Motivation
The Education and Learning major is a Psy 248 Mind, Theory and Method
joint offering of the College of Arts and Psy 315 Cognitive Neuroscience
Sciences and the School of Education. It is Psy 352 Physiological Psychology
designed to provide students with a deep
Educ 260 Foundations of
understanding of the psychological,
Education ............................. 2
developmental, and curricular founda-
tions of education. This major builds a Educ 300 Introduction to Early
strong foundation for careers working Childhood Education ......... 4
with children and in various educational Educ 305 Learning Communities ...... 3
programs, including classroom teaching. Educ 361 Foundations of Human
The Education and Learning major is Development
recommended for students interested in and Psychology ................... 3
pursuing a license for teaching in early Educ 370 School and Society .............. 2
childhood or elementary classrooms as a
part of their undergraduate education at Educ 397 Field Experience .................. 2
Pacific University. To obtain the initial Educ 420 Normal Language
Oregon teaching license as an undergradu- Development ....................... 2
ate a student must apply for admission to Educ 427 Psychology of Reading
the School of Education. This is typically Instruction ............................ 2
done at the end of the sophomore year.
Licensure requires an additional 32 credits Required capstone experience: one of the
of professional coursework beyond the following
requirements of the major. Students Educ 490 Integrating Seminar ............... 6
interested in licensure should complete the Educ 475 Student Teaching ................. 12
recommended subject area coursework in
writing, literature, science, mathematics,
social science, and the arts as part of the
Required Professional Courses for
core requirements or electives. Early Childhood and Elementary
For those who do not want to obtain a School Authorizations
teaching license as a part of their under- The following courses are required to
graduate education, a minor in a qualify for the Oregon Initial Teaching
complementary subject area is License with authorizations for Early
recommended. Childhood Education or Elementary
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Languages. contemporary issues.
Integrated Science: Students who are
interested in this endorsement will Required Professional Courses for Middle
complete a major from the Natural School and High School Authorizations
Science Division and work with their
advisor in education to develop a Educ 305 Learning Communities:
program that includes broad basic Personal Awareness and
coursework in Biology, Chemistry, and Diversity ............................... 3
Physics as well as Geology, Astronomy, Educ 370 School and Society .............. 2
and Meteorology. Educ 361 Foundations of Human
Language Arts: A major in Literature or Development and
Creative Writing including a Psychology ........................... 3
Shakespeare course, a course on the Educ 436 Technology across the
theory of literature, a course in Curriculum .......................... 2
Linguistics, and two courses in
Educ 327 Teaching and Assessment in
Oral Expression.
the Middle School ............... 2
Mathematics, Middle School: Students
or
will take sufficient courses to pass the
appropriate PRAXIS test. Suggest Educ 326 Teaching and Assessment in
taking the mathematics sequence the High School ................... 2
through Calculus I, including Statistics Educ 314 Reading and Writing Across
and a computer programming course. the Curriculum .................... 2
Mathematics, Advanced: A major in Special Methods (in appropriate
Mathematics including courses in content area) ................................................ 3
Probability, Higher Geometry, and Educ 302 Teaching Art in the Middle
Abstract Algebra. and High School
Music: (Must meet the requirements for Educ 303 Teaching Music in the
two levels of authorization.): A major in Middle and High School
Music Education.
Educ 338 Teaching Science in the
Physical Education: (Must meet the Middle and High School
requirements for two levels of authori-
zation.): A major in Exercise Science Educ 339 Teaching PE in the Middle
with an emphasis in Human and High School
Performance. Educ 349 Teaching Math in the Middle
Physics: A major in Physics including and High School
courses in Thermodynamics and Educ 447 Teaching Foreign Language
Geometric Optics. in the Middle and High
Social Studies: A major in a social science, School
including history. Students interested in Educ 451 Teaching Social Studies in
this endorsement area will work with the Middle and High School
their education advisor to develop a Educ 452 Teaching Language Arts in
program that provides the breadth of the Middle and High School
knowledge necessary to teach social
studies at the secondary level. This Educ 397 Field Experience .................. 1
would include at least 3 courses of non- Educ 459 Preparing the
U.S. history, political science, sociology, Work Sample ....................... 2
psychology or anthropology; 3 courses Educ 477 Minor Authorization
in U.S. History; 2 courses in Politics and Placement ............................. 3
Government; 2 courses in Economics;
Educ 476 Learning Communities III:
Cultural Geography; and one course in
Reflection and Practice ....... 2
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2. A 2.75 minimum GPA in undergraduate teachers, and the expressive arts.
work or 3.00 minimum GPA in at least 8 In the selection process the applicant pool
semester hours of graduate study is screened by a faculty selection commit-
3. Basic skills test. All candidates must tee. Initial selection is based on the
submit a passing score on one of the published minimum requirements for
following: California Basic Educational admission and the following criteria:
Skills Test (CBEST), PRAXIS Pre- depth and breadth of undergraduate
Professional Skills Test (PPST), or preparation; strength of recommendations;
PRAXIS Computer-Based Academic written communication skills as assessed
Skills Assessment (CBT). in essay; and critical thinking skills as
4. Three recommendations, including one assessed in essay.
from each of the following: Selected applicants are invited for a
a. An immediate supervisor in an personal interview and, at that time, asked
educational or social agency who to complete a timed writing sample. The
can attest to the applicant's compe- selection committee makes recommenda-
tence to work with school-aged tions for acceptance into the program to
children or youth in volunteer or the School of Education faculty. Applicants
paid work experiences will be notified of their status by mail.
b. A university or college professor
with direct knowledge of applicant's MAT Fifth-year Curriculum
academic abilities The Foundations Block- all
c. An employer authorizations
5. Completed application Educ 504 Learning Communities I:
Personal Awareness ............ 2
6. Demonstrated ability to write clearly
and cogently as demonstrated by a Educ 570 School and Society .............. 2
brief essay which analyzes and Educ 515 Foundations of Human
discusses a current educational issue Development and
7. Completed checklist of TSPC character Psychology (ECE/Elem) .... 4
questions or
The subject area assessment test is not Educ 516 Foundations of Human
required for admission, but preference is Development and
given to those candidates who submit Psychology (MS/HS) ......... 4
passing scores on the appropriate subject Educ 537 Technology Across
area test at the time of application. The the Curriculum .................... 1
required test for candidates in Early
Childhood and Elementary Education is Educ 601 Teachers as Consumers
the Multiple Subjects Assessment for of Research ........................... 2
Teachers (MSAT). The MSAT is also
required of those seeking the Middle The Methods Block - Early Childhood
School Authorization. Candidates in High Education authorization
School Education should consult the
PRAXIS registration bulletin for specific Educ 505 Learning Communities II:
subject tests required in Oregon. About Diversity .................. 2
Educ 533 Integrated Methods I:
Selection Process General Methods ................ 3
Educ 508 Integrated Methods II:
In selecting candidates for the Early
Reading and Language
Childhood and Elementary School
Arts in ECE .......................... 4
strands, preference will be given to those
who have taken a broad range of courses Educ 509 Integrated Methods IIIa:
as part of their undergraduate experience. Math in Early
Preferred courses include literature, Childhood Education ......... 2
writing, science (preferably biology), Educ 528 Integrated Methods IIIb:
American history, cross-cultural courses, Science and Health in ECE 2
the mathematics sequence for elementary Educ 510 Integrated Methods IV:
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prior to licensure. The application must Skills Test (CBEST), PRAXIS Pre-
include documentation of passing scores Professional Skills Test (PPST), or
on all required exams. PRAXIS Computer-Based Academic
Skills Assessment (CBT).
5. Completed application
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING/ 6. Demonstrated ability to write clearly
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE (MAT/FLEX) and cogently as demonstrated by a
brief essay which analyzes and
Students holding a baccalaureate degree discusses a current educational issue
may apply for admission to the MAT/Flex
program, a program designed to accom- 7. Checklist of TSPC character questions
modate both part-time and full-time
students. Courses meet in the late The subject area assessment test is not
afternoon, early evening or on the required for admission, but preference is
weekend. The MAT/Flex program fulfills given to those candidates who submit
the requirements for an initial teaching passing scores on the appropriate subject
license with authorizations for Early area test at the time of application. The
Childhood Education (ages 3 to grade 4), required test for candidates in Early
Elementary Education (grades 3-8), Childhood and Elementary Education is
Middle School (grades 5-10) and High the Multiple Subjects Assessment for
School (grades 7-12). Upon completion of Teachers (MSAT). The MSAT is also
the program, students qualify for an required of those seeking the Middle
Oregon Initial Teaching License and a School authorization. Candidates in High
Master of Arts in teaching degree. Candi- School Education should consult the
dates may enroll in a maximum of 8 hours PRAXIS registration bulletin for specific
of coursework before admission to the subject tests required in Oregon.
program and should apply through the
School of Education Admissions Office. Selection Process
1. The selection committee uses the
Admission to the MAT/Flex Program following criteria to screen the appli-
Applications are accepted throughout the cant pool:
year. Admission is selective. Transcripts a. Depth and breadth of undergradu-
are assessed on an individual basis. ate preparation
Professional education courses must be
b. Strength of recommendations
completed within six years of date of
admission. c. Written communication skills as
assessed in essay
Requirements for admission include:
d. Critical thinking skills as assessed in
1. Official transcripts documenting
an essay
coursework from each college or
university attended 2. Selected applicants are invited for a
personal interview and, at that time,
2. 2.75 minimum GPA
asked to provide a timed writing
3. Three recommendations, including one sample.
from each of the following:
3. The selection committee makes
a. An individual with direct knowl- recommendations for acceptance into
edge of applicant's academic
capabilities
b. An individual knowledgeable about
applicant's potential to work with
students
c. An employer
4. Basic skills test. All candidates must
submit passing scores on one of the
following: California Basic Educational
the program to the faculty of the School Educ 601 Teachers as Consumers
of Education. of Research ........................... 2
4. Applicants will be notified of their Educ 477G Minor Authorization
status by mail. Practicum ............................. 3
Educ 576 Learning Communities III:
Required Professional Courses for Early Reflection and Practice ....... 2
Childhood and Elementary Authorizations Educ 575 Student Teaching .............. 12
The following courses are required to
qualify for the Oregon Initial Teaching Middle School and High School
License with authorizations for Early Authorizations
Childhood and Elementary Education.
Programs are available for the following
Educ 305G Learning Communities: endorsements: Art, Business Education
Personal Awareness and (High School only), Drama, Foreign
Diversity ............................... 3 Languages (French, German, Japanese,
Educ 570 School and Society .............. 2 and Spanish), Health, Language Arts,
Educ 361G Foundations of Mathematics (Middle School and Ad-
Human Development vanced), Music, Physical Education,
and Psychology ................... 3 Science (Biology, Chemistry, Integrated
Science, and Physics), and Social Studies.
Educ 436G Technology across It is expected that students seeking specific
the Curriculum .................... 2 endorsements will have completed an
Educ 431G Integrated Methods I: undergraduate major that enables passing
General Methods ................ 2 the appropriate PRAXIS subject test.
Educ 508 Integrated Methods II:
Reading and Language Required Professional Courses for Middle
Arts in ECE .......................... 4 School and High School Authorizations
or Educ 305G Learning Communities:
Educ 544 Integrated Methods II: Personal Awareness and
Reading and Language Diversity ............................... 3
Arts in Elem. Ed. ................. 4 Educ 570 School and Society .............. 2
Educ 509 Integrated Methods IIIa: Educ 361G Foundations of Human
Math in Early Development and
Childhood Education ......... 2 Psychology .......................... 3
or Educ 436G Technology across the
Educ 543 Integrated Methods IIIa: Curriculum .......................... 2
Math in Elementary Educ 327G Teaching and Assessment
Education ............................. 2 in the Middle School ......... 2
Educ 528 Integrated Methods IIIb: or
Science and Health in ECE 2
Educ 326G Teaching and Assessment in
or the High School ................... 2
Educ 529 Integrated Methods IIIb: Educ 541 Reading and Writing Across
Science and Health in the Curriculum .................... 2
Elementary Education ........ 2
Educ 568 Curriculum Design:
Educ 510 Integrated Methods IV: Middle School ..................... 2
Expressive Arts in ECE ...... 2
or
or
Educ 567 Curriculum Design:
Educ 545 Integrated Methods IV: High School ......................... 2
Thematic Teaching through
SS and the Arts .................... 2 Special Methods (in appropriate
Educ 397G Field Experience .................. 1 content area) ........................ 3
Educ 459G Preparing the Educ 502 Teaching Art in the Middle
Work Sample ....................... 2 and High School
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Educ 503Teaching Music in the include documentation of passing scores
Middle and High School on all required examinations.
Educ 536 Teaching Health in the
Middle and High School
Educ 538 Teaching Science in the MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING /
Middle and High School CONTINUING LICENSE (MAT/CL)
Educ 539 Teaching PE in the Middle The MAT/Continuing License program is
and High School designed to enable practicing teachers to
Educ 546 Teaching Business in the develop and document advanced compe-
High School tence in meeting the education needs of
Educ 547 Teaching Foreign Language individual students within a collaborative
in the Middle and High learning community. The program is
School available to experienced teachers who
have completed bachelor's and/or
Educ 549 Teaching Mathematics in the
master's degrees and hold Oregon Basic or
Middle and High School
Initial Teaching Licenses. Candidates
Educ 551 Teaching Social Studies in develop, with a university advisor, a
the Middle and High School planned program which enables the
Educ 552 Teaching Language Arts in candidate to develop and document
the Middle and High School advanced teaching competencies.
Educ 553 Teaching Drama in the Programs are completed within 6 years
Middle and High School and support the following authorizations
Educ 397G Field Experience .................. 1 and endorsement areas:
Educ 459G Preparing the Authorizations
Work Sample ....................... 2 Early Childhood Education
Educ 601 Teachers as Consumers Elementary Education
of Research ........................... 2 Middle School Education
Educ 477G Minor Authorization High School Education
Placement ............................. 3 Endorsements
Educ 576 Learning Communities III: Art
Reflection and Practice ....... 2 Business Education
Educ 575 Student Teaching .............. 12 Drama
Foreign Languages (French, German,
Continuation in Program Japanese, Spanish)
Students must meet academic and Health
professional program requirements in
order to student teach. Students must Language Arts
attain a 2.75 minimum GPA in all required Mathematics, Advanced
professional education and endorsement Mathematics, Middle School
area courses with no grade lower than "C";
Music
“C-” is not acceptable.
Physical Education
State Requirements for Licensure Reading
Upon completion of coursework and Science (Biology, Chemistry, Integrated
student teaching, students may submit an Science, Physics)
application to the Oregon Teacher Stan- Social Studies
dards and Practices Commission (TSPC) to
obtain a teaching license. TSPC requires Admission for MAT/CL
passing scores on a basic skills test, the
appropriate subject matter assessment test Applications are accepted until November
and NTE Professional Knowledge Test 1 for spring admission and until April 1
prior to licensure. The application must for summer and fall admissions. Admis-
sion is selective.
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The Professional Portfolio will include schools while holding a Basic or Initial
both required components and optional Teaching License.
ones chosen by the candidate. The Students must submit degree applications
required components will include the to the Registrar by December 15 in order
Advanced Work Sample and the Action to receive degrees at May commencement.
Research Project. The candidate will select (For December diploma, submit applica-
the optional components of the Portfolio tion by September 1; for August diploma,
as exemplars of their best professional submit by June 1.)
work.
All students receiving degrees are encour-
aged to participate in the University's
Academic Procedures hooding and commencement ceremonies.
Upon admission to the program, a Students who are within 4 hours of
Professional Development Team will be completing their program may participate
formed to assist the candidate in designing in the May commencement ceremony.
the planned program of study. The team All MAT/Continuing License courses are
will be consist of a peer teacher, an available through Pacific University's
administrator or supervisor, a university summer, evening, and weekend classes.
advisor, and the program coordinator or Special classes and workshops are also
designee. The Professional Development available. For more information, contact
Team will consult with the candidate in the School of Education office.
the development of a planned program
and will evaluate both the research project
and the professional portfolio. ADDING AUTHORIZATIONS,
Each candidate will, in cooperation with
an assigned university advisor, file a
ENDORSEMENTS, OR SPECIALTIES
planned program statement. The univer-
sity advisor and the dean or his designee A. ADDING CONTIGUOUS
will monitor completion of course work. AUTHORIZATIONS TO A CURRENT
All work for the Continuing Teaching LICENSE
License (including transferred credits and
research project) must be completed Contiguous authorizations may be added
within six calendar years. to current Initial or Continuing Licenses.
Authorizations may be added by a
No single course can meet program combination of coursework and super-
requirements for both the Initial and vised practica.
Continuing License.
Admission for adding contiguous authori-
A cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required for zations to a current license
all course work. Grades must be "C" or
above to be credited in the program; "C-" Applications are accepted at any time.
is not acceptable. The application packet should be directed
to the Admissions Coordinator, Pacific
All coursework must be at the graduate University School of Education, 2043
level. Transfer credit may be accepted. College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Transcripts will, however, be evaluated on
an individual basis. Some undergraduate Requirements for admission include:
upper division classes may be completed 1. Letter indicating authorization sought,
for graduate credit with additional current employment, and professional
requirements, approval of instructor, and employment goals
approval of advisor. 2. Copy of current license
With the exceptions of EDUC 596 Educa- 3. Recommendation from an administra-
tion Research Project and EDUC 625 tor/supervisor addressing applicant's
Portfolio Development, students must professional teaching abilities
receive letter grades in all courses.
4. Resume, including professional
To obtain the Continuing Teaching teaching history
License, applicants must be able to
provide verification of three years of 5. Transcripts from each college or
successful teaching experience in Oregon university attended. Unofficial
transcripts are acceptable.
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Academic Procedures Early Childhood/ Elementary Education
Reading Endorsement Requirements
1. Candidates must submit a passing
score for the PRAXIS test appropriate to Prerequisites: coursework in psychologi-
the endorsement area. cal foundations and basic reading method-
ology appropriate for early childhood and
2. Candidates may not register for the
elementary education.
practicum requirement until testing
and coursework requirements are Educ 635 Language Development and
fulfilled. In some circumstances, Literacy: Seminar and
misassignments or previous licensed Related Practicum ............... 1
work experience may replace the Educ 637 Advanced Teaching of
practicum requirement. Permission of Prescriptive Reading
advisor is required to waive the Techniques, Grades K-8 ..... 3
practicum. Educ 639 Children's Literature and
Media Literacy .................... 1
C. ADDING READING ENDORSEMENT TO Educ 641 Comprehending Expository
A CURRENT LICENSE Text, Grades K-8 .................. 2
In order to qualify for the reading endorse-
ment, students must satisfy requirements Middle School/High School Reading
for two authorization levels: Early Endorsement Requirements
Childhood/Elementary Education or
Middle School/High School Education. Prerequisites: coursework in psychologi-
The core courses are required for all cal foundations and basic reading method-
authorization levels. Coursework in ology appropriate for middle school and
language development is either a prereq- high school education.
uisite or a corequisite. Educ 645 Advanced Teaching of
Prescriptive Reading Tech.
Admission and Practicum Grades 5-12 3
Applications are accepted at any time. Educ 647 Reading, Writing and Study
The application packet should be directed Skills Techniques in the
to the Admissions Coordinator, Pacific Content Areas ...................... 2
University School of Education, 2043 Educ 649 Young Adult Literature and
College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116 Media Literacy,
Requirements for admission include: Grades 5-12 .......................... 2
1. Letter indicating endorsement sought,
current employment and professional D. SPECIALTY — SPANISH FOR
employment goals ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
2. Copy of current license This program is available for students in
3. Recommendation from an administra- any graduate education program. Stu-
tor/supervisor addressing applicant's dents in the Fifth-year MAT program may
professional teaching abilities use the practicum in Mexico for three of
the 18 week student teaching requirement.
4. Resume, including professional
teaching history Required Courses
5. Transcripts from each college or Prerequisite: Proficiency level
university attended. Unofficial tran- of Spanish 202
scripts are acceptable. ED/Sp 465G Spanish in the
Elementary School .............. 4
Core Reading Endorsement Requirements ED/SP 456G Mexico: A Cultural
Mosaic .................................. 4
Educ 630 Assessment and Evaluation
of Reading and Related Hum 306G Latino Fiction ...................... 3
Practicum ............................. 3 or
Educ 632 Current Issues in Literacy . 2 Hum 325G Hispanics in the
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the advisor and the Dean of the School theories in reading and related pre-
of Education before the end of the first scriptive techniques; decision-making
semester following admission. systems, service delivery models, and
2. Meetings should be scheduled with program management within education
advisors at least once a year. organizations; awareness of the varied
constituencies that the public schools
3. Students must submit degree applica- must satisfy.
tions to the Registrar by December 15
in order to receive degrees at May 2. To develop skills in research, diagnosis,
commencement. (For December therapy, and case management within a
diploma, submit application by multidisciplinary setting.
September 1; for August diploma,
submit by June 1.) Admission to MED/VFL Program
4. All students receiving degrees are Applications are accepted twice a year:
encouraged to participate in the November 1 and April 1. Requirements
University's hooding and commence- include:
ment ceremonies. Students who are 1. Transcripts from each college or
within 4 hours of completing their university attended
program may participate in the May
commencement ceremony. 2. 3.00 minimum GPA in at least 8
semester hours of graduate work
Many MAE courses are available through
Pacific University's summer, evening, and 3. Doctor of Optometry degree or current
weekend classes. Special classes and status as an optometry student
workshops are also available. Candidates 4. Two letters of recommendation from
may also enroll in upper-division courses optometry faculty
offered during the regular school year if 5. Completed application
instructors agree to offer the courses for
graduate credit. All grades must be "C" or 6. Written essay explaining why the
above to be credited to a graduate degree; applicant is seeking this degree
"C-" is not acceptable. 7. Personal interview
Selection Process
MASTER OF EDUCATION/ 1. The selection committee screens the
VISUAL FUNCTION applicant pool. Selection is based on the
IN LEARNING (MED/VFL) published minimum requirements for
admission and the following criteria:
The MEd/VFL program, in cooperation a. Depth and breadth of undergradu-
with the College of Optometry, enables ate preparation
optometrists to specialize in visual
b. Strength of recommendations
problems as they relate to reading and the
learning process of children. Candidates c. Written communication skills as
must hold or be working toward the assessed in essay
professional terminal degree in optometry. d. Critical thinking skills as assessed in
All optometry students will have 11 credit essay
hours available for coursework of their 2. The selection committee makes
choice over and above the annual required recommendations for acceptance into
hours within the O.D. degree. the program to the faculty of the School
The objectives of the Visual Function in of Education.
Learning program are: 3. Applicants will be notified of their
1. To develop a knowledge base concern- status by mail.
ing the role that visual factors play in
learning disability diagnosis and Curriculum
remediation; fundamental theories of
cognition, learning, and language Candidates complete a minimum of 30
development; the major diagnostic semester hours of graduate courses in
individual planned programs, which
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these areas. are expected to follow all guidelines set
Students are expected to demonstrate forth by the University including those
behavior consistent with the Pacific concerning smoking, parking and alcohol
University Code of Academic Conduct, use on campus.
the most current ethical code established Attitude: Students are expected to treat
by the Teachers Standards and Practices faculty, peers, and their own students with
Commission, and state and federal laws respect; display a willingness to learn; be
governing the conduct of teaching. The able to accept constructive criticism; be
School of Education reserves the right to punctual; and not disrupt class by
define professional competence and inappropriate behavior.
behavior, to establish standards of Ability to work independently: Students
excellence, and to evaluate students in are expected to initiate and pursue
regard to them. independent study.
Agreement to abide by the policies and Ability to work with others: Students
procedures of the University and the are expected to cooperate, participate,
program is implicitly confirmed when share information, and show respect for
students register each term. Students are colleagues.
expected to adhere to the various adminis-
trative and academic deadlines listed in Research: Students are required to abide
the academic calendar and in course by the ethical principles of research with
syllabi. Failure to do so may jeopardize human participants as defined by the
their academic standing and may consti- American Psychological Association.
tute grounds for probation or dismissal Appearance: Students are expected to
from the program. Students must maintain observe professional guidelines for
good standing in the program in order to cleanliness and appropriate dress.
qualify for financial aid. Citizenship: Students are expected to
conform to all city, state, and federal laws
Class Attendance and regulations.
Students have personal responsibility for
class attendance, participation, and Standards for Competent and Ethical
completion of assignments. While the Performance of Oregon Educators
University believes that students should Standards for competent and ethical
be in attendance at all class sessions, behavior have been established by the
individual faculty members are respon- Teachers Standards and Practice Commis-
sible for notifying students in their classes sion. The following legislative guidelines
of their attendance expectations. Students apply to teacher education students while
are expected to inform their instructors of at Pacific University:
unavoidable absence in advance. Assign-
ment of make-up work, if any, is at the The Competent Educator
discretion of the instructor. Evaluations 584-20-010 The teacher or administrator
may be affected by unexcused absences. demonstrates a commitment to:
(1) Recognize the worth and dignity of all
Guidelines for Professional Behavior persons;
Students in the School of Education are (2) Encourage scholarship;
expected to learn and practice appropriate (3) Promote democratic citizenship;
professional behavior as delineated below
(4) Raise educational standards; and
while at the University and representing
the University. Failure to conform to these (5) Use professional judgment.
guidelines will lead to disciplinary action Statute Authority: ORS Ch. 342.175 to
and can result in dismissal from the 342.190
School. Conduct inconsistent with these The Ethical Educator
standards, such as plagiarism, cheating,
lying, and fraud are considered unprofes- 584-20-035 The ethical educator is a person
sional conduct and will not be tolerated. who accepts the requirements of member-
ship in the teaching profession and acts at
University rules and policies: Students all times in ethical ways. In so doing the
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EDUC 303(G) Special Methods: EDUC 319(G) Special Methods:
Teaching Music in the Teaching Physical
Middle and High Education in
School Elementary Schools
Surveys the fundamental principles, tech- Prepares preservice teachers to teach early
niques, and procedures for teaching music in childhood/elementary school physical educa-
the middle and high school. Prerequisite: tion. Emphasizes curriculum, developmental
Admission into Teacher Education or permis- levels, teaching strategies, and classroom
sion of instructor. Corequisite: EDUC 397. management. Prerequisite: Admission into
3 hours. Teacher Education or permission of instructor.
Corequisite: EDUC 397. 3 hours.
EDUC 305(G) Learning Communities:
Personal Awareness EDUC 326(G) Teaching and
and Diversity Assessment in the
Explores the personal, relational, and commu- High School
nity aspects of communication, collaboration, Develops skills in designing, organizing, and
congruency, cooperation, and competition. assessing lessons and units for high schools
Discusses learning communities, personal that involve students in appropriate learning
history and culture, communication skills, activities, require higher level thinking skills,
creativity, diversity, special needs students, and use a variety of assessment methods.
and classroom management. 3 hours. Includes a variety of instructional skills and
strategies, assessment, current trends in
EDUC 314(G) Reading and Writing education, and classroom management as well
across the Curriculum as adolescent characteristics and development.
Introduces middle school and high school Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher Educa-
educators to the application of reading and tion or permission of instructor. Corequisite:
writing theories in individual content areas. EDUC 397. 2 hours.
Develops and expands knowledge of the nature
and scope of middle school and high school EDUC 327(G) Teaching and
reading and writing, and of the application of Assessment in the
methods, materials, assessments, remedial Middle School
strategies and motivation for reading, writing, Develops skills in designing and organizing
and study skills. Prerequisite: Admission into lessons and units for middle schools that
Teacher Education or permission of instructor. involve students in appropriate learning
Corequisite: EDUC 397. 2 hours. activities, require higher level thinking skills,
and use a variety of assessment methods.
EDUC 317(G) Special Methods: Includes a variety of instructional skills and
Teaching Art in the strategies, assessment, current trends in
Elementary School education, and classroom management as well
Introduces the basic methods of art instruction as adolescent characteristics and development.
for the elementary school classroom. Discusses Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher Educa-
creativity, developmental levels, discipline- tion or permission of instructor. Corequisite:
based art education, and state and national EDUC 397. 2 hours.
standards. Includes hands on experiences with
art media and lesson plans. Prerequisite: EDUC 328(G) Integrated Methods
Admission into Teacher Education or permis- IIIa: Teaching Science
sion of instructor. Corequisite: EDUC 397. and Health in Early
3 hours. Childhood Education
Introduces early childhood educators to the
EDUC 318(G) Special Methods: theories, strategies, resources, and technology
Teaching Music in the applications appropriate to science and health
Elementary School methodology. Emphasizes the linkage to state
Examines the fundamental principles, and national standards, integrated curriculum
techniques, and procedures for teaching music design, and developmentally appropriate
in the elementary school. Prerequisite: pedagogy. Prerequisite: Admission into
Admission into Teacher Education or permis- Teacher Education or permission of instructor.
sion of instructor. Corequisite: EDUC 397. Corequisite: EDUC 397. 2 hours.
3 hours.
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individual differences, classroom management, and become skillful in integrating art, music,
teaching goals and objectives, and evaluation. and physical movement activities into the
Overviews the available resources and curriculum. Examines models of teaching and
practices intended to support students with methods that are specific to each of the three
special needs in the regular school setting. areas, as well as models for appropriately
Corequisite: EDUC 397. 3 hours. integrating these expressive arts throughout
the curriculum. Prerequisite: Admission into
EDUC 370(G) School and Society Teacher Education or permission of instructor.
Explores the relationship between schools and 2 hours.
society. Develops in aspiring teachers an
understanding of the philosophical, historical, EDUC 420(G) Normal Language
socio-cultural, and legal foundations of Development in
education. 2 hours. Children
Examines the nature of language as a system of
EDUC 397(G) Field Experience human communication; language development
Offers participation in a professional experi- as a basis for understanding the reading
ence in public schools. Prerequisite: Admission process; and language readiness for reading.
into Teacher Education or permission of Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education
instructor. 1 hour. or permission of instructor. 2 hours.
EDUC 408(G) Integrated Methods II: EDUC 427(G) Psychology of Reading
Reading and Language Instruction
Arts in Early Childhood Examines the nature of the reading process and
Education principles of development and learning related
Introduces preservice educators to the survey to reading achievement; psychological
and implementation of specific curricular foundations of methods and materials utilized
methods for early childhood educators. Helps in reading instruction; the learner with
educators understand specific content, survey reading difficulties. Prerequisite: Junior
and critically analyze current issues and standing or permission of instructor. 2 hours.
trends; and apply methods and their integra-
tion and assessment across the following areas: EDUC 431(G) Integrated Methods I:
language arts, reading, literature, and drama. General Methods
Fosters integration and synthesis of all Guides aspiring teachers of early childhood and
previous and concurrent course work. elementary age learners in developing skills in
Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher Educa- designing and organizing lessons and units
tion or permission of instructor. Corequisite: that involve students in appropriate learning
EDUC 397. 4 hours. activities, require thinking at a range of levels,
and use a variety of assessment methods.
EDUC 409(G) Integrated Methods Examines curriculum foundations, a variety of
IIIa: Teaching specific curricular models, instructional skills
Mathematics in Early and strategies, assessment methods, and
Childhood Education classroom management systems. Prerequisite:
Introduces early childhood educators to the Admission into Teacher Education or permis-
theories, strategies, resources, and technology sion of instructor. Corequisite: EDUC 397.
applications appropriate to mathematics 2 hours.
methodology. Emphasis on the linkage to state
and national standards, integrated curriculum EDUC 436(G) Technology Across the
design, and developmentally appropriate Curriculum
pedagogy. Prerequisite: Admission into Introduces educators to some of the applica-
Teacher Education or permission of instructor. tions for technology in education, and
Corequisite: EDUC 397. 2 hours. familiarizes them with issues associated with
technology use. Develops and expands
EDUC 410 Integrated Methods IV: The students’ skills and knowledge of educational
Expressive Arts in Early technology through a series of readings,
Childhood Education presentations, lab work, small group work,
Assists aspiring early childhood teachers to projects and independent exploration. 2 hours.
become knowledgeable about methods for
teaching art, music, and physical movement,
EDUC 444(G) Integrated Methods II: Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher Educa-
Reading and Language tion or permission of instructor. Corequisite:
Arts in the Elementary EDUC 397. 3 hours.
School
Introduces preservice educators to the survey EDUC 452(G) Special Methods:
and implementation of specific curricular Teaching Language Arts
methods for elementary educators. Helps in the Middle and
educators to understand specific content, High School
survey and critically analyze current issues Acquaints middle and high school educators
and trends; and apply methods and their with a wide range of skills and concepts
integration and assessment across the specifically helpful in teaching language arts.
following areas: language arts, reading, Expands students’ knowledge of methods,
literature, and drama. Fosters integration and materials, assessment strategies, remediation
synthesis of all previous and concurrent course techniques, and motivational tools that will
work. Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher enrich their ability to teach language arts.
Education or permission of instructor. Helps students identify and design lessons,
Corequisite: EDUC 397. 4 hours. which develop Oregon’s Standard and
Benchmark abilities for middle and high school
EDUC 445(G) Integrated Methods IV: students. Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher
Thematic Teaching Education or permission of instructor.
through Social Studies Corequisite: EDUC 397. 3 hours.
and the Arts
Assists students in developing thematic EDUC 455(G) Practicum
curricula which is based on broad concepts Offers variable credit student teaching while
drawn from social studies. Integrates the arts, participating in a school setting under
sciences, humanities, and social sciences. guidance of a classroom and a university
Emphasizes identifying appropriate social supervisor. Prerequisite: Completion of
studies themes, relating curriculum to national professional sequence and admission into
and state content standards, and finding and student teaching program. Corequisite: EDUC
analyzing resources. Prerequisite: Admission 476. Variable credit. P/NP
into Teacher Education or permission of
instructor. Corequisite: EDUC 397. 2 hours. EDUC 456 (G) Mexico: A Cultural
Mosaic
EDUC 447(G) Special Methods: Focuses on Mexican history, folklore, culture,
Teaching a Foreign music, and visual arts as it related to an
elementary classroom. Taught bilingually and
Develops a wide range of teaching tools includes the historical and cultural basis for
designed to enhance proficiency oriented the Mexican aesthetic. Provides opportunities
teaching in the five skills of speaking, writing, for participation in musical experiences and art
listening, reading, and culture. Prerequisite: projects suitable for the elementary classroom.
Admission into Teacher Education or permis- Includes design and implementation of a
sion of instructor. Corequisite: EDUC 397. Festival day that will include community
3 hours. participation. Includes observation in
bilingual classroom. Prerequisite: Spanish
EDUC 451(G) Special Methods: 202 or equivalent. 4 hours.
Teaching Social Studies
in the Middle and EDUC 459(G) Preparing the Work
High School Sample
Introduces students to theories, strategies, Assists students in designing and preparing a
resources, technologies, and state standards work sample to be taught during student
related to social studies curriculum and teaching. Includes field experience. Required
instruction at the middle and high school level. the semester prior to student teaching.
Reviews the development of social studies. Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher
Examines the planning, presenting, and Education or permission of instructor. 2 hours.
assessing of social studies units and lessons.
Includes interactive instructional activities
and debates on current issues in the field.
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EDUC 460(G) Advanced Teaching EDUC 477(G) Minor Authorization
Strategies Practicum
Supports teachers in their understanding of Offers full-time participation in a school
the current practices associated with managing setting under the guidance of a classroom
learning within a successful classroom. teacher and a university supervisor. Satisfies
Focuses on a variety of instructional skills, TSPC requirement for a second authorization
strategies, and education practices for level. 3 hours. P/NP.
designing, implementing and assessing
instruction. Participants will complete a work EDUC 490 Integrating Seminar
sample which includes an authentic perfor- Synthesizes the learnings from major course
mance based task as part of the assessment work in education, psychology, and subject
plan. 2 hours. area content for a fuller understanding of the
education and learning process. Includes
EDUC 465 (G) Spanish in the completion and presentation of a senior
Elementary School research project focused on a specific aspect of
Introduces the principles of second language schooling or the learning process. Prerequisite:
acquisition as they apply to bilingual educa- Senior standing. 6 hours.
tion and second-language instruction in
elementary schools. Acquaints students with EDUC 502 Special Methods: Teaching
dual language materials, bicultural perspec- Art in the Middle and High
tives, and strategies for achieving biliteracy. School
Includes an observation component in a Introduces the basic methods of art instruction
bilingual classroom. Prerequisite: Spanish for the middle and high school classroom.
202 or equivalent. Taught in English and Examines creativity, developmental levels,
Spanish. 4 hours. discipline-based art education, and state and
national standards. Includes hands on
EDUC 467 (G) Practicum in Tapalpa, experiences with art media and lesson plans.
Mexico Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year MAT
Offers a teaching practicum in an elementary/ program or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
middle school in Tapalpa, Mexico. Includes a
weekly seminar and weekend cultural EDUC 503 Special Methods: Teaching
excursions. Prerequisite: Educ 465 or consent Music in the Middle and
of instructors. 3 hours. High School
Examines the fundamental principles,
EDUC 471 (G) Global Issues in techniques, and procedures for teaching music
Education in the middle and high school classroom.
Helps students to develop curricula which Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year MAT
brings a global perspective to their teaching program or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
practice. Includes researching a topic of
interest, reviewing a variety of resources, and EDUC 504 Learning Communities I:
investigating current issues in global educa- Personal Awareness
tion. 3 hours. P/NP Explores the personal, relational, and commu-
nity aspects of communication, collaboration,
EDUC 475(G) Student Teaching congruency, cooperation, and competition.
Offers full-time participation in a school Includes learning communities, personal
setting under guidance of a classroom teacher history and culture, communication skills,
and a university supervisor. Prerequisite: creativity, and classroom management.
Completion of professional sequence and Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year MAT
admission into student teaching program. program or consent of instructor. 2 hours.
Corequisite: EDUC 476. 12 hours. P/NP.
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EDUC 526 Teaching and Assessment in EDUC 533 Integrated Methods I:
the High School General Methods
Develops skills in designing and organizing Guides aspiring teachers of early childhood and
lessons and units for high schools that involve elementary age learners indeveloping skills in
students in appropriate learning activities, designing and organizing lessons and units
require higher level thinking skills, and use a that involve students in appropriate learning
variety of assessment methods. Includes a activities, require thinking at a range of levels,
variety of instructional skills and strategies, and use a variety of assessment methods.
assessment, current trends in education, and Examines curriculum foundations, a variety of
classroom management as well as adolescent specific curricular models, instructional skills
characteristics and development. Prerequisite: and strategies, assessment methods, and
Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or classroom management systems. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. 4 hours. Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or
consent of instructor. 3 hours.
EDUC 527 Teaching and Assessment in
the Middle School EDUC 536 Special Methods: Teaching
Develops skills in designing and organizing Health in the Middle School
lessons and units for middle schools that and High School
involve students in appropriate learning Guides students in the investigation of the
activities, require higher level thinking skills, three faces of a comprehensive school health
and use a variety of assessment methods. program: school health services, school
Includes a variety of instructional skills and environment, and health instruction. Empha-
strategies, assessment, current trends in sizes the content of a health curriculum,
education, and classroom management as well developmental levels, teaching strategies,
as adolescent characteristics and development. assessment, and class management. Prerequi-
Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year MAT site: Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or
program or consent of instructor. 4 hours. consent of instructor. 3 hours.
EDUC 528 Integrated Methods IIIa: EDUC 537 Technology across the
Teaching Science and Curriculum
Health in Early Childhood Introduces educators to some of the applica-
Education tions for technology in education, and
Introduces early childhood educators to the familiarizes them with issues associated with
theories, strategies, resources, and technology technology use. Develops and expands
applications appropriate to science and health students’ skills and knowledge of educational
methodology. Emphasizes the linkage to state technology by using a series of reading,
and national standards, integrated curriculum presentations, lab work, small group work, and
design, and developmentally appropriate independent exploration. Prerequisite:
pedagogy. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth- Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or
year MAT program or consent of instructor. consent of instructor. 1 hour.
2 hours.
EDUC 538 Special Methods: Teaching
EDUC 529 Integrated Methods IIIb: Science in the Middle and
Teaching Science and High School
Health in the Elementary Introduces aspiring educators to the theories,
School strategies, resources, and technology applica-
Introduces elementary educators to the tions appropriate to science curriculum and
theories, strategies, resources, and technology instruction at the middle and high school level.
applications appropriate to science and health Emphasizes research-based teaching and
methodology. Emphasizes the linkage to state evaluation methods as well as an in-depth
and national standards, integrated curriculum analysis of national and state science stan-
design, and developmentally appropriate dards. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year
pedagogy. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth- MAT program or consent of instructor.
year MAT program or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
2 hours.
EDUC 539 Special Methods: Teaching EDUC 545 Integrated Methods IV:
Physical Education in the Thematic Teaching through
Middle and High School Social Studies and the Arts
Prepares preservice teachers to teach middle Assists students in developing thematic
school/high school physical education. curricula which is based on broad concepts
Emphasizes curriculum, developmental levels, drawn from social studies. Integrates the arts,
teaching strategies, and classroom manage- sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
ment. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year Emphasizes identifying appropriate social
MAT program or consent of instructor. studies themes, relating curriculum to national
3 hours. and state content standards, and finding and
analyzing resources. Prerequisite: Admission
EDUC 540 Technology II to Fifth-year MAT program or consent of
Expands the learnings initiated in Educ 537. instructor. 2 hours.
Further explores the applications for technol-
ogy in education. Prerequisite: Admission to EDUC 546 Special Methods: Teaching
Fifth-year MAT program. 1 hour. Business in the High School
Explores materials and methods for teaching
EDUC 541 Reading and Writing business education in the high school.
across the Curriculum Emphasizes current teaching strategies and
Introduces middle school and high school evaluations, recent curriculum developments,
educators to the application of reading and and utilization of equipment. Prerequisite:
writing theories in individual content areas. Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or
Develops and expands knowledge of the nature consent of instructor. 3 hours.
and scope of middle school and high school
reading and writing, and of the application of EDUC 547 Special Methods: Teaching a
methods, materials, assessments, remedial Foreign Language in the
strategies, and motivation for reading, writing, Middle and High School
and study skills. Prerequisite: Admission to Develops a wide range of teaching tools
Fifth-year MAT program or consent of designed to enhance proficiency oriented
instructor. 2 hours. teaching in the five skills of speaking, writing,
listening, reading, and culture. Prerequisite:
EDUC 543 Integrated Methods IIIa: Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or
Teaching Mathematics in consent of instructor. 3 hours.
the Elementary School
Introduces elementary educators to the EDUC 549 Special Methods: Teaching
theories, strategies, resources, and technology Mathematics in the Middle
applications appropriate to mathematics and High School
methodology. Emphasizes the linkage to state Introduces aspiring educators to the theories,
and national standards, integrated curriculum strategies, resources, and technology applica-
design, and developmentally appropriate tions appropriate to mathematics curriculum
pedagogy. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth- and instruction at the middle and high school
year MAT program or consent of instructor. level. Emphasizes research-based teaching and
2 hours. evaluation methods as well as an in-depth
analysis of national and state mathematics
EDUC 544 Integrated Methods II: standards. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-
Reading and Language Arts year MAT program or consent of instructor.
in the Elementary School 3 hours.
Introduces preservice educators to the survey
and implementation of specific curricular EDUC 551 Special Methods: Teaching
methods for early childhood educators. Helps Social Studies in the Middle
educators understand specific content, survey and High School
and critically analyze current issues and Introduces students to theories, strategies,
trends; and apply methods and their integra- resources, technologies, and state standards
tion and assessment across the following areas: related to social studies curriculum and
language arts, reading, literature, and drama. instruction at the middle and high school level.
Fosters integration and synthesis of all Reviews the development of social studies.
previous and concurrent course work. Examines the planning, presenting, and
Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year MAT assessing of social studies units and lessons.
program or consent of instructor. 4 hours. Includes interactive instructional activities
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and debates on current issues in the field. EDUC 568 Curriculum Design:
Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year MAT Middle School
program or consent of instructor. 3 hours. Assists students in understanding the process
of curriculum development in a middle school
EDUC 552 Special Methods: Teaching setting. Applies previous learning in the MAT
Language Arts in the program to the design of a semester or yearlong
Middle and High School course, which is highly integrated across the
Acquaints middle and high school educators curriculum. Emphasizes the team planning
with a wide range of skills and concepts process and appropriate selection and blending
specifically helpful in teaching language arts. of resources. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-
Expands students’ knowledge of methods, year MAT program or consent of instructor.
materials, assessment strategies, remediation 2 hours.
techniques, and motivational tools that will
enrich their ability to teach language arts. EDUC 570 School and Society
Helps students identify and design lessons, Explores the relationship between schools and
which develop Oregon’s Standard and society. Helps aspiring teachers develop an
Benchmark abilities for middle and high school understanding of the philosophical, historical,
students. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year socio-cultural, and legal foundations of
program or consent of instructor. 3 hours. education. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-
year MAT program or consent of instructor.
EDUC 553 Special Methods: Teaching 2 hours.
Drama in the Middle and
High School EDUC 573 Practicum
Acquaints middle and high school educators Provides an opportunity for students to
with a wide range of skills and concepts observe and apply principles of education
specifically helpful in teaching drama pedagogy and methodology in a school setting
including acting, directing, and technical in their major authorization area. Fulfills the
theater. Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year prerequisite for full-time student teaching.
MAT program or consent of instructor. Continues for 15 or 18 weeks. Prerequisite:
3 hours. Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or
consent of instructor. 2 hours. P/NP.
EDUC 565 Seminar: Educational and
Optometric Connection EDUC 575 Student Teaching
Explores the connection between public school Provides a classroom setting for preservice
procedures and optometric procedures teachers to apply principles of education
regarding vision function and learning, pedagogy and methodology. Prerequisite:
specifically reading. Reviews the literature Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or
regarding the overlap of the procedures. consent of instructor. 15 hours. P/NP.
Includes field experience. Prerequisite: Consent
of instructor. 1 hour. P/NP. EDUC 576 Learning Communities III
Explores the personal, relational, and commu-
EDUC 567 Curriculum Design: High nity aspects of communication, collaboration,
School congruency, cooperation, and competition.
Assists students in understanding the process Helps aspiring teachers develop a rich
of curriculum development and encourages understanding of how to meet the needs of all
reflection on the nature of one subject and its students by participating in a democratic,
potential for integration with other subject inclusive, reflective learning community.
areas. Reviews and reflects on previous Prerequisite: Admission to Fifth-year MAT
learning in the MAT program and uses the program or consent of instructor.
resources, skills, readings, and concepts 2 hours. P/NP.
acquired or studied, to design a year-long
course in one content area. Integrates EDUC 585 Teachers as Researchers
individual course plans with subjects across Enables students to design and carry out their
the curriculum and allows time to research and own research studies. Emphasis will be on
gather a variety of resources. Prerequisite: applying qualitative research tools to classroom
Admission to Fifth-year MAT program or action research. 2 hours.
consent of instructor. 2 hours.
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EDUC 630 Assessment and Evaluation EDUC 647 Advanced Reading, Writing
of Reading and Related and Study Skills
Practicum Techniques in the
Surveys formal and informal reading instru- Content Areas
ments. Examines evaluation of student Explores specialized practical literacy
reading scores for prescriptive purposes. strategies to enhance comprehension in specific
Includes fifteen hours of supervised practicum. content areas designed to help students prepare
3 hours. for the Oregon grades 8, 10, and 12 bench-
marks regarding expository text. 2 hours.
EDUC 632 Current Issues in Literacy
Surveys current literacy issues such as EDUC 649 Young Adult Literature and
politics, research, reading and literacy Media Literacy, Grades 5-12
philosophies, assessment philosophies, literacy Surveys illustrators and specific book titles for
methodologies, Oregon and National Stan- young adults through analysis of literary
dards and, related material and resources. elements. Provides an overview of medial
2 hours literacy for young adults including environ-
mental reading, newspapers, magazines,
EDUC 635 Language Development and television, and software. 2 hours.
Literacy
Surveys current trends and issues in language EDUC 655 Supervised Practicum
development and literacy. 1 hour. Offers practicum credit while participating in
a school setting under the guidance of a
EDUC 637 Advanced Teaching of classroom and university supervisor. 2 hours.
Reading Techniques and
Related Practicum, Grades
K-8
Surveys prescriptive reading techniques for
grades K-8. Related practicum 2 hours.
School of Education
Academic Calendar
2000-01
2000 SUMMER November
November
June 22, 23, 24 Thanksgiving
June 19 MAT Fifth Year classes
begin (Forest Grove)
December
August December 5 Last day of classes
UG & MAT/Flex
August 18 MAT Fifth Year (Forest Grove)
summer classes end
(Forest Grove) December 6 Reading day
UG & MAT/Flex
(Forest Grove)
2000 FALL December
7, 8, 11,12,13 Final examinations
August UG & MAT/Flex
(Forest Grove)
August 28 Classes begin
UG & MAT/Flex December 9 Commencement
(Forest Grove) MAT Fifth Year
(Eugene)
August 28 MAT Fifth Year Intern-
ship begins (Eugene) December 15 Last day of classes
MAT Fifth Year
September (Forest Grove)
October
October 13 No classes-Prof.
Inservice Day
MAT Fifth Year
(Forest Grove)
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2001 WINTER III
April
January April 3 Professional Educator
Fair
January 3 Classes begin
MAT Fifth Year
(Eugene) May
May 7 Last day of classes
January 3 Classes begin UG & MAT/Flex
MAT Fifth Year (Forest Grove)
(Forest Grove)
May 9 Reading day
January 19 Classes end UG & MAT/Flex
MAT Fifth Year (Forest Grove)
(Forest Grove)
May
10, 11, 14, 15, 16 Final examinations
2001 SPRING UG & MAT/Flex
(Forest Grove)
January May 19 Commencement
January 29 Classes begin
UG & MAT/Flex
(Forest Grove) 2001 SUMMER
January 29 MAT Fifth Year
Internship begins
(Forest Grove)
June
June 18 MAT Fifth Year classes
begin (Forest Grove)
March
March 26-30 Spring Break
School of
Occupational Therapy
Molly McEwen, M.H.S., OTR, Director
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of mind, body and spirit. Occupational occupations and offers outstanding
therapy focuses on the achievement of employment opportunities. Occupational
complete physical, mental, social and therapists can choose to practice in a
spiritual well-being through engagement variety of settings and roles: practitioner,
in meaningful and personally relevant administrator, educator and researcher.
activity or occupation. Based on this focus, Employment opportunities for occupa-
the role of the occupational therapist tional therapists are numerous and varied
consists of opening the doors of possibili- throughout the United States and in
ties and opportunities for an individual to foreign countries.
do, plan and create. Through occupation, Most occupational therapy graduates
the individual finds harmony, health, well- enter into a practice that entails working
being, and adaptation to life circum- directly with people individually or in
stances. It is by acknowledging one's groups, helping them maintain, enhance
capacities and interests, through the or regain productive meaningful lives
process of organizing and occupying time, through engaging in activities, "occupa-
that one finds greater life purpose and tions" within the context of family, work
maintains health and well-being. Thus, and community life. Practitioners may
occupational therapy does not focus on the work with infants and children, adoles-
diagnosis and treatment of individual cents, adults or the elderly promoting
symptoms or disease, but rather seeks to health and or facilitating prevention,
evaluate and facilitate meaningful maintenance or restoration of health
intervention based on what people do. A related to various conditions such as
person's ability to occupy their time in a physical, social or environmental. Career
state of physical, social and spiritual well- opportunities exist nationwide and in
being facilitates and enhances a natural many different settings—hospitals, public
rhythm of pleasurable-ease (Adolph and private schools, rehabilitation centers,
Meyer, 1921). The occupational therapist community health centers, nursing homes,
assists in empowering individuals to take home health programs, and community
a more active role and to exercise greater based settings such as business, industry,
control in caring for their own health and and/or daycare. Increasing numbers of
quality of life. practitioners are in private practice.
Some occupational therapists serve in the
role of an administrator, which would
HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL require them to coordinate the activities of
Established in 1984, the Pacific University an occupational therapy department or a
School of Occupational Therapy is the first program in a community setting. Respon-
and only professional occupational sibilities range from program planning
therapy school in the state of Oregon. The and management, policy development and
program was originally accredited in 1986 budget preparation, to staff and patient
and has continually grown and developed. education, and personnel coordination.
One of the most recent changes has been a The occupational therapist may have an
shift to a 29-month master's entry-level opportunity to assume the role of an
curriculum. The first Master entry-level educator in a position such as program
class of students graduated in May, 2000. director, professor, or instructor. In such a
Successful accreditation of this new role, the therapist will design courses,
graduate entry-level curriculum was teach and advise students. Most teaching
attained in April 2000. requires an advanced degree, as well as
experience in occupational therapy clinical
practice.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES As a researcher, the occupational therapist
defines problems for investigation and
Occupational Therapy provides a good designs research programs. The research
career choice for individuals who value a occupational therapist collects and
wholistic/humanistic approach to health analyzes data, evaluating and publishing
care. According to the Bureau of Labor the results of his or her research. Active
Statistics, occupational therapy is expected research is critical to any health profession
to be one of the ten fastest growing and offers challenges to the professional.
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admission is highly selective. A bachelors assess essential skills and traits of the
degree is highly recommended but not applicant which may or may not have
required. Students who enter without a been reflected in the application.
bachelors degree are eligible to apply for During the application review and during
the Bachelor of Science degree in Human the on-campus interview, the committee
Occupation following completion of their looks for evidence of knowledge, skills,
first year in the graduate curriculum. and attributes which are deemed neces-
The faculty in the School of Occupational sary for success within the curriculum.
Therapy believes that both academic Factors considered include, but are not
coursework and life experiences are vital limited to:
in building a strong foundation to ensure • Self-management skills including skills
success in the professional program. in critical self-assessment of one's own
Students considering admission to the needs and strengths
School of Occupational Therapy at Pacific
University should seek both educational • Ability to assume responsibility for
and life experiences which provide one's own personal and professional
opportunities for gaining knowledge as development
well as for developing essential skills and • Leadership skills
attributes necessary for pursuing an • General knowledge and self-generated
education in the field of occupational interest in the study of human occupa-
therapy. tion (the way people use their time in
In reviewing applications, the Committee self care, work and leisure activities)
evaluates: • Ability to communicate effectively both
• Completeness of application forms and verbally and in writing
the care in preparing their content • Interpersonal skills that includes skills
• Letters of reference in small group interaction, receiving
• Evidence of observations and under- and giving constructive critique, and
standing of the role of occupational conflict resolution
therapy services. Observations should • Critical thinking reflected in pursuit of
be with a variety of clients across the knowledge through systematic inquiry,
age span and in multiple arenas of analysis, synthesis and problem solving
practice. Examples include those • Ability to articulate personal values
environments where OT services are and beliefs regarding issues of "health"
provided to individuals who are
• Creativity
experiencing occupational dysfunction
due to developmental disability, • Motivation for pursuing a career in
psychosocial-emotional disability, occupational therapy
physical disability, as well as to • Self-confidence
individuals who desire to maintain and
sustain health and wellness through Prerequisites: Coursework and
occupation.
Corresponding Skills
• Academic performance: all academic
prerequisite coursework completed at a Prior to entrance, applicants must have:
"C" grade or higher with a minimum • Acquired a bachelors degree and all
prerequisite coursework GPA of 2.7 specified School of Occupational
required. Evidence that all prerequisite Therapy prerequisite coursework; OR
coursework requirements will be • Completed a minimum of three
completed prior to actual entrance into academic years of college coursework
the program must be documented. (90 semester hours ) including a
The admission process required for minimum of four (4) upper division
matriculation in the School of Occupa- courses, the specified School of
tional Therapy also requires an on-campus Occupational Therapy prerequisites
interview. The interview provides the coursework, and Pacific University
applicant with an opportunity to assess bachelor core requirements (see Pacific
her/his "fit" with the program and also
allows the admission committee to further
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tion. Pacific Core Requirements
Research Design: 2 semester hours The following degree requirements are not
It is recommended that this be taken in covered by prerequisite courses. All
a department of psychology, sociology, applicants must meet these requirements
or anthropology and include a qualita- unless the student has (or will have)
tive research component. Statistics will completed a bachelors degree prior to
be accepted. entrance in to the professional program:
Completion of this prerequisite will Mathematics: 3 semester hours
enable the applicant to 1) examine Proficiency at a basic level is required.
principles of research design, method- This can be demonstrated by a suffi-
ology and analysis, 2) systematically cient score on the mathematics test
analyze qualitative and quantitative given to entering students, by comple-
research, and 3) apply principles of tion of a course equal to Mathematics
research to health care. 121 at Pacific University, or by comple-
Humanities: 9 semester hours tion of a statistics course.
(in addition to the writing prerequisite) Foreign Language: 6 semester hours or
Must include courses from two (2) of proficiency
the following areas: literature, religion, A proficiency in a language other than
history, philosophy, ethics, and history English must be demonstrated by the
or appreciation (art, music, theater). successful completion of a 102-level
Completion of this prerequisite will course or its equivalent. A student may
enable the applicant to: 1) enhance satisfy this requirement by passing a
interpersonal intelligence, 2) enhance proficiency test administered by the
analytical and critical thinking abilities, World Languages department. A
3) broaden skills in philosophical student whose native tongue is not
inquiry, 4) gain a greater understanding English can be exempted from the
of classical and modern perspectives, Foreign Language Core requirement by
and 5) engage in self-reflection. obtaining approval from his/her
Cross Cultural Studies: 2 semester hours advisor, and the Chair of the World
Must include courses on the cultures of Languages and Literatures department.
Africa, Asia, Latin America, or aspects
of the United States culture that draw
upon these areas or cultures of the FINANCIAL AID
indigenous peoples of North America.
The Financial Aid Program at Pacific
Completion of this prerequisite will University, including a summary of the
enable the applicant to gain an aware- sources and kinds of financial aid avail-
ness of and sensitivity toward the able, is described earlier in this catalog.
cultural and linguistic diversity of an Additional sources of financial aid for
increasingly interconnected world. Occupational Therapy students not listed
Physical Fitness: 2 semester hours previously are:
Physical education activity courses. The E.K. Wise Loan Program, adminis-
May be taken pass/no pass. tered by the American Occupational
Completion of this prerequisite will Therapy Association, is available to
enable the applicant to support a sound women with baccalaureate degrees who
mind through sound body. (cf. Plato, are enrolled in an occupational therapy
The Republic). entry level professional program. For
Medical Terminology: A complete further information contact:
sequence or survey course. This need The American Occupational Therapy
not be taken for credit. Association, Inc.
First Aid - A course in first aid including Attn.: Membership Information
CPR must be completed prior to Division
entrance. This need not be for credit. 4720 Montgomery Lane
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
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Students must maintain good standing in Individuals convicted of a felony may not
the program in order to be eligible for, or be eligible for licensing or certification in
continued on, in any School of Occupa- Occupational Therapy. Students are urged
tional Therapy administered scholarships. to contact the appropriate licenser or
certification agency for further informa-
Academic Standard Procedures tion.
Faculty will evaluate academic perfor-
mance, practice skills, and professional
development and behaviors demonstrated
2000-2001 COURSES IN THE
in the educational environment and in MASTER OF OCCUPATIONAL
fieldwork performance according to THERAPY CURRICULUM
standards set forth in the University
Catalog, the School of Occupational First Year
Therapy Student Handbook, and the
Fall Semester
Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Prerequisites
Students will be given regular reports on
their progress in the program. A student To enroll in first year fall classes, students
who is not performing adequately must be admitted members of the entering
according to the standards will receive occupational therapy class or obtain
notification through written feedback approval from faculty and/or the Director
and/or individual advisement. After of the School of Occupational Therapy.
receiving such warning, failure to improve O.T. 401 Self Discovery Through
performance before the next scheduled Cultural and Historical
evaluation will result in academic proba- Exploration I ........................ 6
tion. O.T. 403 Understanding Human
Students placed on academic probation Occupation in
will receive formal written notification Self-Context ......................... 6
outlining the reasons for probation and O.T. 405 Practicum I ........................... 1
expectations that must be met in order for
probation to be lifted. Failure to meet the O.T. 408 Foundational Knowledge
requirement of probation in a timely and Skills I ........................... 1
manner may result in removal from the O.T. 412 Occupational
program. Explorations I ...................... 1
In the case of flagrant and intentional
violations of the Occupational Therapy 15
Professional Code of Ethics, a student may
be removed without previous warning at Winter-Spring-Summer Semesters
any time in his or her academic career. Prerequisites
In general, program decisions regarding To enroll in first year, winter-spring
academic standing are final. A decision classes, students must successfully
may be appealed only if the student can complete all first year fall coursework and
show that 1) there was an error in the be advanced to the first year winter-spring
procedure used by the faculty, 2) there is semester by approval of the School of
new evidence sufficient to alter the Occupational Therapy faculty.
decision, or 3) the sanction imposed was O.T. 402 Self Discovery Through
not appropriate to the severity of the Cultural and Historical
violation of professional or academic Exploration II ....................... 7
standards.
O.T. 404 Understanding Human
Details of professional and academic Occupation in Context of
standards, evaluation procedures, and the Others ................................... 7
appeals process are described later in this
catalog. The student should also refer to O.T. 406 Practicum II ......................... 1
the student handbook “Pacific Stuff,” and O.T. 409 Foundational Knowledge
the School of Occupational Therapy and Skills II .......................... 1
Student Handbook.
17 Winter-Spring Semesters
Prerequisites
Winter-Spring-Summer Semesters
To enroll in third year winter-spring
Prerequisites classes, students must successfully
To enroll in second year winter-spring complete all third year fall coursework
classes, students must successfully and be advanced to the third year winter-
complete all second year fall coursework spring semester by approval of the School
and be advanced to the second year of Occupational Therapy faculty.
winter-spring semester by approval of the O.T. 625 Practice Model
School of Occupational Therapy faculty. Programs (Level II
O.T. 621 Level II Fieldwork A .......... 6 Fieldwork D) ....................... 7
O.T. 501 Professional Body of O.T. 626 Practice Model Programs
Knowledge Guiding Seminar ................................ 2
Practice II ............................. 5 O.T. 603 Emerging Practice
O.T. 503 Synthesis and Integration Foundations ......................... 3
of Treatment Planning O.T. 604 Professional Research
Process .................................. 3 Project II ............................... 3
O.T. 611 Tutorials/Independent
Study ..................................... 2
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS O.T. 408 Foundational Knowledge
and Skills I
O.T. 401 Self Discovery Through Develop foundational skills and knowledge
Cultural and Historical corresponding to core courses. To be taken
Exploration I concurrently with O.T. 401 and O.T. 403. 1
Exploration of personal cultural heritage hour. Graded P/NP.
supports understanding of how people have
occupied their time throughout the ages. O.T. 409 Foundational Knowledge
Diverse ways of viewing the world developed and Skills II
to support critical thinking. 6 hours. Continuation of foundational skills and
knowledge development corresponding to core
O.T. 402 Self Discovery Through courses. Prerequisite: O.T. 408. To be taken
Cultural and Historical concurrently with O.T. 402 and O.T. 404. 1
Exploration II hour. Graded P/NP.
Study of how people have occupied their time
continued; emphasis on 19th and 20th O.T. 410 Foundational Knowledge
centuries. Understanding oneself as product of and Skills III
one's ancestral context explored. Prerequisite: Develop skills and knowledge to support
O.T. 401. 7 hours. application of theory to practice. Prerequisite:
O.T. 409. To be taken concurrently with O.T.
O.T. 403 Understanding Human 501 and 504. Fall: 1 hour, Spring: 1 hour,
Occupation in Self-Context Graded P/NP.
Historical roots and philosophy of profession
provide foundation for developing personal O.T. 412 Occupational Explorations I
organizing framework for practice. Personal Engagement in novel activities allows
study of own occupational history and exploration and understanding of how people
behaviors provides avenue to understand basic occupy time. 1 hour. Graded P/NP.
concepts of occupation and relationship to
O.T. 413 Occupational Explorations II
health- ill-health continuum. 6 hours.
Continued engagement in novel activities
O.T. 404 Understanding Human allows development of occupational analysis.
Occupation in Context Emphasis on exploration of the unique
of Others meaning of occupation to individuals.
Examines occupational therapy process; Prerequisite: O.T. 412. 1 hour. Graded P/NP.
evaluation and interpretation of people, across
O.T. 414 Occupational Explorations III
the age span, engaged in human occupations.
Develop skills in various novel occupations,
Environments and underlying skills and
occupational analysis, and group leadership/
supports explored. Analysis of current OT
facilitation. Prerequisite: O.T. 413. 1 hour.
organizational models to support development
Graded P/NP.
of own organizing framework for practice.
Prerequisite: O.T. 403. 7 hours. O.T. 415 Occupational Explorations IV
Continuation of skill development in various
O.T. 405 Practicum I
novel occupations, occupational analysis, and
Observation and participation in various
group leadership/facilitation. To be taken
environments where people live, work, and
concurrently with O.T. 414. 1 hour.
play. Evaluation of one's own occupational
Graded P/NP.
values, beliefs and motivations. To be taken
concurrently with O.T. 403. 1 hour. O.T. 501 Professional Body of
Graded P/NP. Knowledge Guiding
Practice
O.T. 406 Practicum II
Analysis, synthesis and integration of
Develop skills in evaluation and interpretation
organizing constructs utilized in practice of
of people engaged in various occupations.
occupational therapy. Develops skill and
Various OT organizational models used to
knowledge in OT evaluation and intervention
organize and interpret information gathered.
process of occupational dysfunction for
Prerequisite: O.T. 405. To be taken concur-
individuals across life span. Critical reasoning
rently with O.T. 404. 1 hour. Graded P/NP.
development emphasized. Fall: 6 hours,
Spring: 5 hours.
O.T. 503 Synthesis and Integration of for implementation of new practice. Pre-
Intervention Planning requisite: successful completion of third-year
Process fall semester. 3 hours.
Further develop critical reasoning through
synthesis and integration of knowledge and O.T. 604 Professional Research
skills learned in academic coursework with Project
those learned during Level IIA. To be taken Professional research project proposal devel-
concurrently with O.T. 621. 3 hours. oped and implemented. Course continues
Graded P/NP. across academic year with 3 hours in the fall
and 3 hours in Winter/Spring. Graded.
O.T. 504 The Human Condition:
Health and Wellness O.T. 610 Independent Study/Tutorial
Continuum Focused study in practice areas. 2 hours.
Investigates knowledge and skill to support Graded P/NP.
critical reasoning regarding strengths and
challenges to clients' occupational functioning. O.T. 611 Independent Study/Tutorial
Focus on interaction of various conditions with Advanced study in practice areas of interest.
a client's health and wellness. Incorporates 2 hours. Graded P/NP.
stories of individuals who have experienced
occupational dysfunction. 6 hours. O.T. 621 Level II Fieldwork A
Eight week, four days/week experience in
O.T. 520 Level IA Fieldwork programs in which people seek services when
Full-time four-week experience in an non- occupational dysfunction occurs. 6 hours.
profit community service organization which Graded P/NP.
provides programs for the general population.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of First O.T. 622 Level II Fieldwork B
Year coursework. 4 hours. Graded P/NP. Eight week, full time experience in programs
in which people seek services when occupa-
O.T. 521 Level IB Fieldwork tional dysfunction occurs. Prerequisites:
Part-time experience in programs in which Successful completion of second year
people seek services when occupational coursework. 8 hours. Graded P/NP.
dysfunction occurs. Prerequisite: O.T. 520.
To be taken concurrently with O.T. 501 and O.T. 623 Level II Fieldwork C
O.T. 504. 2 hours. Graded P/NP. Nine week, four days/week experience in
programs in which people seek services when
O.T. 601 Systems Analysis and occupational dysfunction occurs. Practice
Program Planning/ areas explored at deeper level, and new
Management program development completed. Prerequisite:
Beginning skill development in systems O.T. 621. 7 hours. Graded P/NP.
analysis, program planning, and management
for practice in 21st century. 2 hours. O.T. 624 Fieldwork Seminar
Analysis of critical reasoning process utilized
O.T. 602 Systems Analysis and in the provision of services during O.T. 623.
Program Planning/ Taken concurrently with O.T. 623. 1 hour.
Management II
Continuation of skill development in systems O.T. 625 Practice Model Programs
analysis, program development and manage- Level II Fieldwork D
ment for practice in 21st century. Proposal 256 hour experience in developing emerging
developed for innovative program collaborating practice areas in settings people seek to
with existing community based system. promote, maintain, or regain occupational
Prerequisite: O.T. 601. 3 hours. function. Prerequisite: O.T. 623. 7 hours.
Graded P/NP.
O.T. 603 Emerging Practice
Foundations. O.T. 626 Practice Model Programs
Business knowledge and skills developed for Seminar
designing, leading and managing emerging Small group seminars focusing on issues
practice models. Development of business plan impacting development of new practice models;
community supervision. Taken concurrently
with O.T. 625. 2 hours. Graded P/NP.
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School of
Occupational Therapy
Academic Calendar 2000-01
December 15
2000 FALL SEMESTER
to January 9 Holidays/No Classes
August
August 23 Class of 2003 Fall
Advising and
Classes begin 2001 WINTER /SPRING
August 28 Classes of 2001 & 2002
Fall Classes begin January
January 15 Classes of 2001, 2002,
2003 Begin Winter/
August 28 All School meeting Spring
January 29 Advising/All classes
September
September 4 Labor Day (no classes)
February
Feb 19 - Apr 13 Level IIA FW
September 11 Classes of 2001 & 2002
Advising
September 18
March
March 26-30 Spring Break
Classes of 2001 & 2003
October
October 6-8 OR State OTAO
Conference
April
Apr 16-20 Spring Break
Class of 2002
October 23-27 Fall Break/Class of 2002
& 2003 May
May 4 Last day of semester for
November class of 2002
Nov. 17 Level IIC FW
May 7-June 29 8 weeks Full-time Level
(Class of 2001)
IIB FW/Class of 2002
May 17 Last Day of Term for
November 20-24 Fall Break/Class of 2001 classes of 2001 & 2003
November
May 19 Graduation
22,23,24 Thanksgiving Break
(no classes) May 21-June 15 4 weeks Full-time Level
IA FW/Class of 2003
December
December 14 Last Day of Term
College of
Optometry
Leland W. Carr, O.D., Dean
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Hellerstein & Brenner Center, PC, Colorado Professional Eyecare Centers,
Hickam Air Force Clinic, Hawaii North Dakota
Honolulu VAMC, Hawaii Puget Sound Health Care System,
Washington
Hot Springs VA Medical Center,
South Dakota Reynolds Kohake & Associates, Kansas
Imhoff Eye Center, Georgia Roseburg VAMC, Oregon
Inscription House, Arizona RVCI Northfield Eye Center, Minnesota
Jensen Optometrists, PLC, Iowa Salt Lake VAMC, Utah
John - Kenyon Eye Center, Indiana San Diego Naval Medical Center, California
Kaiser - Honolulu, Hawaii Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
Kaiser Permanente - Maui, Hawaii Snowy Range Vision Center, Wyoming
Kaiser Permanente - Portland, Oregon Spokane VAMC, Washington
Kayenta Indian Health Center, Arizona Teplick Laser Surgery Centers, Oregon
Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, The Children's Eye Doctors, Washington
Germany TLC Northwest Eye, Washington
Laser Institute of the Rockies, Colorado Travis Air Force Base Optometry Clinic,
Lawton Indian Hospital, Oklahoma California
Lovelace Montgomery Eye Clinic, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
New Mexico Tsawwassen Optometric Clinic,
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona British Columbia
Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington Tyndall Air Force Hospital, Florida
Malmstrom Air Force Clinic, Montana Vision & Conceptual Development Center
Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin Walla Walla VAMC, Washington
McCord Air Force Base, Washington Yakima Indian Health Center, Washington
Minnesota Vision Therapy Center, Clinical Facilities, Preceptorship rotations,
Minnesota and the clinical curriculum are continu-
ously reviewed and upgraded to maxi-
Minot Air Force Hospital, North Dakota mize the student experience. The College
Mountain Valley Eye Care, Oregon is committed to providing students a
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada diverse patient care experience that
prepares them for entry level practice and
Northwest Eyecare Professionals, Oregon
that stimulates a commitment to serving
Office of Dr. Dorothy Parrott, Colorado their community.
Office of Dr. Gary Reiner, North Dakota
Office of Dr. Roger Christian Ede, Hawaii
Office Of Dr. Scott Cowell, Oklahoma
THE DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY
Office of Drs. Au & Lau, Hawaii (O.D.) PROFESSIONAL
Omni Eye Services, Tennessee DEGREE PROGRAM
Omni Eye Specialists, Colorado The essential purpose of the Doctor of
Optometric Physicians Northwest, Optometry degree program is to produce
Washington practitioners with high competence to
render professional and ethical care, who
Optometric Vision Development Center,
understand their professional role in
California
society and the health care arena, who
Pacific Cataract & Laser Centers, Washington analyze new information critically, who
Patrick Air Force Base, Florida advance visual care through personal
Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Arizona scientific inquiry, and who qualify for the
increasing number of careers best served
Portland Metro Optometrists, Oregon by an individual with an optometric
Portland VA Medical Center, Oregon education.
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describing how the application has been (expository, technical, and scientific
strengthened. Additional observational writing courses are strongly recom-
experience is strongly recommended. Re- mended). Speech and communication
applicants need not retake the Optometry courses do not meet this requirement.
Admission Test, but may do so to possibly
increase their scores. Be sure the most Bachelors Degree Requirement for Doctor
recent OAT scores have been sent to the
Admissions Office.
of Optometry Degree
The bachelors degree is required of all
Pre-Optometry Course Requirements students prior to the awarding of the
Doctor of Optometry degree. All require-
Minimum 90 semester hours. ments for the bachelors degree must be
All prerequisite courses must be com- completed by the beginning of the third
pleted with a grade of "C" or higher professional year.
(grades of "C-" or lower are not accept- Students who need to earn a bachelors
able). Where possible, all courses should degree at Pacific University must meet
be those intended for science majors. College of Optometry graduation require-
Biological Sciences: 12 semester/ ments for the Visual Science Major. If the
18 quarter hours. A course in microbi- student has fulfilled all other degree
ology. A complete course in human or requirements (see Bachelor of Science
comparative vertebrate anatomy (with Degree in Visual Science), the student will
coverage of human systems). A be eligible to graduate after successful
complete course in human or animal completion of the first year of the Optom-
physiology. A two semester course (or etry Program.
the quarter equivalent) combining both Various alternatives are available to meet
human anatomy and physiology is this requirement. Most students earn the
acceptable. All courses must include bachelors degree prior to entry into
laboratory. professional studies. These students need
Chemistry: 12 semester/18 quarter hours. only complete the pre-optometry require-
A standard two-semester course in ments previously listed.
general chemistry, and a one semester Some students attending institutions with
(two quarters) survey course in organic pre-professional programs plan a program
chemistry or two semesters (three of study to include pre-optometry
quarters) of a complete course sequence requirements plus the bachelors degree
in organic chemistry. All courses must requirements for that institution. In a case
include laboratory. A course in bio- where Pacific University's professional
chemistry is strongly recommended. courses in optometry are used to satisfy
General Physics: 8 semester/12 quarter another institution's graduation require-
hours. A standard two-semester course ments, written notice of such an arrange-
or the quarter system equivalent. Need ment is required.
not be calculus based. All courses must
include laboratory. Visual Science Major
Mathematics: 3 semester/4 quarter hours. The major in Visual Science is available
A course in analytic geometry or only to students who have been admitted
calculus. to the College of Optometry and who do
Statistics: 3 semester/4 quarter hours. not have a bachelors degree. The student
Statistics must be from a Department of must meet core and other general degree
Mathematics, Psychology, Sociology or requirements for the Bachelor of Science
Statistics. A biostatistics course is degree with a major in visual science.
acceptable. Requirements for the Bachelor of Science
General Psychology: 3 semester/4 quarter degree with a major in Visual Science are
hours. listed below:
English: 9 semester/12 quarter hours. 124 semester hours are required for
Must include two courses in writing graduation including:
Natural Sciences: 35-55 semester hours to the Dean for transmittal to the President
taken from the following disciplines: of Pacific University for final consider-
biology, chemistry, computer science, ation by the Board of Trustees.
mathematics, physics (also see pre-
optometry courses that can satisfy some Transfer Students
of the requirements in Natural Sci-
ences). The College of Optometry may choose to
accept transfer students in good standing
Social Sciences: 12-32 semester hours from any accredited College of Optometry
taken from the following disciplines: in the United States or Canada, provided
anthropology, business, cultural that admission policies are met and space
studies, economics, geography, history, in classes is available. Special provisions
political sciences, psychology, sociology can also be made for those who have
(also see pre-optometry courses that attended foreign optometry programs.
can satisfy some of the requirements in Only grades for given courses in the
Social Sciences). professional curriculum or the equivalent
Humanities: 12-32 semester hours taken that meet the College’s Academic Regula-
from the following disciplines: art, tions will be transferred. Depending on
English, history, humanities, languages, the application, placement examinations to
music, philosophy, religion, speech, determine proficiency in specific areas of
theater (also see pre-optometry courses competency may be required. A letter of
that can satisfy some of the require- recommendation and permission from the
ments in Humanities.) Dean or President of the transferring
Professional Courses In Optometric school is required.
Science: 45 semester hours taken
during the first two years of the
standard curriculum while enrolled in TUITION, FEES, EXPENSES
the College of Optometry.
Students should be prepared to make the
necessary arrangements for the payment
Promotion of all fees and charges identified elsewhere
In order to be promoted unconditionally in this catalog in accordance with one of
in the College of Optometry from the first the University's payment options. All
to the second year and from the second to payments must be made in U.S. currency.
the third year, a student must receive a After notice of acceptance, a tuition
grade of "C" or better in all subjects and be deposit of $500 is required of students
recommended for promotion by the enrolling in the optometry curriculum;
faculty. $200 of the tuition deposit is refundable
For promotion from the third to the fourth upon request if the student wishes to
year, students must satisfactorily complete withdraw the application prior to May 15.
all subjects in the first, second, and third Additional College of Optometry expenses
years of the curriculum, have been include books and equipment for the
awarded a bachelors degree, and be professional program. Clinical instruments
recommended for promotion by the and equipment, which may be used later
faculty. The status of students failing to in actual practice, make up a portion of the
meet these requirements is determined by total four-year cost.
a vote of the College of Optometry faculty As a requirement of the clinic course
upon the recommendation of the College's sequence, students receive a portion of
Standards and Appeals Committee (see their training in off-campus clinics. The
Academic Regulations). student bears all living and transportation
A candidate for the degree of Doctor of costs incurred during the off-campus
Optometry must satisfactorily complete clinical rotations.
the curriculum and all requirements
prescribed by the faculty of the College of Note: All fees are subject to change by action of
Optometry. The faculty will vote formally the Board of Trustees.
on all candidates to recommend the
awarding of the degree of Doctor of
Optometry. This recommendation is made
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FINANCIAL AID loans do not accrue interest while students
are enrolled and for a six-month grace
A description of the financial aid program period afterward. Students in the College
at Pacific University, its application of Optometry can borrow up to their entire
procedures, and conditions of award and cost of attendance. The interest rate is
sources and kinds of financial aid for variable but will not exceed 8.25%.
undergraduate students are found in the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL)
College of Arts and Sciences catalog. This is a federal student loan program
Students are also encouraged to contact available to optometry students who
the Student Information Office in the demonstrate "exceptional" financial need.
College of Optometry. Specific sources of To determine eligibility for this program,
financial aid are listed below: students must provide parental informa-
tion on the Free Application for Federal
Grants Student Aid regardless of their depen-
Professional Program Grants — are non- dency status. Students receiving WICHE
renewable awards offered to first-year funding are not eligible for the HPSL
students in the College of Optometry. program. The HPSL carries a 5% rate of
Consideration is given to all admitted interest, and interest accrual and repay-
students based on academic merit and/or ment of principle does not begin until 12
financial need. Recipients are selected by months after graduation.
the Professional Admissions staff and CanHELP Loans are private, alternative
program faculty. loans available to Canadian citizens who
Optometric Association Matching Grants are attending post secondary schools in
—Students who received grants or the US. Credit-worthy students may
scholarships from state optometric borrow from $1,000 to $15,000 per aca-
associations and their auxiliaries are demic year on their own signature;
eligible to receive matching grants from applicants who wish to borrow a higher
Pacific. Students should submit verifica- amount may apply with a credit-worthy
tion of the scholarship award to the co-borrower. The interest rate is variable
Financial Aid Office. based on Prime plus 1.5%. Interest accrues
and repayment begins while the borrower
Western Interstate Commission for Higher is enrolled.
Education (WICHE) funds are available to
students in the College of Optometry. In CitiAssist Loans from CitiBank are
order to qualify for WICHE, certification available to students with satisfactory
as an exchange student by one of the credit histories. Students may borrow up
following states is required: Arizona, to $15,000 ($10,000 if they have not yet
Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, received a Bachelors degree) to supple-
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, ment other forms of financial assistance.
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The interest rate is variable based on the
WICHE applications are filed with the Prime rate plus 1%; interest accrues while
appropriate state certifying officer by students are enrolled. Repayment begins
October 15th of the year preceding six months after graduation or departure
admission to the University. Addresses from school.
and phone numbers of WICHE certifying Student Employment provides opportuni-
officers may be obtained from the Finan- ties for University students to work on
cial Aid Office. campus or in the community under the
Federal Work-Study program. A student
Loans and Employment must apply early, indicate on their
financial aid application that they want to
Federal Direct Stafford Loans are bor- be considered for work-study, and
rowed from the federal government. demonstrate financial need to receive
Students who demonstrate "need" are work-study funds.
eligible to borrow subsidized Federal
Additional aid may be available to pre-
Direct Stafford Loan; students who do not
baccalaureate students in Optometry.
show need or who have remaining need
These aid programs include the Federal
are eligible to borrow unsubsidized
Pell Grant, Oregon State Need Grant,
Federal Direct Stafford Loan. Subsidized
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Tole Greenstein Award —An award of citizenship. Basis for award is student
$750 in honor of the memory of Dr. Tole financial need. Two $2,500 awards are
Greenstein, who was a pioneer in the given.
area of binocular vision and vision Washington Association of Optometric
therapy. Physicians (WAOP), King County
Peg Gilbert Basic Science Award — Optometric Scholarship —Awarded to
Selection is by nomination and made a Washington State resident, member of
on the basis of basic science GPA. This Washington Association of Optometric
award is given in memory of Dr. Peg Physicians. Two $1,000 awards are
Gilbert, long time basic science faculty given.
member in the College of Optometry.
"Help from Mrs. T," Teeter Endowed Canadian Scholarships
Scholarship —Awarded to returning Alberta Association of Optometrists
optometry students, selection of Scholarship —Awarded to an Alberta
recipients is based on factors including resident enrolled in Optometry school.
academic ability, demonstrated
financial need, clinical skills, and A. H. Basman, O.D., Scholarship,
potential for continued success. Manitoba Association of Optometrists
Amount of award varies based on —$500 award to a Manitoba resident
endowment earnings. attending an accredited school or
college of Optometry. Open to first,
Joan F. Holcombe Memorial Scholarship second, third, or fourth year students.
—An annual scholarship in the amount Scholarship applicants must show
of $1,000 is given in memory of Joan F. proof of a minimum grade point
Holcombe whose family has close ties average of 3.5.
to optometry. Fourth year optometry
students are eligible to apply in their
summer semester. The completion of National Association Scholarships
forty hours of community service American Optometric Foundation (AOF )
which allows for the betterment of Vistakon Award of Excellence in Contact
animals is a requirement to receive this Lens Patient Care —Award recogniz-
scholarship. Selection of the recipient is ing one fourth year student from each
based on applicant's demonstrated school or college of optometry for
enthusiasm about optometry, a concern demonstrated excellence in contact lens
for patients, and financial need. patient care. Award is $1,000.
Applicants must have a grade point
average of at least 3.0. COIL Excellence in Low Vision Award —
For entering or continuing full-time,
Pacific University Outstanding Clinician postgraduate (Masters or Doctorate)
Award —Given to a fourth-year course of study and research related to
student who has demonstrated the practice of Low Vision. Student
outstanding performance as an "all must be attending a college in the US or
around" optometric clinician. Selection Canada and conducting research to
is based on nominations and support- further his/her preparation to assume
ing data from students, faculty, and full-time research and teaching at a
clinical staff. Award is $500. school or college of optometry. Award
Pratt Endowed Scholarship —Awarded to is $5,000.
an entering optometry student for Corning Scholarship —Two scholarships
assistance in the first year of study. awarded nationally in various amounts
Recipients are selected by the Admis- presented to fourth year students who
sions Committee and award amounts submit outstanding essays on a topic
vary based on endowment earnings. decided by Corning, Inc., of New York.
T. Bruce Denny Memorial Scholarship — The award is presented at the American
Established in 1998 to memorialize Mr. Optometric Association's Annual
T. Bruce Denny and his wife, Mrs. Congress.
Grace A. Denny. Awarded to a first
year Optometry student with Canadian
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Fellowship sponsored by the AAO — National Optometric Association (NOA),
Travel award to the ARVO annual National Optometric Student Association
meeting.
(NOSA) Scholarships
Julius F. Neumueller Award —Award
presented for the outstanding paper on Dr. Lawrence Cave Memorial Scholar-
Geometrical, Physical, Ophthalmic ship —$500 awarded to one student
Optics or Optics of the Eye by a student who is a member of the National
or students enrolled in the professional Optometric Student Association who
degree program of a school or college can demonstrate financial need,
of optometry. Cash award of approxi- community involvement, and is in
mately $500. good standing at his/her school or
college of optometry.
American Optometric Association (AOA), NOA/NOSA Essay Contest —Two $500
awards based on top two essays.
American Optometric Student Association
(AOSA) Scholarships
Other Association and
American Optometric Association Organization Scholarships
Student Leadership Scholarship —
$1,000 award to a third year student Beta Sigma Kappa Award for Exceptional
member in good standing in the Research —Awarded annually by the
American Optometric Student Associa- local BSK Chapter for the research
tion and the American Optometric project deemed to have the most
Association. Must be a student in good exceptional research design at the
academic standing with proven Pacific University Research Conference.
leadership ability and student govern- The award consists of a plaque and
ment involvement. Must submit a $100.
paper, not to exceed 500 words, on Beta Sigma Kappa Research Grants —
"What did you learn from your Grants not exceeding $600 are awarded
leadership activities that will benefit for student research projects by this
you in your career?" international optometric honor
Seymour Galina Grant —Awarded to a fraternity.
third year student at the beginning of Beta Sigma Kappa Silver Medal Award
his/her fourth year. A $2,500 grant —Awarded annually to the graduate
awarded nationally to an AOSA with the highest cumulative grade
member in good standing who submits point. The recipient must be a member
an exceptional paper on, "Qualities I of Beta Sigma Kappa.
have developed through my financial Forest Grove Lions Club Scholarship —
planning/work experience during Awarded to a third year student who is
and/or before optometry school which entering the fourth year at the time of
I believe will be most useful to me in selection. Award is based on commu-
establishing an ethical/professional nity service, college activities, academic
optometric practice." achievement, and demonstrated
College of Optometrists in Vision financial need. The award is $1,000 and
Development (COVD) may be divided between multiple
A. M. Skeffington Award for Excellence students.
in Vision Therapy—Established by the Outstanding Scientific Paper/Project
College of Optometry in Vision Award, Vision Care Section of the
Development to recognize a member of American Public Health Association
the graduating class who demonstrates —Recognizes a person, group, or
exceptional knowledge and skills in institution that has contributed
vision development and pediatric care. significantly to the advancement of
eye/vision care in the public health
field. The contribution can be a paper
either previously published or suitable
for publication, or a written description
of a project. The paper/project should
represent work within the last two or permanent residence is in one of the
three years. following states: Oklahoma, Kansas,
Phi Theta Upsilon Outstanding Project Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, or
Design Award —Awarded by the local Arkansas. Recipients will be chosen
Phi Theta Upsilon Chapter to the thesis based on a completed application
project which is judged to be the most (10%), GPA (20%), grades in contact
helpful to students. This can be in the lens courses (10%), and a publishable
area of study guides, computer paper based on any aspect of contact
programs, atlases, or relating to career lenses or primary care optometry
opportunities for graduates. Award (60%). Awards up to $7,000 given
consists of $100 and a plaque. nationally.
Mercedes and Henry Niiranen Memorial Iowa Optometric Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship, sponsored by Sellwood- — Eligible students are Iowa residents
Moreland Lions Club Scholarship — who plan to return to Iowa after their
Awarded to an optometry student who education is complete.
is an Oregon resident and a third year Kansas, Optometric Society of Greater
student, entering the fourth year at the Kansas City Memorial Scholarship —
time of selection. Awards based on Applicants must be from the greater
community service, college activities, Kansas City area, enrolled in school,
academic achievement, and demon- and must be in good academic standing
strated financial need. Award is $1,000. at the time of application. Selection is
based on the highest accumulated
State Association and Organization grade point average in optometry
school during the academic year
Scholarships preceding the application. Funds
Awards given by the state optometric awarded are to be used for optometric
associations will be matched by Pacific instruments and books. Award is $500.
University, up to $1,000 per student. Maine Optometric Association, Hilda L.
Connecticut Optometric Society, George Rand Scholarship —One $1,500
Comstock Scholarship —Applicant scholarship awarded to an optometry
must be a resident of the state of student from Maine. Selection is based
Connecticut. Awards are based on on financial need, scholastic achieve-
scholarship, character, and financial ment, and character.
need. Applicants must be enrolled in an Michigan Optometric Association,
accredited school or college of optom- Student of the Year Award —Michigan
etry within the US. Award is $400 - resident who is a third year student
$1,000 per year. who demonstrates outstanding
Connecticut Association of Optometrists, leadership and academic achievement.
Dr. Dorothy Weitzner Kornblut Award is $100 and a plaque.
Scholarship —Applicants must be Missouri Optometric Association, Ed H.
female students enrolled in an accred- Sutherlin Memorial Scholarship —
ited school or college of optometry One $750 scholarship awarded each
within the US. Preference shall be given year to a Missouri student presently
to a resident of Fairfield County, enrolled or accepted for enrollment
Connecticut, the state of Connecticut, who, in the opinion of the selection
or New England, in that order. Based committee, shows promise of achieve-
on scholarship, character, and financial ment.
need. Awards range from $300 - $900.
Nebraska Optometric Association, and
Hawaii Optometric Association Scholar- Nebraska Affiliate to AFVA, Dwayne
ship —Applicants must be Hawaiian Kettleson Memorial Assistance Fund
residents in optometry schools. Three —Applicant must currently be a
scholarships offered annually. Financial second, third, or fourth year student at
need is the primary consideration for an approved school or college of
selection. optometry. Recipient must use the
Heart of America Contact Lens Society — funds for books and supplies, and must
Awarded to optometry students whose also have the intent and purpose of
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locating in Nebraska after completing demonstrates excellence in clinical
his/her education. Immediate family skills. Award consists of a certificate
members of optometrists are not and $200 worth of Bernell equipment.
eligible. Award is $1,000. Butterworth-Heinemann Excellence
New Jersey, Dr. Leslie Mintz Scholarship Award —Awarded to a third year
Foundation —Provides financial student for conducting an exceptional
assistance to full-time optometry thesis research project. The recipient is
students who are residents of New determined by the Research and
Jersey and who demonstrate financial Awards Committee. Award amount
need and scholastic aptitude for varies.
successful completion of optometric Corning Low Vision Award —Presented
education. to a graduating student with demon-
New York, Petry-Lomb Scholarship strated interest and exceptional
Research Grant —$1,000 award based proficiency in the area of low vision.
on financial need and desire to practice Award is a Corning low vision lens trial
optometry in upstate New York. kit.
Preference given to area served by the Dr. William Feinbloom Low Vision
Rochester Optometric Society; counties Award —Established in 1970 by
of Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Designs for Vision, Inc., the award is
Genesee, and Ontario. presented to the graduating student
Oregon Klamath County Medical who, through study, interest, and
Alliance Scholarship —Graduates of performance, has best demonstrated an
Klamath Falls High School or individu- aptitude in the clinical care of low-
als who have resided in Klamath vision patients. The award consists of a
County for five years are eligible for a basic low vision trial set.
$1,000 scholarship offered by the Lens Crafters Optometric Scholarship
Klamath County Medical Alliance. Program Applicants—Available to
associates of Lens Crafters and affili-
Optical Supply Houses and ated doctors who are currently enrolled
Manufacturers Scholarships in an optometric institution. Award is
$1000.
Alcon Laboratories Award for Excellence
in Primary Care —Awarded to fourth Marchon Eyewear Practice Management
year optometry students who show Award —Awarded to a fourth year
promise in the area of contact lenses student who has demonstrated the
and/or ocular disease and therapeutics most outstanding clinical and dispens-
based on academic and clinical ing skills in practice management.
performance and research. Two $500 Award is $500.
awards are given. RGP Lens Institute (RGPLI) and Contact
Bausch & Lomb Competing for the Lens Manufacturers Association
Future Research Symposium on (CLMA) Article Incentive Plan —A
Contact Lenses —Award is $1,000 and $250 award for a clinical article; a $500
a trip to the Bausch & Lomb European award for a practice management
Research Symposium. Second, third, or article.
fourth year students are eligible. Silor "Corneal Reflection Pupillometer
Bausch & Lomb Practice Initiation Award Award" —Awarded to a fourth year
—Presented to a fourth year student student who has been judged outstand-
who has submitted the outstanding ing in ophthalmic optics and dispens-
practice initiation project in the practice ing. Award consists of a Corneal
management course and who demon- Reflection Pupillometer.
strates interest, knowledge, and Sunsoft Contact Lens Achievement
promise in the area of practice manage- Award —Awarded to a fourth year
ment. The award is $1,000. student who is recognized and selected
Bernell Clinical Optometry Award — by the faculty as an outstanding contact
Presented to a graduating student who lens clinician. Award consists of $1,000
worth of Sunsoft contact lenses.
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extramural preceptorships according to Course Attendance
standards set forth in the University
Students have personal responsibility for
Catalog, the Ethical Principles of Optom-
course classroom, laboratory, and clinic
etrists, Code of Conduct, and other
attendance, participation, and completion
appropriate documents.
of assignments.
Students will be given regular reports on
While Pacific University believes that
their progress in the program. A student
students should be in attendance at all
who is not performing adequately
class sessions, individual faculty members
according to the standards will receive
are responsible for notifying students of
notification through written feedback
attendance expectations in their classes at
and/or individual advisement. After
the beginning of each term and may lower
receiving such notification, failure to
a student's grade for poor attendance or
improve performance before the next
participation. If the course instructor does
scheduled evaluation may result in
not make attendance expectations clear,
academic warning, probation, or dis-
students should request the information.
missal.
Students are encouraged to inform their
Students placed on academic probation instructors of unavoidable absence in
will receive formal written notification advance. Assignment of makeup work, if
outlining the reasons for probation and any, is at the discretion of the instructor.
expectations that must be met in order for
Attendance at clinic sessions is required.
probation to be lifted. Failure to meet the
Absences from clinic generally require
requirements of probation in a timely
equivalent make-up clinic attendance.
manner may result in dismissal from the
Students with absences from a clinic
College.
rotation that exceed twenty percent (20%)
In the case of flagrant and intentional of the total rotation are required to repeat
violations of the Code of Academic the entire rotation. Details of clinic
Conduct or the Ethical Principles of attendance policies are available in the
Optometrists or the Code of Conduct, a Patient Care Services Optometric Staff and
student may be dismissed from the Intern Manual.
College without previous warning at any
Attendance at regularly scheduled course
time in his or her academic career.
classroom, laboratory, and clinic sessions
In general, program decisions regarding is limited to students who are currently
academic standing are final. A decision enrolled in these courses or to invited
may be appealed only if the student can guests of the course instructor(s). All
show that 1) there was an error in the other guests, including family members,
procedure used by the faculty, 2) there is require special dispensation from the
new evidence sufficient to alter the College’s Dean or appropriate Associate
decision, or 3) the sanction imposed was Dean, in coordination with the course
not appropriate to the severity of the instructor(s).
violation of professional or academic
standards.
Guidelines for Professional Behavior
Details of professional and academic
standards, evaluation procedures, and the Students in the College of Optometry are
appeals process are available in the Pacific expected to learn and practice appropriate
University Catalog, "Pacific Stuff," and professional behavior, as delineated below,
additional resources available in the while in school and in preparation for a
Dean's Office. lifetime of community service. Failure to
conform to these guidelines will lead to
Individuals convicted of a felony may not disciplinary action and can result in
be eligible for licensing in Optometry. dismissal from the College. Conduct
Students are urged to contact the appro- inconsistent with these standards, such as
priate licensing agency for further plagiarism, cheating, lying, and fraud, is
information. considered unprofessional and will not be
tolerated.
Attitude: Students are expected to
possess personal qualities depicting
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* The "adjusted top score" can be calcu- the specifics of the case. Appeals are to be
lated by averaging the grades in the very filed with the Dean's Office and the Office
top group of test grades, e.g., the top 5%. of the appropriate Associate Dean within
14 days from the date of notification of the
Instructor's Responsibilities original action and will be acted upon by
the faculty. Faculty members voting on the
It is the instructor's responsibility to original Standards and Appeals action will
design and teach a course that qualified not vote on the appeal. Further appeals
students may be expected to pass, state at may be pursued through the University
the beginning of the course how satisfac- Judicial System.
tory performance will be defined for
passing the course, and inform the The academic progress of each student is
students how grades will be determined reviewed at the midterm and at the end of
and assigned. each grading period. Semester grades of
less than “C”, that is, “C-”, “D”, or “F”, are
It is the instructor's responsibility to substandard and may not be used toward
provide feedback to the students during fulfillment of the Doctor of Optometry
the course as to their accomplishment degree. Any substandard grade must be
status. Scores for quizzes, examinations, remediated, either by taking the course
papers, or other graded work, must be again or through an independent study
returned within one week for objective contract with the instructor(s). The onus is
materials and two weeks for essay on the student to initiate with the course
materials. Answers shall be made avail- instructor, and mutually agree to in
able by posting or through discussion. writing, a means of remediating the
Students should be informed periodically substandard grade within 14 calendar
as to their standing in the course and days of notification (by letter from the
should be warned by the instructor when Associate Dean for Academic Programs).
their cumulative performance is not The written and signed (by the student
satisfactory. and the course instructor) agreement must
Tests shall be adequately constructed, be received by the chair of the Standards
when possible, to allow determination of and Appeals Committee within the 14
minimum competency of course content or calendar day time period.
skill level, as well as to allow adequate The categories of Academic Warning,
assessment of students with outstanding Academic Probation, and Dismissal apply
achievement. only to grades assigned in courses for the
Except as otherwise indicated by educa- Doctor of Optometry degree. Four elective
tional concerns, a teaching assistant or credits are currently required for the
teaching fellow shall not construct, degree; additional elective credits are not
administer, or score examinations except subject to the guidelines.
under the direct supervision of a faculty Academic Warning: The Standards and
member. Appeals Committee will consider a
Under usual circumstances, sound recommendation of Academic Warning
educational principles would indicate that when a single grade of “C-”, “D+”, or “D”
final examinations should be given in all is received in any semester of the program
courses and that instructors should not by a student who is not currently on
cancel examinations at the last minute. Academic Warning, Academic Probation,
or a reduced academic semester load.
Academic Standards Academic Probation: The Standards and
All academic disciplinary actions are Appeals Committee will consider a
based upon the action of the Standards recommendation for Academic Probation
and Appeals Committee, a duly appointed when a single grade of “F” is received in
standing faculty committee. The Dean and any semester, a single substandard grade
the appropriate Associate Dean inform the is received by a student on a reduced
students of faculty actions, which are academic semester load, two or more
subject to appeal by the student. An substandard grades exist (including those
appeal may contain written comments which have not been remediated) on the
from the cognizant professor(s) concerning student's transcript at any time, or two or
more "I" or "W" grades, or any combina-
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student preferences cannot be accommo- Opt 531 Ocular Anatomy, Physiology
dated and program goals must take and Biochemistry with
precedence. Laboratory ........................ 4.5
Each degree candidate must make Opt 535 Functional Neuroanatomy
application for a degree by December 15. and Neurobiology ............... 3
All students receiving degrees are required Opt 536 Pharmacological Principles
to participate in commencement activities. and Autonomic Agents ...... 3
The degree is conferred with distinction
upon graduates who have maintained a Opt 546 Clinical Procedures:
grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the Non-refractive Diagnostic
professional curriculum. Tests with Laboratory ......... 3
Course requirements for the Doctor of Opt 562 Behavioral Optometric
Optometry degree, as well as other Science with Laboratory .... 4
educational policies, are subject to change
and do not constitute a contract between 22
an applicant for admission or a student,
and Pacific University or the College of Spring Semester: .............................. Hours
Optometry. When changes are made, a Opt 502 Physical Optics with
revised curriculum is made available to Laboratory ........................... 3
students advising them of the new
Opt 503 Visual Optics and Ocular
requirements. Options for extenuating
Motility with Laboratory ... 4
circumstances and for a smooth transition
to the new requirements will be provided. Opt 517 Clinical Experience II ...... 0.5
Opt 532 Anatomy of the Visual
2000-2001 Academic Year Curriculum for System with Laboratory .... 3
Students Enrolled in the Doctor of Opt 533 Microbiology, Genetics and
Optometry (O.D.) Degree Program Immunology; Pharmacology
of Antiinfective Drugs;
The curriculum for the Doctor of Optom- Diseases of the Lid and
etry degree program is broad in scope and Lacrimal System .................. 3
diversity while emphasizing areas of
traditional strength and uniqueness within Opt 534 Laboratory Procedures for
the profession. The faculty members of Assessment of Ocular
the College of Optometry recognize the Disease .................................. 1
value and importance of active learning in Opt 537 Etiology, Diagnosis and
the classroom, wherein students are active Management of Systemic
participants in their learning. The goals of Diseases; Pharmacology of
incorporating active learning techniques Systemic Medications I ...... 4
are to enhance the retention of material Opt 547 Clinical Procedures:
beyond individual classes, the develop- Binocular Testing and
ment of problem-solving skills, enthusi- Optics with Laboratory ...... 2
asm for learning, and motivation for life-
long study. While the courses in the 20.5
curriculum are listed in a traditional
lecture and laboratory format, active Prerequisites: First Professional Year
learning is element in the classroom, and
the laboratories are active learning an To enroll in first year classes, students
important complements to the classroom must be admitted members of the entering
activity. optometry class, or obtain approval from
the course instructor and the Associate
Dean for Academic Programs.
First Professional Year
Second Professional Year
Fall Semester: ................................... Hours
Fall Semester: .................................. Hours
Opt 501 Geometric Optics with
Laboratory ........................... 4 Opt 601 Ophthalmic Optics ............. 3
Opt 516 Clinical Experience I ........ 0.5 Opt 602 Sensory-Motor Interactions
in Vision with Laboratory .. 4
Opt 616 Theory and Methods of To enroll in second year classes, students
Refraction ............................. 3 must be advanced to the second year by
Opt 620 Clinical Experience III ..... 0.5 the faculty, or obtain approval from the
course instructor and the Associate Dean
Opt 631 Diagnosis and Treatment for Academic Programs.
of Anterior Segment
Diseases ................................ 2 Third Professional Year
Opt 632 Detection, Assessment and Summer Semester (10 week term): Hours
Treatment of Anterior
Segment Diseases ................ 1 Opt 715 Patient Care:
First Session ......................... 1
Opt 637 Etiology, Diagnosis and
management of Systemic Opt 716 Theory and Practice of
Diseases; Pharmacology of Specialty Contact Lenses
Systemic Medication II ....... 2 with Laboratory .................. 4
Opt 646 Clinical Procedures: Refrac- Opt 721 Clinical Experience V ...... 0.5
tive Error Measurement Opt 726 Normal and Abnormal
with Laboratory .................. 2 Visual Perception ................ 2
Opt 647 Ophthalmic Dispensing Opt 761 Public Health
Procedures with Optometry ........................... 2
Laboratory ........................... 2 Opt 763 Environmental,
Opt 661 Physiological, Psychological Occupational and
and Cognitive Changes Recreational Vision ............. 2
During the Lifespan ........... 2 Opt 791 Optometric Thesis: Orienta-
tion and Planning ............... 1
21.5 Elective(s) *
21.5
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Spring Semester: .............................. Hours several of the Pacific University College of
Opt 723 Patient Care: Third Optometry Vision Centers in the Portland
Session .................................. 2 metropolitan area. The two other rotations
are external preceptorships. During these
Opt 725 Assessment and Manage- external rotations, students provide
ment of Strabismus and optometric care in a variety of clinical
Amblyopia with settings.
Laboratory ........................... 4
Opt 727 Evaluation and Management All Semesters: ................................... Hours
of Patients with Opt 815 Primary Patient Care:
Perceptual Problems with Preceptorship
Laboratory ........................... 3 Rotation #1 ........................ 15
Opt 735 Applied Ocular Opt 816 Primary Patient Care:
Therapeutics ........................ 1 Preceptorship
Opt 762 Communication in Rotation #2 ........................ 15
Optometric Practice Opt 817 Primary Patient Care:
with Laboratory ................. 2 Internal Clinic Rotation ...... 7
Opt 764 Optometric Economics and Opt 818 Vision Therapy
Practice ................................. 4 Patient Care ........................ 3
Elective(s) * Opt 819 Low Vision Patient
Care ..................................... 1
16 Opt 820 Contact Lens Patient Care 1
*Students are required to complete a Opt 821 Clinical Rounds .................. 1
minimum of four elective credits during Opt 822 Pediatric Patient Care ....... 1
their third year. These electives may be Opt 832 Ocular Disease and Special
chosen from those offered by the College Testing Patient Care ........... 1
of Optometry. Alternatively and with the
Opt 892 Optometric Thesis:
authorization of the student's academic
Completion (Fall Semester
advisor, the following courses may be
Only) ................................... 1
substituted: 1) courses taken on an
independent study contract; 2) courses
taken at Pacific University outside of the 46
College of Optometry; or, 3) courses taken
Prerequisites: Fourth Professional Year
at other institutions with credits transfer-
able to Pacific University (the costs of any To enroll in fourth year classes, students
courses taken at other institutions are the must have satisfactorily completed all
responsibility of individual students). course work in the first three years of the
curriculum and be advanced to the fourth
Prerequisites: Third Professional Year
year by the faculty. Exceptions to this
To enroll in third year classes, students policy must be approved by the course
must have satisfactorily completed all instructor and the Associate Dean for
course work in the first two years of the Academic Programs (clinic courses also
curriculum and be advanced to the third require the approval of the Associate Dean
year by the faculty. Exceptions to this for Clinical Programs).
policy must be approved by the course
instructor and the Associate Dean for
Academic Programs (clinic courses also GRADUATE AND
require the approval of the Associate Dean
for Clinical Programs). ADVANCED EDUCATION
Opportunities in advanced education at
Fourth Professional Year Pacific University for Doctors of Optom-
The fourth professional year consists of etry include the Masters of Science (M.S.)
three, fifteen week clinical rotations. One in Clinical Optometry; the Masters in
of these rotations is internal, wherein the Education, Visual Function in Learning
students provide optometric care in (M.Ed., V.F.L.); on-campus and off-campus
residency programs; the Teaching Fellow
program; and, continuing optometric understanding of the role that vision and
education programs. The masters degree, vision therapy play in the total educa-
residency, and Teaching Fellow programs tional process. This program is designed to
are designed to prepare individuals for provide specialized study to qualify as an
careers in optometric education, research, educational vision consultant, and/or to
and clinical positions requiring specialty pursue a career in optometric education or
training or clinical management. clinical positions requiring specialty
education. It may be undertaken concur-
Graduate Degrees rently with the Doctor of Optometry
(O.D.) degree or thereafter.
The Masters of Science (M.S.) in Clinical
Optometry program is built around a core
of seminar courses designed to enhance Graduate Student Classification
the student's knowledge in a broad Two categories of graduate study are
spectrum of optometric subjects that range recognized: unclassified and classified.
from new instrumentation and visual Unclassified Status
information processing, to contact lenses
and disease treatment. In addition to the Individuals who do not intend to engage
core seminars, students take a course in in an organized program leading to a
research methods and complete either a degree or certificate, who wish to take an
thesis or a comprehensive written exami- occasional course for personal or profes-
nation in a topic selected by the student. sional growth, or whose academic plans
have not been formulated may be admit-
The masters program is designed to be ted to graduate study in unclassified
flexible and can be customized to meet the status.
needs and desires of individual students.
Courses can be added to the core curricu- Classified Status
lum on topics such as education and Individuals planning to pursue a graduate
teaching methods, international optom- degree or post-baccalaureate certificate
etry, clinic administration, public health program must be admitted to graduate
policy, optometric techniques, and case study in classified status.
analysis. It is possible to combine the M.S.
program with a residency by scheduling Admission Requirements
two days per week of clinic experience for
five terms. Applicants for the M.S. in Clinical Optom-
etry or M.Ed., V.F.L., must have completed
The M.S. program is designed so that a tertiary level (post-secondary) program
students can enter at the beginning of the in optometry either in the United States or
fall semester and complete the program abroad that is well recognized by the
five semesters later. Although a minimum international optometric community.
of 30 credits is required for graduation, Concurrent enrollment is also possible for
most students take full advantage of the the M.Ed., V.F.L., providing that the
program and enroll for more than this student is pursuing a degree in optometry.
minimum number. Each student in the Residency training cannot be done
program is assigned an academic advisor concurrently with the Doctor of Optom-
to assist with course selection to meet the etry (O.D.) program.
student's needs and desires.
All students take the core courses unless Application Procedures
substitutions are approved. With approval
from the academic advisor, courses Applicants must submit the following
beyond the core can be selected from the documents together with a $55.00 applica-
wide range of optometry, education, tion fee to the Office of Admissions
management, and other courses offered by (Professional Programs) no later than eight
Pacific University. weeks before the beginning of graduate
study:
The Master of Education, Visual Function
in Learning (M.Ed., V.F.L.) is also offered • Application for Admission to graduate
and provides optometrists with additional study
theoretical grounding in the teaching/ • Official transcripts of all college study
learning process and augments their • Three letters of recommendation
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• For those candidates for whom English by semester, of all courses to be taken. The
is not the native language, the Test of program must have the approval of the
English as a Foreign Language student's advisor and is subject to the
(T.O.E.F.L.) with a minimum score of review process designated by the college
550 is required. before the end of the first semester
When the application file is complete it is following admission to classified graduate
sent to the appropriate academic area for status.
review. The student will be notified of the All Masters of Science (M.S.) candidates
action taken on the application. (who are pursuing the research option)
must submit a proposal for a significant
General Requirements for research project through their advisor to
the chair of the Research and Awards
Masters Degrees Committee by at least three semesters in
1. A minimum of 30 semester hours of advance of graduation; M.Ed. candidates
graduate credit, at least 20 of which must submit a proposal to the director of
must be earned at Pacific University. that program. This proposal will be
2. A total of 10 semester hours of graduate formalized as a dissertation or thesis. The
credit transferred from other accredited proposal must have the approval of the
institutions and/or earned in unclassi- student's advisor, and the student is
fied status at Pacific University may, expected to appear at a meeting of the
with approval of the appropriate dean Research and Awards Committee to
and academic advisor, be applied to the discuss the proposal. Approval by the
program. Committee is required before initiation of
the research project. M.S. candidates (who
3. Courses that have been applied to
are pursuing the research option) and
another degree cannot be used to
M.Ed. degree candidates will be assigned
satisfy requirements for the masters
a thesis committee by their academic
degree.
advisor for advice during the course of
4. All work submitted for the masters research and the preparation of the thesis.
degree (including transferred credits,
The student must make application for
dissertation, examination, etc.) must be
graduation with the Registrar. The
completed within a period of seven
application for graduation must be
calendar years unless special provisions
received by the Registrar no later than
are made from the appropriate dean.
December 15 for the student to be eligible
5. A minimum cumulative grade point to receive the degree at the spring com-
average of 3.0 is required in all gradu- mencement.
ate work. No course in which the grade
If a spring commencement is planned, all
is below "C" may be counted toward
candidates for the M.S. (who are pursuing
the graduate degree.
the research option) and M.Ed. degrees
6. A student may be graduated "with shall submit to their thesis committee, no
distinction" upon recommendation of later than four weeks prior to formal
the major professor and approval of the commencement exercises, copies of their
appropriate dean. thesis prepared in accordance with the
7. The masters programs available in formal requirements. When approved by
Clinical Optometry and in Visual the thesis committee, the student shall
Function in Learning each have specific deliver to the optometry/science librarian
course requirements listed elsewhere in two copies signed by the members of the
this Catalog. thesis committee. These are due on or
before May 1. Masters candidates may
Academic Procedures for also be required to make a public presenta-
tion of their thesis or area of special
Masters Degrees interest.
Upon admission to a graduate studies Upon completion of all requirements, the
program, the student will be assigned an appropriate degree will be conferred at the
academic advisor who will help the next commencement. All students
student prepare a proposed program of receiving degrees are required to partici-
study. This program must include a listing, pate in commencement activities.
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2. To develop skills in research and in Area III: Research and Thesis
diagnosis, therapy, and case manage- (minimum 6 hours)
ment within a multi-disciplinary Educ 596 Education Research
setting. Project ................................... 6
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2. To encourage the resident to develop as systemic disease manifested in the
a specialist by serving as a consulting/ visual system through appropriate
attending doctor for interns. interaction with experienced optomet-
3. To offer experience in contact lens ric and ophthalmological practitioners.
education. 7. To develop the resident’s understand-
4. To encourage the resident’s pursuit of ing of practice management within
scholarly activity. private optometric practices.
5. Stimulate a commitment to service in 8. To prepare optometrists for careers in
the resident. multidisciplinary optometric/ophthal-
mological care of medical/surgical
patients.
Residency in Ocular Disease / Refractive
9. To develop the resident’s experience
and Ocular Surgery and proficiency in managing pre- and
Mission: Ocular Disease / Refractive and post-operative LASIK, intrastromal
Ocular Surgery residency is a one year corneal rings, and clear lensectomy
post-doctoral training program. The refractive surgical procedures.
program is designed to enhance the
clinical skills necessary to diagnose and Residency in Primary Eye Care Optometry
manage visually impaired patients whose
visual loss emanates from various ocular Mission: Primary Eye Care Optometric
and systemic disease processes. Main Residency is a one-year post-doctoral
emphasis is on cataract and refractive training program. This residency program
surgery. Optometric/ophthalmologic offers qualified doctors of optometry an
medical/surgical co-management care is educational opportunity for exceptional
stressed. The program develops the and broad-based development as an
communication skills necessary to interact optometric practitioner. The educational
with referring optometrists and other experience will concentrate on the delivery
health care professionals. of primary eye and vision care to a
predominantly-outpatient veteran
Program Objectives
population. Primary eye and vision care
1. To improve the resident’s proficiency experiences include, but are not limited to,
and competency in the care of visually ocular disease management, binocular
impaired patients through management vision, contact lenses, and low vision.
of a wide variety of cases involving Compassionate and individualized patient
medical and surgical eye care. care is expected. An interdisciplinary
2. To develop experience and proficiency approach to the delivery of health care will
of the resident in managing visually be cultivated, and full utilization of the
impaired patients whose visual loss medical centers and university’s resources
emanates from various ocular and will be encouraged. Residents will also
systemic disease processes. develop clinical didactic teaching skills.
3. To develop the resident’s understand- Program Objectives
ing of optometric/ophthalmologic 1. Enhance the primary eye and vision
medical/surgical co-management of care assessment and management skills
visually impaired patients. of the residents through significant and
4. To develop the resident’s understand- broad-based clinical experience.
ing in triaging secondary and tertiary 2. Foster the resident’s active participa-
care of the patient with ocular and/or tion as members of an interdisciplinary
systemic disease processes. health care team.
5. To develop the resident’s ability to 3. Develop the resident’s skills as educa-
function as a primary care member of tors.
the health care team through participa-
4. Encourage the resident’s pursuit of
tion in a multidisciplinary health care
scholarly activities.
delivery system.
5. The sponsor and affiliate will provide
6. To develop the resident’s ability to
an excellent facility and administrative
recognize and participate in the
support to maximize the resident’s
treatment plan of ocular disease and
environment for learning.
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Continuing Education Opt 531 Ocular Anatomy,
Physiology, and
Continuing professional education for
Biochemistry with
optometrists and optometric assistants is
Laboratory
offered on campus and in various loca-
Anatomy, histology, physiology, biochemistry,
tions throughout the United States,
and photochemistry of the structures of eyelid
Mexico, and Canada. These courses are
and lacrimal system. Basic elements of
presented for groups ranging from 10 to
biochemistry. supplement the lecture.
250 participants. Depending upon the
4.5 hours.
course offered, a lecture format, hands-on
workshop, web-based interactive format, Opt 532 Anatomy of the Visual
or video format may be conducted. System with Laboratory
Course offerings are submitted to COPE (a Development of the eye, anatomy and
clearinghouse for optometric education) physiology of the orbit, and extraocular
and state boards of optometry to qualify muscles. Ocular circulation and sensory,
for continuing optometric education credit motor, and autonomic innervation of the visual
in meeting requirements for license system, visual pathways and visual field
renewal. Certificate courses and transcript defects. 3 hours.
quality courses are also offered.
Opt 533 Microbiology, Genetics and
Immunology; Pharmacology
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS of Anti-infective Drugs;
Diseases of the Lid and
Opt 501 Geometric Optics Lacrimal System
with Laboratory Principles of microbiology, immunology, and
Principles of geometric optics, including the genetics, and their application to ocular
propagation of light, reflection and refraction, diseases. Pharmacology of anti-infective drugs
prisms, thin lenses, thick lenses and lens and their use in treatment of ocular diseases.
combinations, lens design, mirrors, aberra- Epidemiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, and
tions, stops and pupils, optical systems. management of diseases and trauma of the
Laboratory designed to supplement the lecture eyelids and lacrimal system. 3 hours.
material. 4 hours.
Opt 534 Laboratory Procedures for
Opt 502 Physical Optics Assessment of Ocular
with Laboratory Disease
Principles of wave optics including interfer- A discussion/laboratory seminar designed to
ence and diffraction, thin films, Fourier optics, provide an understanding of how laboratory
holography, light scattering, polarization, procedures can be used to assess ocular disease.
photometry, quantum optics, spectroscopy, and 1 hour.
lasers. Laboratory designed to supplement the
lecture material. 3 hours. Opt 535 Functional Neuroanatomy
and Neurobiology
Opt 503 Visual Optics and Ocular Gross and microscopic anatomy of the brain
Motility with Laboratory and spinal cord. Vasculature, blood-brain
Optics of the uncorrected and corrected eye, barriers, and cerebrospinal fluid. Principles of
visual acuity, ocular motility and an introduc- signaling. Central control mechanisms.
tion to binocular vision. 4 hours. Neurology of the oculo-rotary muscles.
Vestibular and cerebellar functions. Neuropa-
Opt 516 Clinical Experience I thology and its effect on visual fields. Neurop-
Orientation to the optometric profession. harmacology. 3 hours.
Observation and participation in clinics with
fourth year students and faculty. 0.5 hour. Opt 536 Pharmacological Principles
and Autonomic Agents
Opt 517 Clinical Experience II Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
Orientation to different modes of optometric routes of drug administration, drug interac-
practice. Observation and participation in tions, and drug toxicity. Drugs affecting the
clinics with fourth year students and faculty. autonomic nervous system. Drugs used in the
0.5 hour. treatment of glaucoma; prescription writing. 3
hours
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COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY ■
Opt 537 Etiology, Diagnosis and Opt 616 Theory and Methods of
Management of Systemic Refraction
Diseases; Pharmacology of The distribution of refractive status through
Systemic Medications I the life span; signs, symptoms, clinical
Etiology, diagnosis, and management significance, and management of refractive
(including pharmaceutical) of diseases of the anomalies; principles underlying routine
cardiovascular, endocrine, immune, gas- objective and subjective clinical measurement
trointestinal, pulmonary, hepatic, and of refractive status, accommodation, and
hematologic systems. Pharmacology of convergence. Epidemiology of relevant ocular
systemic medications. 4 hours. and visual anomalies. 3 hours.
Opt 546 Clinical Procedures: Non- Opt 617 Optometric Case Analysis
refractive Diagnostic Tests Basic methods for analyzing data from and
with Laboratory prescribing for non-diseased binocular
Clinical optometric instrumentation and skills patients; basic considerations in the manage-
including visual acuity measurement, external ment of vertical imbalances and presbyopia; the
ocular examination, basic biomicroscopy, direct underlying assumptions and use of the
ophthalmoscopy, and basic visual field physiological optics model of analysis and
assessment. 3 hours. functional analysis; the role of formalized
analysis systems within the broad framework
Opt 547 Clinical Procedures: of examination/diagnosis/treatment/prognosis.
Binocular Testing and Epidemiology of relevant ocular and visual
Optics with Laboratory anomalies. 4 hours.
Clinical optometric instumentation and skills
including entrance tests, lensometry and lens Opt 618 Theory and Practice of
measure, retinoscopy and stereoscope card Spherical Rigid and Soft
skills. 2 hours. Contact Lenses with
Laboratory
Opt 562 Behavioral Optometric Principles of rigid and soft contact lens optics,
Science with Laboratory patient evaluation, lens selection, lens fitting,
Basic concepts of behavioral vision care, care systems, and basic follow-up for spherical
evolution of prescription criteria, visual contact lenses used to correct refractive errors.
adaptive processes, psychophysical bases of Laboratory designed to supplement the lecture
optometric evaluation, attention and vision, material. 3 hours.
techniques of optometric research. Epidemiol-
ogy of relevant ocular and visual anomalies. Opt 620 Clinical Experience III
4 hours. Case history and clinical thinking skills.
Participation in screenings and clinical
Opt 601 Ophthalmic Optics participation and observation in clinics with
Principles of the design and function of single third year students and faculty. 0.5 hour.
vision and multifocal ophthalmic lenses
including cylinders and prisms. Frame Opt 621 Clinical Experience IV
nomenclature, lens aberrations, magnification, Case history and clinical thinking skills.
standards, protective lenses, as well as lens Participation in screenings and clinical
systems and instruments used in optometric participation and observation in clinics with
examinations. 3 hours. third year students and faculty. 0.5 hour.
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Opt 632 Detection, Assessment and Opt 646 Clinical Procedures:
Treatment of Anterior Refractive Error
Segment Diseases Measurement with
A discussion/laboratory seminar designed to Laboratory
teach techniques for the detection, assessment, Skills required for clinical optometry includ-
and treatment of anterior segment disease. ing keratometry, human eye retinoscopy, and
1 hour. the analytical examination. 2 hours.
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Opt 728 Assessment and evaluation. Radiation and selective absorption.
Management of the Illumination. Eye hazards, blindness, and
Partially-Sighted Patient compensation. Motorist, pilot and VDT
Clinical management of visual problems of the operator vision. Vision ergonomics and
partially-sighted patient. Examination and protective equipment. 2 hours.
treatment of the low vision patient. Prescrip-
tion of conventional spectacles, telescopic and Opt 764 Optometric Economics and
microscopic spectacles, television readers, Practice
special magnifying devices, and non-optical Management and legal aspects of optometric
devices. 2 hours. practice. Modes of practice, practice develop-
ment. Locating and establishing a practice.
Opt 733 Assessment and Formation and operation of partnerships and
Management of Ocular associations; multidisciplinary practices;
Disease Patients health maintenance organizations. Ethics,
Indications, techniques, and interpretation of professionalism, and professional responsibili-
the procedures used in disease detection, ties to the public. Organizations within the
assessment, and management. Emphasis is on profession and current trends. 4 hours.
management of the entire patient rather than
just the patient's specific disease. 2 hours. Opt 791 Optometric Thesis:
Orientation and Planning
Opt 735 Applied Ocular The first course of a two course sequence
Therapeutics involving a creative, disciplined study of a
The use of medications in the treatment of topic or phenomenon related to optometry.
ocular disease, including adnexal, anterior Requirements include the development of a
segment, and posterior segment disorders. formal proposal which may describe an
Emphasis is placed on the clinical thinking experimental or non-experimental study.
process for determining the most appropriate Didactic presentations relative to research
therapeutic drug or drugs for the treatment of design are an integral part of the course.
a particular disease. 1 hour. 1 hour.
Opt 761 Public Health Optometry Opt 815 Primary Patient Care:
Public health philosophy and concepts. Preceptorship Rotation #1
Biostatistics/epidemiology. Health economics Supervised clinical practice in affiliated
and planning. Social aspects of health and hospital settings, health care centers, public
federal/state role in health care. Contemporary and private vision clinics. General and/or
health care developments. The evolving role of specialized health care services unique to each
optometry in community health. 2 hours. site. 15 hours.
Opt 819 Low Vision Patient Care Opt 741 Geriatric Optometry
Supervised clinical management of patients Special needs of the geriatric population.
requiring low vision care and devices in Pacific Ocular and systemic aging changes, pharma-
University affiliated clinics. 1 hour. cological needs, and mentation and indepen-
dence issues of the aged person as seen in office
Opt 820 Contact Lens Patient Care and in custodial institutions. Emphasis on
Supervised clinical management of patients diagnosis and interaction with primary care
wearing or desiring to wear contact lenses in physicians, social workers, and occupational
Pacific University affiliated clinics. 1 hour. therapists. 1 hour.
Opt 821 Clinical Rounds Opt 743 Neurorehabilitative
A lecture/seminar course utilizing cases to Optometry
illustrate evaluation and management of Principal aspects of neurological conditions.
refractive, binocular, accommodative, disease, Discussions on the pathophysiology of
and visual information processing problems. neurological impairment; examination
1 hour. techniques, including neurological assessment;
ocular and systemic health; treatment options.
Opt 822 Pediatric Patient Care Strategies for team management including
Supervised optometric clinical management of obtaining hospital privileges and co-managing
infants, toddlers and preschool aged children patients with other health care professionals.
in Pacific University affiliated clinics. 1 hour. 2 hours.
Opt 832 Ocular Disease and Special Opt 744 Vision Problems That
Testing Patient Care Relate to Learning
Supervised clinical management of patients Difficulties with Laboratory
with ocular disease in Pacific University Role of vision in relation to educational,
affiliated clinics. 1 hour. psychological, and speech and hearing
performance. Diagnosis, remediation and
Opt 892 Optometric Thesis: management of learning disability patients
Completion with emphasis on reading problems. Interrela-
A continuation of Opt 791. Requirements tionship between achievement level, IQ,
include the completion of a thesis proposal personality test results and optometric
approved by a faculty advisor. (Fall Semester findings such as eye movements, perception
Only) 1 hour. and visual processing, refractive status and
accommodative-convergence function.
Observation of instruction of children with
Elective Courses: Doctor of Optometry learning disorders. Comparison of visual and
(O.D.) Degree Curriculum: classroom performance. 3 hours.
Opt 729 Assessment and
Management of the Opt 745 Laser Management of
Partially Sighted Ocular Disease
Patient, Seminar Use of lasers in managing anterior and
This elective will provide hands-on experience posterior ocular conditions. Laser treatment of
with the devices and assessment techniques patients with open or closed angle glaucoma,
discussed in Opt 728 Assessment and retinal conditions, refractive anomalies, and
Management of the Partially Sighted Patient. capsulotomies. Management of possible
1 hour. complications and legal considerations.
Includes demonstrations and hands-on
Opt 740 Seminar in Contact lenses practice. 1 hour.
Identification, etiology and remediation of
contact lens problems as complications of
corneal physiology, refractive implications, and
materials and solutions used; literature review
of specific contact lens topics; student
preparation and delivery of a lecture on some
phase of contact lens practice; evaluation of
contact lens articles in the published literature.
2 hours.
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Opt 746 Sports and Recreational and digital image capture techniques; the use
Vision of computer enhancement/modification of
Theory, diagnosis, and remediation of sports images. 1 hour.
vision problems. Static and dynamic visual
acuity, accommodation, pursuit and saccadic Opt 765 Seminar in
eye movements, binocularity, and gross and Multidisciplinary Service
fine visual-motor coordination and specific Role visual factors play in learning disability
sports. Sports vision research theory. The role diagnosis and remediation. Drawing upon the
and scope of the sports vision consultant. disciplines of education, psychology, speech
Laboratories involve the clinical diagnosis and pathology and optometry, experience is gained
treatment of sports vision problems. 2 hours. in diagnosis, therapy, and case management
within a multidisciplinary setting. 1 hour
Opt 748 Hospital Based Optometry
Obtaining hospital privileges, credentialing,
quality assurance, and accreditation. Order- Course Descriptions: Masters of Science
ing, interpreting, and charting radiology, (M.S.) in Clinical Optometry Degree
laboratory and fluorescein angiography results. Program
Ethical dilemmas in the multidisciplinary
Opt 901 Seminar in New
setting. Charting, verbal communication, and
Ophthalmic
written communication with various health
Instrumentation and
care providers. 2 hours.
Materials
Opt 749 Refractive Surgery Review of current literature on new oph-
Surgical and laser treatments of refractive thalmic instrumentation and materials.
error including historical and state of the art Students will read current issues of selected
techniques. Patient selection factors and journals and present reports of relevant
protocols for co-management. Diagnosis, articles. Special topics will be assigned for
treatment, and management of postoperative more extensive student reports. Presentations
complications. The role of optometry in the on instrumentation and materials will be given
invasive correction of refractive error. 1 hour. by faculty members and invited guests. 1 hour
Opt 918 Seminar in Contact Lenses Opt 991 Research and Data Analysis
Review of current literature on contact lenses. Methods
Students will read current issues of selected Research design strategies and data analysis
journals and present reports of relevant procedures. Use of computerized data record-
articles. Special topics will be assigned for ing, analysis, and reporting procedures will be
more extensive student reports. Presentations stressed. Methods for preparing material for
on contact lenses will be given by faculty publication or oral presentation will be
members and invited guests. 1 hour covered. 4 hours
Opt 931 Seminar in Visual System Additional information on Opt 995: Project
Structure, Function, and topics will be suggested by faculty members or
Biochemistry may be originated by students themselves.
Review of current literature on the structure, Following discussions with potential faculty
function, and biochemistry of the visual thesis committee members, an oral and written
system. Students will read and present reports presentation describing the project is made to
of relevant articles from current issues of the College of Optometry Research and
selected journals. Special topics will be Awards Committee for review and comment
assigned for more extensive student reports. (see section entitled "Academic Procedures").
Presentations will be given by invited guests. Project topics may include case studies,
1 hour literature reviews, clinical trials, development
of new procedures or techniques, instrument
Opt 932 Seminar in Ophthalmic/ evaluations, etc. The written report must be
Systemic Disease approved and signed by all members of the
Review of current literature on disease faculty committee; it may be in the form of a
etiology, diagnosis, and management. Students formal thesis or it may be a major paper (or
will read current issues of selected journals papers) suitable for publication in an optomet-
and present reports of relevant articles. Special ric/vision journal (or book). Presentation of the
topics will be assigned for more extensive project at local and national meetings is
student reports. Presentations on disease strongly encouraged.
etiology, diagnosis, and management will be
given by faculty members and invited guests. Opt 996 Special Study
1 hour Intended as an alternative or in addition to
Opt 995 Thesis Research. Involves conducting
Opt 962 Seminar in Presentation a complete literature review or participating in
Methods in the Health a series of smaller projects/experiences on a
Professions special topic of the student's choice and taking
Methods used to teach and present informa- a comprehensive written and/or oral examina-
tion. Setting long and short term goals, tion on the topic. Students should confer with
designing lesson plans, presentation tech- their advisor before selecting this option and
niques and styles, examinations, and innova- must have their special topic approved by the
tive teaching methods, including the use of advisor. May be repeated three times for credit.
audiovisual and computer technology. 1 hour The examination will be given in the final term
of Opt 996. *2 hours
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Residency Option Opt 935 Prescribing Lens
Students who desire to combine a residency Corrections for Problem
with their Masters program will participate in Patients
a clinical experience (Opt 920) two days per Methods for analyzing patient findings to
week for five academic semesters. produce an optimum lens prescription.
Balancing accommodation and convergence
Opt 920 Clinic Experience with lenses. Use of horizontal and vertical
Participation in delivery of clinical services. prism. Use of computerized analysis proce-
May be repeated five times for credit. Must be dures. 3 hours
taken five times to qualify for Residency
certification. 3 hours (two days per week) Phil 307G Ethics, Medicine and
Health Care
Interest Area and Elective Courses: A study of ethical issues that arise and occur
Masters of Science (M.S.) in Clinical within medical and health care contexts and
Optometry Degree Program professions. 4 hours
Some courses are given by departments or
divisions outside the College of Optom- Opt 964 Teaching Experience
etry and are subject to their scheduling. Participate in the teaching of a course or
Some optometry courses are given on an laboratory. Arranged with individual faculty
as needed basis. With advisor approval, members. 2 hours
students may select an interest area and
elective courses other than those listed Opt 956 Independent Study
below. Students can choose from the Coursework not covered by regular courses
several hundred advanced courses offered and arranged as independent study with an
by the various departments and divisions instructor. An independent study contract is
of Pacific University. required to register. Credit hours are assigned
by the instructor.
Sample Elective Courses: Masters of
Science (M.S.) in Clinical Optometry *Opt 995 Thesis Research and Opt 996
Degree Program Special Study are graded in the following
manner: A grade of "X" will be submitted
BA 300G Management Principles by the appropriate faculty member as the
This course provides an understanding of the student progresses through the sequence.
duties and responsibilities of managers. Basic Once the thesis is completed (Opt 995) or
management knowledge, attitudes, skills and examination is completed (Opt 996) final
managerial processes are stressed. 3 hours grades are submitted. All "X" grades will
then be changed by the Registrar to
BA 320G Human Resource coincide with the final grade submitted by
Management the thesis advisor or examination advisor.
Functions of a personnel program in a business
organization. Contributions of research in the
social sciences to personnel administration.
Operation and techniques of a personnel
department including job evaluation, psycho-
logical testing, employment counseling, wage
administration, and other personnel programs.
3 hours
College of
Optometry Calendar
2000-2001
July 18 - 21 FINALS conducted
SUMMER SEMESTER - 2000 during this week (see
course syllabi)
April No 3rd Year Clinic
April 28 - 30 NBEO Part III *** July 21 LAST DAY of 3rd Year
Summer Semester
May Classes
May 1 - 5 Faculty Prep Time July 22 FIRST DAY of Optional
3rd Year Summer Clinic
May 5 Clinic Staff and Faculty
In-Service (All Clinics
Closed) August
May 8 FIRST DAY of Summer Aug 8 - 9 NBEO Part I ***
Semester Classes, 4th Yr Aug 19 LAST DAY of Optional
Clinics and 3rd Year Summer Clinic
Preceptorships *
Aug 21 - 22 All Faculty Conference
3rd Year Summer Clinic
Orientation Aug 22 LAST DAY of 4th Year
Summer Clinics and
4th Year Summer Clinic Preceptorships *
Orientation **
Aug 23 - 24 Clinic Offices Open
No Patient Care
Patient Care by
May 9 3rd Year Summer Clinic Arrangement ****
Begins
May 20 Commencement: Class
of 2000 FALL SEMESTER - 2000
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August 28 FIRST DAY of Fall December 18 - 20 Patient Care by
Semester Classes, Arrangement ****
3rd Yr Clinic and
Preceptorships * December 22 - 31 December/New Year
Holidays
4th Year Fall Clinic
Orientation **
SPRING SEMESTER - 2001
September
September 2 - 4 Labor Day Holiday January
College/Clinics Closed January 1 New Year Holiday
College/Clinics Closed
October
October 12 - 14 GWCO (MUST submit
approved Absence January 2 - 11 Patient Care by
Request Form to Arrangement ****
Clinic Staff) Administrative/Clinic
October 19 Standards and Appeals Offices Open
Committee January 8 - 12 Faculty Prep Time
Mid-Semester Review (Faculty Workshop TBA,
(1:00 PM - 3:00 PM) attendance expected)
Administrative/Clinic
November Offices Open
November 22 Thanksgiving Holiday January 12 Clinic Staff and Faculty
In-Service (All Clinics
Classes and Clinics end Closed)
at Noon
January 15 FIRST DAY of Spring
Admin/Clinic Offices Semester Classes,
Close at Noon 3rd Yr Clinic and
November Preceptorships *
23 - 25 Thanksgiving Holidays 4th Year Clinic
College/Clinics Closed Orientation **
December March
December 4 - 6 No 4th Year Patient Care March 8 Standards and Appeals
Committee
December 5 - 6 NBEO Part II ***
Mid-Semester Review
December 6 LAST DAY of classes (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
and 3rd Year Fall Clinic
before Finals March 24-31 Spring Break - 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th Year *
December 7 - 11 American Academy of
Optometry Annual Administrative/Clinic
Meeting Offices Open
December 11 - 15 FINALS: Fall Semester - March 19 - 23 Patient Care by
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Year Arrangement ****
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School of
Physical Therapy
Daiva A. Banaitis, Ph.D., P.T., Director
Admission to the Professional Physical year; students may not enter the program
Therapy Program in the middle of the year. Application
procedures must be completed in Decem-
Applicants to the professional program ber. Interviews are usually held in March
should request a physical therapy applica- and notification of admission is commonly
tion packet from the Office of Admission made by April 15.
for Professional Programs. The application
deadline is in early December.
Prerequisites
Enrollment in the professional program is
limited and admission is highly selective. Students must complete the following pre-
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to professional courses, and earn a bachelors
apply to the program. Students who will degree prior to enrollment in the profes-
have completed a minimum of three sional program. All prerequisite courses
academic years (90 semester) of college must be completed with a grade of "B" or
work including the prerequisites by the higher. Courses are to be taken on a
date of enrollment in the professional graded basis; pass-fail courses are not
program are eligible to apply for admis- acceptable. Courses taken to fulfill the
sion. Please note that completion of these science prerequisites must be those for
prerequisites does not necessarily corre- science majors and preprofessional
spond to Pacific's bachelors degree students (e.g. pre-med, pre-pharmacy),
requirements. (See below.) If the first two and must include a laboratory. Low level,
years are completed at a community non-science major courses will be unac-
college, the third pre-professional year (30 ceptable in meeting the prerequisites.
semester/45 quarter hours) must be Applicants will need to demonstrate
completed at a four-year college or competency in more recent coursework if
university. The Admissions Committee previous science courses were taken more
considers many factors including: than seven years prior to application.
Listed below are the prerequisites and the
• Strength and breadth of academic Pacific University courses which satisfy
record; the requirements.
• Evidence of work (volunteer or paid, Biological Sciences: 12 semester/18
100 hours minimum) under the quarter hours. Must include general
supervision of one or more profession- biology sequence (Botany portion may
als in the field of physical therapy - be excluded), complete human or
preferably within a general hospital vertebrate anatomy, and complete
setting; human or animal physiology courses.
• Strength of letters of evaluation; Sequential courses combining human
• Content of application forms and the anatomy and physiology are accept-
care with which they have been able. A single course combining human
prepared; and anatomy and physiology will not meet
this requirement. All courses must
• Extracurricular and community
include laboratory. (If taken at Pacific
activities.
University: Biol 202; Biol 204; Biol 224;
Based on the criteria listed above, a limited Biol 240.)
number of applicants are invited for on-
Chemistry: 8 semester hours/12 quarter
campus, personal interviews. The inter-
hours. Must include a standard one-
view is required and is a contributing
year course in general chemistry.
factor in the admission decision. It allows
Courses must include laboratory. (If
the selection committee to assess subjec-
taken at Pacific University Chem 220,
tively essential skills and traits which may
221; 230.)
not be reflected in the written application.
In the interview, consideration is given to Physics: 8 semester hours/12 quarter
knowledge of the profession, motivation hours. A standard two-semester course
toward a career in physical therapy, ability or the quarter system equivalent. This
to think clearly and logically, poise, self- course need not be calculus based. All
confidence, warmth and verbal expression courses must include laboratory. (If
of ideas. taken at Pacific University; Phy 202/
204 [or Phy 232/242].)
New classes begin in late August of each
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Psychology: 6 semester/9 quarter hours. Bachelor Degree Requirements
Must include a course in general
The bachelors degree is required of all
psychology. (If taken at Pacific Univer-
students and must be completed no later
sity: Psyc 150)
than the beginning of the third and final
English/Writing: 9 semester/12 quarter year of the professional program. As of
credit hours. Must include one writing Fall 2002, all applicants will be required to
course beyond the introductory level. have earned a bachelors degree prior to
Courses taken to meet this requirement enrollment into the program.
must be from an English or Writing
Options for students entering Fall 2000 or
department.
2001
Statistics: 2 semester/3 quarter hours. It is
1. Earn the bachelors degree prior to entry
recommended that statistics be taken in
into professional studies. These
a department of psychology, sociology
students need to fulfill only the pre-
or mathematics. (If taken at Pacific
professional requirements listed above.
Math 207, Psyc 350.)
2. Some students attending institutions
Humanities*: 6 semester/9 quarter hours.
with pre-professional programs plan a
(in addition to English prerequisite
program of study to include pre-
listed above) in fine arts, philosophy,
physical therapy requirements plus that
religion, English, history*, music,
institution's bachelors degree require-
foreign language, speech/communica-
ments. In a case where Pacific's
tions. At least three semester hours
professional courses in physical
must be outside English and an
therapy are used to satisfy another
introductory English composition or
institution's graduation requirements,
speech course does not meet this
written notice of such an arrangement
requirement.
is required.
Social Sciences*: 6 semester/9 quarter
3. Earn a bachelors degree at Pacific by
hours. (in addition to psychology
meeting one of the two following
prerequisite listed above) in sociology,
degree categories:
psychology, political science, econom-
ics, anthropology. At least three a. Bachelor of Science in Health
semester hours must be outside Science offered by the College of
psychology. Note: A single course in Arts and Sciences.
History may be used in either Humani- The student must meet core and other
ties or Social Sciences, but may not be general degree requirements as well as
used in both. complete an accepted minor and complete
* The courses used to satisfy this the first year of the Physical Therapy
requirement may not be less than a 2 Program. (See the College of Arts and
semester (3 quarter) hour course. Sciences Catalog.)
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pacific University offers all of the pre-
physical therapy course requirements for
those students interested in preparing for
the professional program. All pre-
professional students complete the
baccalaureate requirements along with the
pre-physical therapy requirements.
Students should note that while there are
advantages to completing the pre-physical
therapy requirements at Pacific, doing so
does not guarantee subsequent admission
to the professional physical therapy
program.
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Faculty will evaluate academic perfor- Details of professional and academic
mance, clinical skills, and professional standards, evaluation procedures, and the
development and behaviors demonstrated appeals process are available in the Pacific
in the educational environment and in University Catalog, School of Physical
clinical performance according to stan- Therapy Student Handbook, the Intern
dards set forth in the University Catalog, Clinical Education Manual, “Pacific Stuff,
the School of Physical Therapy Student course syllabi, and additional resources
Handbook, the Intern Clinical Education available in the Director's office.
Manual and elsewhere. Individuals convicted of a felony may not
Students will be given regular feedback on be eligible for licensing in Physical
their progress in the program. A student Therapy. Students are urged to contact the
who is not performing adequately appropriate licensing agency for further
according to the standards will receive information.
notification through written feedback
and/or individual advisement. After
receiving such warning, failure to improve COURSES IN THE MSPT
performance before the next scheduled
evaluation may result in academic PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
probation.
Students placed on academic probation First Year
will receive formal written notification First Semester
outlining the reasons for probation and
expectations that must be met in order for PT 450 Gross Human
probation to be lifted. Failure to meet the Anatomy I ............................ 5
requirements of probation in a timely PT 505 Functional
manner may result in removal from the Neuroanatomy I .................. 2
School. PT 510 Human Motion and
In the case of flagrant and intentional Biomechanics I .................... 4
violations of the Code of Academic PT 520 Physical Agents I ................ 3
Conduct or the Physical Therapy Code of
Ethics, a student may be removed from the PT 540 Fundamentals of
School without previous warning at any Therapeutic Exercise .......... 2
time in his or her academic career.
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In general, program decisions regarding
academic standing are final. A decision Second Semester
may be appealed only if the student can
show that 1) there was an error in the PT 451 Gross Human
procedure used by the faculty, 2) there is Anatomy II ........................... 2
new evidence sufficient to alter the PT 460 Applied Human
decision, or 3) the sanction imposed was Physiology ........................... 4
not appropriate to the severity of the PT 500 Professional Issues .............. 2
violation of professional or academic
PT 506 Functional
standards. The Director's office informs
Neuroanatomy II ................ 4
the student of faculty actions.
PT 511 Human Motion and
Appeals are to be filed with the Director's
Biomechanics II ................... 4
office within 10 days from the date of
notification of the original action. Students PT 525 Physical Agents II ............... 4
are not allowed to attend class until the PT 530 Clinical Experience I ........... 1
student has filed an appeal. Further
appeals may be pursued through the 21
University Standards and Appeals
Committee.
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P.T. 505 Functional Neuroanatomy I practical problem solving will be utilized.
Advanced study of the structure and function 2 hours. Salzman and Farrell.
of the human nervous system, including gross
neuroanatomy and neurophysiological studies. P.T. 542 Neurological Dysfunction
Sensation, motor control, and clinical and Therapeutic Procedures I
applications are stressed. 2 hours. This course presents the student with a
Lundy-Ekman. continuation of theory and principles of
therapeutic exercise. Course emphasis is on the
P.T. 506 Functional Neuroanatomy II development of posture and movement skills,
Continuation of Functional Neuroanatomy I. and neurophysiologic treatment techniques.
4 hours. Lundy-Ekman. Laboratory experience includes a major
introduction to proprioceptive neuromuscular
P.T. 507 Neurosciences Seminar facilitation treatment techniques. Pathology,
(elective) evaluation, and treatment of the adult patient
Discussion, problem solving and student case- following a cerebral vascular accident will also
history presentation. Prerequisite: P.T. 505, be presented. 3 hours. Cicirello, Banaitis and
506. 1 hour. Lundy-Ekman. Farrell.
P.T. 510 Human Motion and P.T. 545 Motor Control and Motor
Biomechanics I Learning
Detailed study of both normal and pathological Introduction to theories of movement control,
muscle action and function as well as joint including information processing, control
motion. Laboratory experiences include loops, and motor programming. Includes
practice in assessment of muscle force and joint examination of teaching, practice, and memory
motion as well as other evaluative techniques. variables and theories of motor learning.
4 hours. Medeiros. Clinical application of research from the
neurosciences, psychology and physical
P.T. 511 Human Motion and therapy. Practical application, particularly to
Biomechanics II patient populations, is stressed. 2 hours.
Continuation of Human Motion and Biome- Lundy-Ekman.
chanics I. 4 hours. Medeiros.
P.T. 560 Musculoskeletal
P.T. 520 Physical Agents I Dysfunction and
Biophysical principles, physiological effects, Therapeutic Procedures I
clinical techniques and application of massage, Musculoskeletal disabilities of children and
hydrotherapy, light, heat, sound, and other adults and their relation to physical therapy
therapeutic measures. 3 hours. Bush and with an emphasis on orthopedic medicine and
Banaitis. surgery, sports medicine, and orthopedic
manual therapy. Includes pathology, medical
P.T. 525 Physical Agents II and surgical evaluation and treatment,
Continuation of Physical Agents I. Emphasis physical therapy evaluation and treatment. 4
on electrical muscle stimulation, hours. Bush, Rutt and Nee.
electroanalgesia, therapeutic electricity, and
electrophysiological testing. Unit on orthotics P.T. 561 Musculoskeletal
and prosthetics included. 4 hours. Bush and Dysfunction and
Ourada. Therapeutic Procedures II
Continuation of Musculoskeletal Disabilities
P.T. 530 Clinical Experience I and Therapeutic Procedures I. 2 hours. Bush,
Full-time two-week clinical experience under Rutt and Nee.
supervision of licensed physical therapists.
1 hour. Salzman. P.T. 565 Clinical Experience II
Full-time two-week clinical experience under
P.T. 540 Therapeutic Exercise supervision of licensed physical therapists.2
Theory and principles of therapeutic exercise to hours. Salzman.
include exercise equipment, basic nursing
skills, stretching/range-of-motion, strengthen-
ing and endurance training, transfers, back/
neck care, relaxation, fitness, stress reduction,
and assistive gait. A strong emphasis on
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P.T. 665 Special Topics First Year, Second Semester (19 weeks)
Advanced elective seminars in clinical areas. DPT 501 Human Anatomy II ............ 2
Seminar topics vary from year to year, but
generally include aspects of musculoskeletal DPT 511 Clinical Biomechanics II .... 4
physical therapy, neurologic, pediatric, DPT 521 Rehabilitation
geriatric and/or cardiopulmonary physical Neuroscience II ................... 4
therapy. 1 hour. Faculty and guest lecturers. DPT 531 Electrotherapeutic Agents,
Orthotics and Prosthetics ... 4
P.T. 665 Seminar in Bioethics for
Physical Therapists DPT 550 Applied Physiology ............ 4
Identification and analysis of ethical issues DPT 560 Physical Therapy: Profes-
facing physical therapists in their relationships sional Considerations ......... 2
with patients, peers, the Healthcare commu- DPT 570 Clinical Internship I .......... 4
nity, and society as a whole. 1 hour. Marenco.
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P.T. 695 Thesis
In consultation with adviser, conduct research Second Year, First Semester (15/16 weeks)
project and write thesis. Grading is on a Pass/
No Pass basis. Fall: 1 hour; Spring: 2 hours. DPT 600 Neurosciences Seminar
Faculty. (elective) ............................ (1)
DPT 610 Adult Neuromuscular
Grading for clinical experiences/intern- System: Examination and
ships is on a Pass/No Pass basis. The Intervention I ...................... 3
academic faculty determines successful
completion of any given clinical affiliation. DPT 620 Motor Control and Motor
If for any reason a clinical experience/ Learning ............................... 2
internship is missed or needs to be DPT 630 Musculoskeletal Examina-
repeated, the student will not be able to tion and Intervention for the
make it up until the next time the clinical Extremities ........................... 4
affiliation in question is regularly sched- DPT 640 Clinical Internship II .......... 4
uled. Students may repeat a given clinical
DPT 650 Medical Disabilities and
affiliation only once and are allowed only
Therapeutic
two repeat clinical affiliations over the
Interventions I ..................... 3
entire three-year curriculum.
DPT 660 Research Methods and
Statistics I ............................. 2
COURSES IN THE DPT
18 (19)
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
First Year, First Semester (15/16 weeks) Second Year, Second Semester (19 weeks)
DPT 500 Human Anatomy I .............. 5 DPT 611 Adult Neuromuscular
System: Examination and
DPT 510 Clinical Biomechanics I ...... 4 Intervention II ..................... 3
DPT 520 Rehabilitation DPT 631 Musculoskeletal Examina-
Neuroscience I ..................... 2 tion and Intervention for the
DPT 530 Physical Agents and Me- Neck and Trunk .................. 3
chanical Modalities ............. 3 DPT 641 Clinical Internship III ......... 4
DPT 540 Patient Assessment, DPT 651 Medical Disabilities and
Intervention and Therapeutic
Therapeutic Exercise ........ 2 Interventions II .................... 2
DPT 661 Research Methods and
16 Statistics II ............................ 1
DPT 670 Psychological Aspects of
Illness Disability .................. 2
DPT 680 Geriatrics and
Gerontology ......................... 3
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practice and differential diagnosis are optimal function and efficient human move-
emphasized. Active learning, as described for ment. The following areas are stressed:
DPT 505, continues in this course. 4 hours. metabolism, muscle physiology, cardiovascular
and respiratory dynamics, renal function, body
DPT 530 Physical Agents and defenses, and hormonal control of function.
Mechanical Modalities Methods designed to improve performance are
A comprehensive coverage of biophysical discussed and instrumentation frequently used
principles, physiological effects, clinical to evaluate muscular, cardiac, and pulmonary
techniques and applications with an emphasis function are presented in the laboratory
on problem solving and clinical decision setting. 4 hours.
making. Topics include massage, superficial
and deep heat, hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, DPT 560 Physical Therapy:
therapeutic light, traction, wound care, Professional Considerations
bandaging, compression therapies and This course is designed to introduce the
continuous passive motion. The course student to the history and sociology of the
includes lectures, clinical skill laboratories, use physical therapy profession and its role in the
of interactive audiovisual programs for clinical health care system. Additional areas of study
decision making, independent student include professional ethics and behavior,
literature reviews, abstract writing and class licensing and legal issues, overview of the
presentations of current research in physical public health system, roles of other health
agents. 3 hours. professionals and the functions of the rehabili-
tation team. The course format is variable
DPT 531 Electrotherapeutic Agents, including lecture, discussion, group work and
Orthotics and Prosthetics student presentations. A unit on medical
Physical principles and physiological effects of terminology is achieved by independent study
electricity on the human body, with an as is one on clinical documentation.
emphasis on clinical decision making. Course 2 hours minimum.
topics include iontophoresis, electrical muscle
stimulation, functional electrical stimulation, DPT 600 Neurosciences Seminar
neuromuscular electrical stimulation and trans (elective)
cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Discussion, problem solving and student case-
Physiologic function is assessed with biofeed- history presentation. Prerequisite: DPT 520,
back, nerve conduction velocity and elec- 521. 1 hour.
tromyography. The orthotics and prosthetics
portion of the course includes upper and lower DPT 610 Adult Neuromuscular
extremity and trunk orthotic devices and upper System: Examination and
and lower extremity prosthetics. The course Intervention I
includes lecture, clinical laboratory practice, Clinical application of observation skills for
the use of interactive audiovisual programs motor function within environmental contexts
and practice in clinical writing. 4 hours. and treatment intervention when a motor
problem exists will be explored. Students will
DPT 540 Therapeutic Exercise develop recognition skills of motor control
Theory and principles of therapeutic exercise to dysfunction in patients with a variety of
include exercise equipment, patient care skills, diagnoses and evaluate these within Nagi's
active stretching, range-of-motion, strengthen- systematic framework of Disablement.
ing and endurance training, functional Treatment interventions presented will include
mobility, body mechanics, fitness, stress proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
reduction, and assistive gait. A strong (PNF), neurodevelopmental (NDT), compen-
emphasis is placed on solving basic physical satory, and motor learning. Clinical decision
therapy clinical problems including examina- making will be developed as the learner selects,
tion, evaluation and intervention of functional applies, and justifies treatment for specific
mobility impairments. 2 hours. patient functional goals. Documentation and
measurement of treatment will be incorporated.
DPT 550 Applied Physiology Laboratory component includes a major
This course is a study of human physiology introduction to PNF and NDT approaches of
from the cellular level of metabolic functions to therapeutic exercise. Specifically, pathology,
the operation of primary and specialized organ evaluation and treatment of the patient post
systems. Emphasis is placed on application of cerebral vascular accident (CVA) will be
physiologic principles to the development of included. 3 hours.
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DPT 661 Research Methods and DPT 690 Educational Strategies for
Statistics II Physical Therapists
Continuation of DPT 660. 1 hour. Educational strategies for designing and
teaching in clinical, community, and academic
DPT 670 Psychological Aspects of settings. Learning theory is emphasized with a
Illness and Disability focus on applications in instruction related to
This course presents a survey of emotional, physical therapy. Students select topics to
behavioral and social effects of injury, illness or teach to each other, offering constructive
disability on patients, their families and other critique and support. 3 hours.
interpersonal relationships. The interpersonal
relationship between health professional and DPT 695 Independent Study
patient is emphasized. Clinical experiences are This course is intended to allow a student to
used as illustrations of theoretical material. pursue a specialized or unique interest that is
2 hours. not part of the curriculum, but is related to it.
It does not replace any required course. No
DPT 680 Geriatrics and Gerontology more than one (1) credit of Independent Study
This course is an introduction to the issues may be taken per semester and no more than
facing older persons in the areas of health, five (5) may be taken over the entire program.
health care policy and sociocultural expecta- 1 hour.
tions. It addresses the issues surrounding the
burgeoning aging population; the common DPT 700 Principles of Management
pathologies and impairments that are associ- and Supervision for
ated with the over 65 population in the context Physical Therapists
of normal vs. usual aging of the cardiopulmo- An in-depth study of service operations
nary, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and management at the organizational and clinical
integumentary systems; and documentation department level is discussed. A focus on the
and reimbursement in the Medicare system. full financial cycle from resource planning and
Discussions will include the benefits of budgeting through reimbursement is empha-
exercise in prevention of and rehabilitation sized. Basic services of facilities operation and
from functional limitations; home assessment, record keeping as well as case management and
housing options and community resources; consulting are addressed. The physical
communication and education with the elderly; therapist's role as a leader for personal
restraint use issues; and the issues surround- development as well as a human resource
ing elder abuse. Students will also critique manager is discussed. Students learn the
many of the functional assessment tools used process of program and service line develop-
with this population. 3 hours. ment, implementation, marketing, and
outcome management. Current regulatory,
DPT 685 Pediatric Neuromuscular legal, and policy and procedures that impact
System: Examination and practice management are also presented.
Interventions 4 hours.
Introduction to typical development of
children, with a focus on motor development in DPT 710 Evaluation Seminar I
the context of changing environments across This course provides students with the
the age span, and within the cultural consider- opportunity to integrate their skills for
ations of childhood and family. Developmental evaluation, planning, and revision of interven-
disability diagnoses associated with impaired tions. Live and videotaped demonstrations of
motor function from congenital or acquired examinations and evaluations are presented in
disorders of the central nervous system or class. Small groups of students perform an
genetic abnormalities in infancy, childhood, examination of a patient, justify the tests and
and adolescence will be presented. Students measurements performed, perform an evalua-
will gain an appreciation for age appropriate tion (make clinical judgments), establish a
developmental assessments, standardized diagnosis and prognosis for the patient, plan
instruments, and functional means to evaluate therapeutic interventions, and develop a plan
children with disabilities in various settings. for outcomes assessment. The students present
Pediatric public school practice will be the case to an audience of physical therapy
discussed and an appreciation for working students and interested people from the
with families and educators will be modeled. community. 2 hours.
3 hours.
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Through individual journal writings, class about earning a degree, may complete up
presentations and simulations, students will to twelve credits in the curriculum before
gain a more humane manner of perceiving entering the MSHS program. Applications
physical and cognitive differences. 2 hours. are accepted and evaluated continually
throughout the year.
DPT 665-03 Seminar on Children:
Learning, Living, and Admissions Requirements
Development (Elective)
Through the interdisciplinary sharing of 1. Submission of a completed application
models and frames of reference, students will form with fee.
explore multiple perspectives on children's 2. A bachelors degree or its equivalent
learning and a variety of means for facilitating from an institution accredited by the
that learning. Students will develop a family- Commission on Accreditation of
centered approach through informal and formal Physical Therapy Education (interna-
venues with parents, and through sharing tional students may substitute compa-
concepts of child development with peers from rable credentials).
disciplines other than their own. The opportu- 3. Minimum of two years of full time
nity to engage on an interdisciplinary team, professional practice.
with the focus being child-environment-
occupation interaction, should facilitate 4. Evidence of licensure in the United.
individual student study and understanding of 5. A 3.0 grade point average in previous
child development. 1 hour. professional course work.
6. An official transcript from the Univer-
sity/College which granted the degree
THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN or certificate in Physical Therapy.
HEALTH SCIENCES DEGREE 7. Successful completion of a statistics
course, including inferential statistics,
General Information within the last seven years. This course
Please note: Due to anticipated changes, is a prerequisite to two core courses.
AY2000-2001 will be the last year we will 8. International students must also meet
be accepting students into this program. Pacific University's requirements for
The Master of Science in Health Sciences international student admission
(MSHS) program is designed to assist including results of the TOEFL (600
physical therapists to expand their minimum score).
knowledge base and broaden their career 9. A personal interview with the Coordi-
options. Graduates of this program may nator of the Graduate Program for the
bring another level of intellectual growth School of Physical Therapy.
to their current work, pursue new profes-
sional responsibilities, or move toward the
academic environment. Program of Study
This post-professional masters degree is The degree requires a minimum of 33
fashioned to meet the needs of the semester hours for completion. Individual
practicing physical therapist with profes- educational and professional goals will be
sional and/or family responsibilities. considered in the design of each student's
Courses are offered in a weekend format course of study. The 15 hours of core courses
and may be facilitated through on-line are required for all students.
computer technology. As a result students Up to 6 semester hours of graduate credits
can anticipate a significant amount of (500 level and above) may be transferred
directed independent study both before from another university. Up to 10 hours may
and following classroom sessions. Stu- be gained through courses offered by the
dents benefit from small classes with North American Institute of Orthopedic
individual attention and gain from the Manual Therapy (NAIOMT). Up to 12 hours
experience of classmates as well as an may be earned through the Kaiser
excellent faculty. Permanente Physical Therapy Residency
Students who are interested in pursuing Program in Advanced Orthopedic Manual
graduate study, but remain undecided Therapy. The time limit for any transferred
credit and the statistics course is seven years.
Students will be required to complete all requirement must register for at least 1
degree requirements within five years. It semester hour per semester. 3 - 6 hours.
is expected that most students will Faculty.
complete the degree requirements within
three years. II. Electives
I. Core Courses - 15 units (3 units each) HS 505 Neuroscience
This course includes advanced study of the
HS 520 Educational Strategies for structure and function of the nervous system,
Physical Therapy including neurophysiology and gross neu-
This course examines curriculum and roanatomy. The material includes current
instruction models from the foundation of theoretical and research evidence regarding
research in the psychology of learning and in multiple sclerosis, sympathetic reflex dystro-
the sociology and practice of teaching. General phy, cerebral vascular accident, traumatic
models will be applied to instructional brain injury, spinal cord injury, and peripheral
situations for the physical therapist teacher, neuropathies. Sensation, motor control, and
specifically in formal classroom settings, clinical application are stressed. 3 hours.
clinical settings, and in patient education Lundy-Ekman.
programs. 3 hours. Narode.
HS 510 Musculoskeletal
HS 530 Health Policy and Systems Biomechanics
The course will involve the study of health Study of material and structural characteris-
policy, both in general for health care workers, tics of bone, ligament, muscle, tendon, and
and specifically for physical therapists. synovial joints. Detailed study of human
Overview of the development, present status, movement with respect to the application of
and future of the health care system in the forces. Analysis of basic movement patterns
United States. Will include comparison with and methods of analysis. 3 hours. Faculty.
the health care systems in other developed
countries and current legislation in Congress. HS 550 Advanced Anatomy
Special emphasis on rehabilitation and Advanced study of anatomical structures,
Oregon’s health care system. 3 hours. Hooker. normal functional relationships, and clinical
implications of pathological conditions. Study
HS 540 Tests and Measurements in includes lecture, prosected cadaveric speci-
Physical Therapy mens, models, and computer aided technology.
In-depth assessment of the uses, advantages, 3 hours. Faculty.
disadvantages, validity, reliability, and sources
of error of evaluation procedures and tools HS 551 Seminar in Pediatrics
commonly used in physical therapy. An This course is designed to provide an avenue
emphasis will be placed on the appropriate for open discussion of current practice issues.
interpretation of data collected from these tools, Topics include spasticity, interactions with
as well as outcome measures and assessments. family and educators, clinical decision making,
3 hours. Rutt. and the integration of "cultures" in treatment.
1 hour. Cicirello.
HS 595 Research Design and
Applied Statistics HS 552 Seminar in Radiology
An introduction to the research process, Presentation of a systematic approach to the
including discussion of research designs, understanding and evaluation of x-rays of the
hypothesis testing, and data analysis relevant cervical and lumbar spine, shoulder, wrist,
to physical therapy. Prerequisite: Statistics. 3 hand, knee, hip and ankle. Includes viewing of
hours. Bush. x-rays with discussion. Clinical application of
radiology will be included. 1 hour. Swain.
HS 695 Thesis or Publishable
Article HS 555 Motor Control and Motor
Students must complete either a thesis, or, a Learning
research or professional project resulting in an Introduction to theories of movement control,
article for publication. A minimum of three (3) including information processing, control
to a maximum of six (6) semester hours of loops, and motor programming. Includes
credit. Students who are working on this examination of teaching, practice, and memory
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variables and theories of motor learning. HS 670 Gerontology
Practical application, particularly to patient Review of the biological and psychological
populations, is stressed. 3 hours. effects of aging. Ethical and legal issues in
Lundy-Ekman. health care for the elderly under the present
system of providing acute and long term care.
HS 556-98 Seminar in Geriatrics The role of physical therapists as case manag-
An independent study course addressing ers and advocates for the elderly will be
current topics in geriatrics theories and explored as well as prevention and fitness
interventions. 1 hour. Faculty. programs for the older person. 3 hours.
Faculty.
HS 560 Low Back Pain: A Critical
Evaluation of Therapeutic
Interventions III. North American Institute of Ortho-
This course, which is evidence-based, is pedic Manual Therapy
intended to: 1) review the literature on the
treatment of low back pain; 2) provide Level II Upper Quadrant; Lower
recommendations for patient care based on the Quadrant
evidence that currently exists; and 3) highlight A detailed assessment and biomechanics of the
areas that require further basic and applied musculoskeletal system with rationale for
research. 3 hours. Medeiros. mobilization. 4 hours. NAIOMT faculty.
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February 26 - May
March 9 Third Year Students May 3 - 5 OPTA Spring
Special Topics Classes Conference - TBA
February 12 - May 7 - June 1 (4 wk) First Year
Students - Clinical
March 9 (4 wk) Second Year Internship I
Students - Clinical
Experience III May 7 Third Year Students
Final draft of thesis due
March May 9 and 10 Third Year Students
March 7 Job Fair Thesis Presentations
April June
April 30 - May 4 First Year Students June 20-24 APTA National
Final Examinations Conference
Anaheim, California
School of
Physician Assistant Studies
Christine F. Legler, PA-C, M.S., Director
The Physician Assistant (PA) is a respected • advocate for the highest quality of care
member of the health care team who works for all patients
interdependently with his or her supervising • support the patient's right to participate
in all health care decisions
physician to provide diagnostic and therapeutic
patient care in a variety of medical settings. • respect the social, emotional and
spiritual needs of the patient
Physician Assistants are trained to take • value the diversity of all cultures,
comprehensive medical histories, perform people and life-styles
complete physical examinations, order and • understand the concept of the health of
interpret diagnostic tests, diagnose illnesses, the community
develop treatment plans, assist in surgery, and • embrace the role of the Physician
perform minor procedures. In addition, PAs also Assistant in an interdisciplinary team
promote preventive health care and emphasize • encourage lifelong learning to meet the
patient participation in health care decisions. needs and challenges of a changing
health care system
Employment opportunities for physician • participate in clinical education,
assistants exist in Oregon, as well as training and practice at a variety of
throughout the United States. The Physician sites
Assistant is ranked as one of the 20 careers in • integrate medical economics and
growth potential by the U.S. Department of information technology into clinical
practice
Labor. Positions are available in both primary
• incorporate the practice of evidence
and specialty care at a variety of practice
based healthcare
settings such as community clinics, private
• advance the profession by participation
practice, medical groups, hospitals, managed in professional, legislative and commu-
care organizations, prisons and other nity activities
government agencies. In addition to clinical
practice, physician assistants may advance into
positions in research, academics, public health ACCREDITATION
and health care administration. The Pacific University School of Physician
Assistant Studies has received full
accreditation from the Commission on
MISSION OF THE PHYSICIAN Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs (CAAHEP). Graduates from a
ASSISTANT PROGRAM CAAHEP accredited program are eligible
The Mission of the Physician Assistant to sit for the national Physician Assistant
Program is to prepare students to provide certification examination.
care for a diverse population in a changing
health care environment through an
education based in primary care medicine
with a focus on critical thinking. The
faculty, staff and students of the Physician
Assistant Program:
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN • understanding of the Physician
Assistant profession
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES
• type of community activities
The Master of Science in Physician • strength of on-campus personal
Assistant Studies is designed to provide a interview
comprehensive primary care training
program that combines didactic course
work with clinical experiences to enable
Prerequisite Courses
the graduate to work in a variety practice The Applicant must complete a bachelors
settings. The clinical project provides an degree in any discipline and all of the
opportunity to learn the research process prerequisite courses prior to enrollment in
and prepares the graduate to be a critically the professional program. Prerequisite
thinking clinician who can effectively courses must be completed with a grade
respond to the ever-changing demands of "C" or higher and must be taken on a
the health care system. graded basis. Courses taken pass/fail or
by correspondence will not be accepted.
Admission to the Physician Assistant Science prerequisite courses must be for
science majors and include laboratory as
Program indicated below. Low level non-science
Applicants to the program should request major courses will be unacceptable in
a Physician Assistant application packet meeting the prerequisites. The costs
from the Admissions Office for Profes- associated with the evaluation of the
sional Programs. The application deadline adequacy of the prerequisite courses taken
is October 1. Admission is highly selective in other countries will be the responsibility
and enrollment in the PA program is of the student. The program does not
limited. To be eligible for admission, grant advanced standing for any course.
students must have earned a bachelors • Biological Sciences 12 semester hours (3
degree by the date of enrollment in the courses)
professional program.
Anatomy (one course with lab) human
Based on the review of the application by preferred
the Physician Assistant Admissions
Committee, a limited number of appli- Physiology (one course with lab)
cants are invited for on-campus personal human preferred
interviews. The interview is required and Microbiology or Bacteriology (one
is a strong contributing factor in the course with lab)
admission decision. It allows the Admis- • Chemistry 11 semester hours (3
sions Committee to assess essential skills courses)
and traits, which may not be reflected in
Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry
the application. In the interview, consider-
(one course no lab)
ation is given to knowledge of the
profession, motivation toward a career as a Two other Chemistry Courses with lab
Physician Assistant, ability to think clearly • Statistics 3 semester hours (one course)
and logically, self-confidence, and verbal Course must be taken in the depart-
expression of ideas. ment of psychology,
The Physician Assistant Program Admis- sociology, statistics, or math.
sions Committee considers the following
factors in the selection process: • Psychology or Sociology 3 semester
hours (one course)
• strength and breadth of academic
record Any psychology or sociology course
• type and depth of prior health care • English/writing 6 semester hours (two
experience courses taught at an English speaking
university/college)
• strength of letters of evaluation
Must include at least one writing
• content of application forms and care course beyond the introductory level.
with which they have been completed Courses must be taken in either the
• quality of writing ability as demon- English or writing department.
strated by personal narrative
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better score for every Item evaluated on b. The Program Director convenes the
the professional performance report. Academic Performance Committee
Failure to meet these standards will within two calendar weeks of receipt
result in the review of the student's of the letter from the course instruc-
academic performance by the Physician tor or academic advisor.
Assistant Program Academic Perfor- c. The academic advisor meets with
mance Committee. At any time during the student prior to the meeting of
a semester a student's academic advisor the Academic Performance Commit-
or course instructor, who has concerns tee to inform the student of the
about a student's academic perfor- process and review the student's
mance or clinical reasoning skills, may academic performance.
request an academic performance
review of that student. d. The Academic Performance Com-
mittee and the student are notified
2. The academic review process is in writing of the date and time of the
intended to identify potential academic committee meeting by the Program
difficulties for a student and to develop Director.
an action plan to address these issues as
soon as possible after a problem is e. Only members of the Academic
identified. The review process also is Performance Committee and the
intended to identify students who may student may attend the meeting.
not be capable of completing the f. The student is asked to participate in
program. the Academic Performance Commit-
3. The Academic Performance Committee tee meeting to explain his/her
is chaired by the Program Director and performance to the committee, to
comprises the following individuals: answer questions and to make
suggestions regarding the corrective
Academic Coordinator action plan.
Clinical Coordinator g. The student is asked to leave the
Patient Evaluation Coordinator meeting while the committee
Clinical Project Coordinator discusses the student's performance
and develops a written action plan.
Associate Faculty (as indicated)
h. The student meets with the Program
Medical Director Director and the academic advisor to
Instructor for course in question review the action plan within two
Academic Advisor (if different working days of the meeting.
from above) i. The Program Director and the
Advocate from Student Advocate academic advisor sign the action
Service (if requested by student) plan and it will be placed in the
student's file.
4. The following steps are taken if a
student receives a grade below a "C" a j. The Vice President for Academic
"no pass" in a seminar course, an Affairs and the Dean of Students are
unsatisfactory rating on any item on a notified immediately if the commit-
clinical rotation evaluation, an overall tee decides to terminate a student
GPA below 3.0, or if a course instructor from the program.
or academic advisor has concerns about 5. A student who fails to meet the terms
a student's clinical reasoning skills or of the action plan or who has academic
academic performance during a difficulties in other courses or rotations
semester: may be dismissed from the program.
a. The course instructor or the In these situations, the Academic
student's academic advisor immedi- Performance Committee reviews the
ately informs the Program Director student's performance and makes a
in writing of a student's unsatisfac- recommendation concerning the
tory academic performance with a student's continuation in the program.
copy sent to the student. The above guidelines and time frames
are followed for this process.
6. There will be times when extenuating plan. In some cases, the committee
circumstances cause an exception to the may need additional information prior
time frames outlined above. Requests to rendering a decision and a plan will
for modifying the time frames must be be developed to obtain such informa-
made to and approved by the Program tion. The committee reconvenes when
Director. There will also be exceptional the information is obtained.
circumstances where the first action 6. The Program Director and the Aca-
plan will be to terminate the student. demic Advisor review the action plan
7. In the absence of the Program Director, with the student within two working
the Academic Coordinator acts as the days of the decision of the committee.
chairperson of the committee. The student, Program Director and the
8. Per University policy, a student can academic advisor sign the action plan
appeal a decision of the Physician and it will be placed in the student's
Assistant Academic Performance file. The Vice President for Academic
Committee to the University Standards Affairs and the Dean of students are
and Appeals Board. notified immediately if the committee
decides to terminate a student from the
program.
Ethical Misconduct
7. There will be times when extenuating
1. Students are required to follow the circumstances cause an exception to the
University Academic Code of Conduct time frames outlined above. Requests
and the Physician Assistant Profession for modifying the time frames must be
Code of Ethics. made to and approved by the Program
2. Violations of either of these policies can Director.
result in the dismissal of a student. If 8. In the absence of the Program Director,
such a violation occurs while a student the Academic Coordinator acts as the
is on a clinical rotation, the student may chairperson of the committee.
be removed from the rotation pending
an investigation. 9. Per University Policy, a student can
appeal a decision of the Physician
3. Any faculty member, course instructor, Assistant Academic Performance
clinical preceptor or other individual Committee to the University Standards
involved with observing the student's and Appeals Board.
behavior should immediately notify the
Program Director verbally and in
writing of the potential violation. The Appeals
person making the accusation must be 1. Per University policy, a student can
willing to explain the problem in appeal a decision of the Physician
writing and to participate in the Assistant Program Academic Perfor-
academic review process as needed. mance Committee to the University
4. The Program Director immediately Standards and Appeals Board. Such
contacts the student to notify him/her requests must be submitted in writing
of the complaint and to schedule a to the Vice President for Academic
meeting with the Academic Perfor- Affairs within 10 working days of
mance Committee as soon as possible receipt by the student of the Academic
but no later than two calendar weeks Performance Committee's decision.
from the receipt of the complaint. The 2. University Standards and Appeals
Program Director notifies the Vice board makes the decision to hear an
President of Academic Affairs and the appeal of a decision of the Physician
Dean of Students of the situation. Assistant Academic Performance
5. The student is asked to attend the Committee if one or more of the
meeting of the Academic Performance following criteria are met:
Committee to explain his/her behavior • there was an error in procedure by
and to answer questions. All delibera- the committee
tions concerning an action plan are • there is new information, if avail-
without the student present and the able, sufficient to alter a decision
committee will develop a written action
• the sanction imposed was not
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appropriate to the severity of the Spring Semester
situation (15 weeks 19 semester hours)
3. Decisions of the University Standards PA 532 Patient Evaluation III ......... 2
and Appeals Board are final. PA 575 Clinical Medicine II
Pediatrics/Gynecology/
Obstetrics/Geriatrics .......... 4
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PA 580 Clinical Medicine III
PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM Surgery/Emergency
Medicine ............................... 4
The professional program is 27 months
divided into three phases over seven PA 542 Pharmacology III ................ 3
consecutive semesters. PA 521 Psychosocial Dynamics of
Phase I Didactic year (12 months) on Health Care II ...................... 3
campus PA 565 Preventive Health Care
Phase II Clinical Year (12 months) at sites Issues .................................... 1
throughout Oregon and surrounding PA 595 Introduction to Research ... 2
states Optional Spanish Language Seminar
Phase III Clinical Project (3 months) at a (non-graded/non-credit)
clinical site selected by the student
19
Phase I Didactic Year
Summer Semester Phase I Total 55
(12 weeks 16 semester hours)
PA 550 Gross Human Anatomy
with Lab ............................... 6 Phase II Clinical Rotations Year
PA 552 Human Physiology ............. 3 Summer Semester
(14 weeks 15 semester hours)
PA 530 Patient Evaluation I ............ 3
PA 610 Clinical Skills Workshop
PA 540 Pharmacology I ................... 1
one week .............................. 2
PA 510 Current Topics in
PA 665 Professional Practice
Healthcare Delivery ........... 2
Issues I one week ................ 1
PA 515 Introduction to PA
Rotation 1 (4 week Rotation)* .............. 4
Profession ............................. 1
Rotation 2 (4 week Rotation)* .............. 4
16 Rotation 3 (4 week Rotation)* .............. 4
Fall Semester 15
(15 weeks 20 semester hours)
PA 531 Patient Evaluation II ........... 3 Fall Semester
(17 weeks 17 semester hours)
PA 570 Clinical Medicine I Internal
Medicine ............................... 8 PA 665 Professional Practice Issues II
one week .............................. 1
PA 560 Clinical Laboratory and
Diagnostic Medicine ........... 3 Rotation 4 (4 week Rotation)* .............. 4
PA 541 Pharmacology II .................. 3 Rotation 5 (4 week Rotation)* .............. 4
PA 520 Psychosocial Dynamics of Rotation 6 (4 week Rotation)* .............. 4
Health Care I ....................... 3 Rotation 7 (4 week Rotation)* .............. 4
20 17
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PA 542 Pharmacology III patient. Problems encountered in the geriatric
Pharmacological principals of routes of patient. Dermatologic problems encountered in
administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmaco- various populations. 4 hours; Spring Phase I.
dynamics and toxicology, drug classes, disease
management, use in patient types. Part III. 3 PA 580 Clinical Medicine III
hours; Spring Phase I. (Surgery, Emergency
Medicine)
PA 550 Gross Human Anatomy Overview of surgical conditions and pre/post
with Lab operative care. Evaluation and treatment of
Advanced study of the structure of the human emergency problems. Clinical skill sessions on
body with special emphasis upon the muscu- suturing, splinting, injections, sterile
loskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary technique, gowning and gloving. 4 hours;
systems and visceral structures. Laboratory Spring Phase I.
prosection experiences, selected dissection
opportunities,. 6 hours; Summer Phase I. PA 595 Introduction to Research
Introduction to the research process and
PA 552 Human Physiology evidence based medicine, including reviewing
Study of normal and pathological function of medical literature, discussion of research
selected physiological systems and/or organs in designs, hypothesis testing, and data analysis
the body with application to clinical situations. relevant to health care delivery. 2 hours;
3 hours; Summer Phase I. Spring Phase I.
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School of Physician
Assistant Studies Academic
Calendar 2000-2001
DIDACTIC YEAR October
October 6 National PA Day
SUMMER SEMESTER
May 30-August 18, 2000 November
November 22 ( noon) Holiday
May Thanksgiving
May 25-26 Orientation - University November 23-26 Holiday - Thanksgiving
May 27 Orientation - Program
May 29 Holiday - Memorial Day
December
December 15 Last Day of Classes
May 30 Summer Semester
classes begin December 15 Holiday Party
both classes
July December 16 -
July 4 Holiday - July 4 January 1 Student Holiday Break
December 23 -
August January 1 Faculty/Staff Holiday
August 4 Last day for Anatomy/
Physiology
August 7 First Day for
December
Pharmacology I December 11-15 Professional Practice
Seminars II
August 18 Last Day of Classes
December 15 Holiday Party both
August 19-27 Student Holiday Break classes
December 16-
FALL SEMESTER
January 1 Student Holiday Break
August 28 - December 15, 2000
September January
January 2 Spring Semester classes
September 4 Holiday - Labor day
begin
January 15 Diversity Celebration
MLK
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SCHOOL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES CALENDAR ■
November
CLINICAL ROTATION YEAR November 13-
December 8 Rotation 7 - 4 weeks
SUMMER SEMESTER
May 15-August 11, 2000 November 23-26 Holiday - Thanksgiving
August
August 21-
September 15 Rotation 4 - 4 weeks
September
September 4 Holiday - Labor day
September 18-
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CLINICAL PROJECT YEAR EVENTS CALENDAR
May 20 University
Commencement September
May 27-June 4 AAPA Conference Break September 28-30 WAPA Conference
Spokane
October
June October 6 National PA Day
June 30 NCCPA Board
Application Due October 25-29 APAP Mid-Year Meeting
- Washington
October 13-15 OSPA Fall Meeting
Newport OR
July October NCCPA Boards
July 31-August 4 Professional Practice
Seminars IV
February
August February 24-25 AAPA Western Regional
Meeting
August 7-11 Clinical Project
Presentations
August 12 Celebration
April
Class of 2000 April 13-14 OSPA Spring Meeting
Bend OR
School of
Professional Psychology
Michel Hersen, Ph.D., ABPP, Dean
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changing society and thus works to centers, mental health centers, and other
maintain a close connection with the institutional settings.
community that it serves. The cutting edge curriculum emphasizes
The School's curriculum in both programs the development of critical thinking and
provides students with a solid foundation lifelong learning as well as the knowledge
for both professional practice and continu- and skills necessary for competent,
ing professional growth. Graduates of the successful, and ethical practice. Students
School possess the knowledge and skills to are exposed to a broad, flexible model of
provide psychological services to indi- practice, including new service delivery
viduals, groups, and the community in a models, that reflects changing needs and
variety of contexts. They are encouraged opportunities for professional psycholo-
to seek out new and innovative profes- gists. Included is careful attention to the
sional roles. Doctoral graduates are business and administrative aspects of the
prepared to enter the postdoctoral profession. Graduates are prepared to
licensing process and counseling psychol- enter the process of licensure as doctoral
ogy graduates are prepared to pursue level psychologists. They are employed in
licensure as Professional Counselor. a very wide variety of clinical and
Core faculty of the School are professional institutional settings in addition to
psychologists who are committed to a independent and consultative practice.
range of applications of psychology. Part- While the purpose of the curriculum is to
time faculty include both practicing provide a generalist education, students
professional psychologists and specialists may elect to focus their elective course
in relevant areas of academic psychology. work and some of their clinical experience
In addition to teaching and developing in specialized areas of professional
students' skills, faculty are expected to psychology, including child clinical
function as models for the ideals of psychology, neuropsychology, women's
professional behavior and service to the issues, and health psychology.
public.
The School maintains a Psychological Overview Of The Counseling
Service Center (PSC), located in down- Psychology Program
town Portland, which provides supervised
clinical training experiences to practicum Pacific University's School of Professional
and internship students while offering a Psychology offers a Master of Arts degree
wide range of psychological services to the in Counseling Psychology from its location
community. Students may also benefit in downtown Portland, Oregon. Courses
from a wide range of community are held in the late afternoon and evening.
practicum placements. This is a two year program and will
provide the educational background
needed for a career as a counselor in
Overview Of The Clinical diverse settings. The specialty tracks
Psychology Program develop skills in current practice areas to
Pacific University's School of Professional make our graduates attractive to employ-
program in Clinical Psychology requires ers in a variety of different venues.
five years of full-time study and clinical
work (four years for Advanced Standing
students) leading to the Doctor of Psychol- ADMISSION
ogy Degree. The academic portion of the
program is offered on the Pacific Univer- The School of Professional Psychology
sity campus in Forest Grove. Practicum seeks students who evince both academic
placements are in clinical sites located aptitude and personal qualities that will
throughout the Portland metropolitan area enable them to develop personally and
and in other nearby communities. Stu- professionally into effective psychologists.
dents obtain internships at sites through- Students of all ages and social back-
out the United States and Canada through grounds have been successful in our
a competitive application process. Our programs. Only students who expect to
students have been very successfully complete the doctorate are admitted to the
placed in hospitals, university counseling Psy.D. program.
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outlining the reasons for probation and winter graduation. Students who will be
expectations that must be met in order for finishing their Psy.D. degree requirements
probation to be lifted. Failure to meet the at the end of the Summer term may choose
requirements of probation in a timely to participate in the previous May
manner may result in removal from the ceremony. If so, they must meet the
School. following qualifications: have completed
In the case of flagrant and intentional all degree requirements, including the
violations of the Code of Academic dissertation, by the end of the Spring
Conduct or the Ethical Principles of Semester, and be scheduled to complete
Psychologists and Code of Conduct, a the internship at the end of the upcoming
student may be removed from the School Summer term.
without previous warning at any time in
his or her academic career. Changes in Registration
In general, program decisions regarding Changes in course registration (cancella-
academic standing are final. A decision tions, additions, or changes in credit hours
may be appealed only if the student can or audit/credit status) may be made
show that: during the first two weeks of each term.
1) there was an error in the procedure used Refund of tuition will be according to the
by the faculty, University refund policy. Course cancella-
tions after the second week of each term
2) there is new evidence sufficient to alter
will be recorded as "W" on the transcript.
the decision, or
Students may withdraw through the tenth
3) the sanction imposed was not appropri- week of the semester and receive a "W" on
ate to the severity of the violation of the transcript, with no grade penalty.
professional or academic standards. Requests for changes in registration after
Details of professional and academic the second week of class must have the
standards, evaluations procedures, and the approval of the Coordinator of Academic
appeals process are available in the Pacific Issues.
University Catalog, Pacific Stuff, the SPP
Program Guide, and additional resources Financial Aid
available in the SPP Campus Office.
A description of the Financial Aid Pro-
gram at Pacific University, its application
Changes in Requirements procedures, Conditions of Award, and
The catalog in effect at the time of the Sources and kinds of financial aid are
student's admission to a particular degree found in this Catalog under "Financial
program indicates the specific require- Aid." The School of Professional Psychol-
ments for that student. It is recommended ogy offers financial assistance to qualified
that the student meet requirements in Psy.D. students in the form of Service
effect at the time of graduation because the Scholarships, Graduate Assistantships,
objective of requirement changes is to and Teaching Assistants.hips
enhance the student's preparation in a
field of study. When a year or more
elapses from the time a student last THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
attended the program, the student must
meet requirements in effect at the time s/
PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM
he is readmitted. M.S./Psy.D. Degrees in
Clinical Psychology
Graduation The Master of Science and Doctor of
Pacific University offers three degree Psychology degrees typically can be
conferment dates during the academic completed in five years of full-time study,
year: fall, winter and spring. Formal with four years devoted to coursework
commencement is held in spring only. All and practicum and one year designated
degree candidates must submit an for the internship. Those earning the M.S.
Application for Degree form to the and Psy.D. degrees take a total of 148
Registrar's Office by January 15 for spring; credits. Students earn the M.S. upon
June 1 for summer; or September 15 for completion of the 76 credits designated for
this degree, including the thesis. Students during the whole course of study is
must complete requirements for the M.S. probably not feasible. A minimum
degree before they may begin to sign up enrollment of six credits per term is
for dissertation credits, take the candidacy required of all degree-seeking students.
examination, or apply for internship.
Student Advisement
Advanced Standing
Upon enrollment in the program an
Students admitted with advanced stand- academic advisor is assigned to each
ing (with a Masters degree in clinical or student. This person, a member of the core
counseling psychology, social work, or faculty, works closely with the student to
psychiatric nursing) typically can com- provide continuity and coherence
plete the Psy.D. degree in four years of throughout the student's program. The
full-time study, with three years devoted advisor provides guidance on the educa-
to coursework and practicum and one tional plan and general coursework and
year designated for the internship. Since program requirements. Psy.D. students
these students are admitted at advanced work with advisors throughout the
standing, they do not receive the M.S. program, including the thesis, candidacy
degree in clinical psychology at Pacific exam, dissertation, and internship.
Procedures allow for change of advisor.
University. Credits for the Psy.D. degree
When a Psy.D. student selects a core
with advanced standing range from 120- faculty member as a dissertation mentor,
137 (depending on whether any additional that mentor then becomes the student's
prerequisite coursework is required). advisor.
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they have been admitted at advanced nity mental health programs utilized by
standing) before they may begin to sign up the School as training sites. Practicum
for dissertation credits, take the Candidacy experience begins in the second semester
Examination, or apply for internship. of the first year for Advanced Standing
Requirements for the Psy.D. include students, and in the first semester of the
successful completion of: second year for all others.
1. All required coursework
Advancement to Candidacy
2. Elective coursework
for the Psy.D. Degree
3. Practica
Advancement to candidacy signifies that
4. Candidacy examination the student is ready for doctoral level
5. Dissertation and dissertation defense clinical training. In order to be advanced
6. Internship to candidacy for the Psy.D. degree,
students must have successfully com-
Students must complete all requirements
pleted all required courses and the
for the M.S. and Psy.D. requirements in an
candidacy examination. A minimum of 65
eight year period. Students admitted with
total credits and 3 terms of practica must
advanced standing and respecialization
have been completed before the student
students must complete all program
may take the candidacy examination. The
requirements in a seven-year period.
Examination is developed by the Coordi-
nator of Academic Issues in consultation
Coursework and Practica with the Core Faculty.
The first three years of study for full-time In order to be advanced to candidacy for
students (or the first four or more years of the Psy.D., the following must be success-
study for part-time students) consist of fully completed:
required courses, elective courses, and 1. All required courses (electives may be
practicum. Three terms of practicum and outstanding)
three terms of advanced practicum, with a
maximum of 16 hours of clinical work per 2. All practicum training
week, are required for the Psy.D. degree. 3. Candidacy Examination
Practicum training is designed to develop The Masters degree (not applicable to
a foundation of clinical skills and profes- students admitted with advanced stand-
sional competence with diverse client ing), a minimum of 65 total credits, and 3
problems and populations, and to prepare terms of practica must have been com-
for more substantial responsibilities pleted before the student may take the
required in the internship. Practicum Candidacy Examination.
training is a prerequisite to internship. Students must sign up to take the candi-
Each student completes 6 terms (24 dacy examination no later than the
credits) of practicum. The practicum academic year prior to the internship. It is
experience includes a minimum of 500 strongly recommended that the candidacy
training hours per year, of which approxi- exam be completed before applying for
mately one third to one half are in direct internship.
service, one fourth in supervisory and
training activities, and the remainder in
administrative/clerical duties related to Dissertation
the above. Training entails integration of As evidence of scholarly competence, the
theoretical knowledge through its applica- student completes a major work that
tion in clinical practice. The experience represents an original contribution to
shall include supervised practice in the research or practice in professional
application of professional psychological psychology. In keeping with the practitio-
competencies with a range of client ner-scholar model of the School, disserta-
populations, age groups, problems and tions are not confined to experimental
service settings. The initial three practica study, but may utilize a variety of formats:
typically are served at the Psychological case studies of an individual, group, or
Service Center. Later experiences are system; empirical research; program
usually taken at one of the many commu- development or evaluation; or a synthesis
and extension of the literature. The out the United States. Internship training
completed dissertation is defended in an must be taken at an approved site, and all
oral examination. In consultation with the internship settings used by students must
academic advisor, it is determined when it meet APPIC criteria and be approved by
is appropriate for the student to begin the Coordinator of Clinical Training prior
enrollment in the dissertation. The to formal application. Approved intern-
dissertation requirement is typically ship settings include the SPP Psychologi-
fulfilled after advancement to doctoral cal Service Center, all American Psycho-
candidacy and before the internship. logical Association (APA) accredited sites,
The dissertation defense may not be and all sites listed in the Association of
scheduled or conducted until successful Postdoctoral and Psychology Internship
completion of the Candidacy Examination. Centers Directory, as well as other selected
Once enrollment in dissertation credits has sites that have been specifically approved
begun, continuous enrollment must be by the School. Most internship applica-
maintained at the rate of 4 credits per term tions are due in November, December, or
until the minimum of 12 credits is at- January, and offers are made in February
tained. Thereafter, the student must for placements that begin the following
maintain a minimum enrollment of 1 Fall.
credit each term until the dissertation is Students may be recommended for
defended. internship upon satisfactory completion of
Students should be advised that it is very the M.S. degree requirements (not appli-
difficult to complete the dissertation cable to students admitted at advanced
requirement during a full-time internship. standing) and their clinical practicum (or
Students who are planning to take a full- anticipated completion by the end of the
time internship are advised to plan on academic year), providing they are:
completing their dissertation, including 1. in good standing in the program, or
the oral defense, prior to embarking on 2. in good standing with concerns, or
their internship.
3. on warning status, provided that a
remediation program has been in place
Internship long enough that, upon review, the
The Clinical Psychology Internship is the student's advisor and the Coordinator
capstone of the professional psychology of Clinical Training agree that the
program. It is among the last major tasks student is likely to complete the
undertaken by the student prior to remediation satisfactorily by the end of
graduation and represents a significant the academic year.
commitment of time and effort. The
internship begins after practicum training Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
is completed, and preferably after ad-
vancement to doctoral candidacy and after Under special circumstances (e.g., need to
the dissertation is defended. substantiate Oregon Mental Health
Provider status), students may be awarded
The internship requires either full-time a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology.
supervised clinical experience for one This degree would be appropriate for
calendar year, or a comparable half-time students who have a masters degree from
supervised clinical experience for two another institution. The Coordinator of
consecutive years (a minimum of 1,500 Academic Issues must approve students
training hours). for eligibility.
The internship provides: 1) an opportunity
to use and refine clinical skills and
knowledge developed during the course
of the program; and 2) an opportunity to
consolidate one's professional identity.
Internship placements may be in a variety
of outpatient or inpatient settings through-
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The Doctoral Curriculum for Assessment elective ............ 3
M.S./Psy.D. Students
Foundation Sequence, 28 credits* 12
720 Psychometrics* .................... 3 Intervention Sequence, 18 credits
725 Basic Clinical and 816 Intervention I* ..................... 3
Counseling Skills* ............... 3
817 Intervention II* .................... 3
727 Introduction to Diagnosis
and Treatment 818 Intervention III* .................. 3
Planning* .............................. 3 Intervention electives ......... 9
735 Clinical and Counseling
Skills Laboratory* ............... 1 18
737 Diagnosis and Treatment Professional Sequence, 14 credits
Planning Laboratory* ......... 1
870 Ethics and Professional
738 Applied Intervention Issues .................................... 3
Skills* .................................... 3
871 Professional Roles I ............ 3
773 Introduction to Professional
Development* ..................... 3 872 Professional Roles II ........... 2
779 Thesis Orientation * ............ 2 873 Supervision Practicum ....... 1
780 Thesis 874 Professional
(2 credits X 3 terms) * ......... 6 Development ....................... 5
787 Prepracticum * ..................... 3
14
28 Research Sequence, 21 credits
Basic Sequence, 9 credits* 880 Scientific Method I:
Statistics* .............................. 3
811 Biological Bases of
Behavior* ............................. 3 881 Scientific Method II:
Research Design* ................ 3
812 Cognitive/Developmental
Bases of Behavior* .............. 3 882 Dissertation ........................ 12
813 Social/Individual Bases of Research Elective ................ 3
Behavior* .............................. 3
21
9
Supervised Clinical Experience, 30 credits
887 Practicum
(4 credits x 3 terms)* ......... 12
Human Diversity Sequence
(7 credits, 3 of which must be 814) 888 Advanced Practicum
814 Human Diversity* .............. 3 (4 credits x 3 terms) .......... 12
815 Psychology of Women ........ 3 890 Internship
(2 credits x 3 terms) ............ 6
819 Human Diversity Lab* ....... 1
830 Cross-Cultural 30
Psychology ........................... 3
Approved electives Free Electives ............................................... 9
7
Total credits required 148
Assessment Sequence, 12 credits
820 Psychopathology* ............... 3 Limit on transfer and waiver 21
821 Assessment I - *Credit hours which are required for the
Intelligence* ......................... 3 M.S. degree ........................ 77
822 Assessment II - Students have 8 years from matriculation
Objective* ............................. 3 to complete M.S./Psy.D. degree
requirements.
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• Ethical and Professional Issues (GPSY GPSY 738 Applied Intervention Skills (3)
870, 3 credits) Readings and practice in the application of
• 3 terms of practicum (GPSY 881; 12 intervention techniques to complement the
credits) conceptual material in the interventions
sequence.
• The student must successfully complete
a Qualifying Paper as described in the GPSY 740 Advanced Clinical Skills
Program Guide. Review (3)
All requirements must be completed A review and appraisal of students' clinical
within 4 years of initial enrollment. skills in preparation for the practicum
experience, including the areas of interviewing
and assessment, treatment planning, interven-
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS tion, and documentation.
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GPSY 841 Psychopathology and GPSY 855 Gestalt Therapy (3)
Assessment of Children (3) Theory and practical application of Gestalt
Overview of major disorders of childhood and therapy. Practical demonstrations and role
of assessment techniques, including evaluation playing.
methods for cognitive, personality, and
adaptive functioning. GPSY 858 Brief Psychotherapies (3)
Prerequisites: 812, 820, 821. History and development of brief therapy
approaches. Emphasis on techniques, selection
GPSY 843 Human Sexuality and criteria, outcome evaluation, and issues in
Clinical Issues (3) time-limited treatment. Prerequisite: 816.
Clinical issues in sexual behavior: emphasis on
contemporary issues, assessment and treat- GPSY 863 Program Evaluation (3)
ment of sexual dysfunction and disorder, and Program evaluation strategies and techniques.
inclusion of client sexuality in clinical Needs assessment, goal clarification, outcome
practice. and activity evaluation; management informa-
tion systems, accountability. Applied student
GPSY 844 Psychotherapy for projects. Prerequisites: 880, 881.
Children (3)
Research, theory, practical application and GPSY 870 Ethics and
techniques for working with children. Service Professional Issues (3)
delivery approaches. Prerequisite: 817 Emphasis on knowledge of APA Ethical
Principles; standards of professional practice
GPSY 845 Family Therapy (3) and state mental health statutes and applica-
Exploration of contemporary approaches to tion to case examples. Awareness of social,
understanding and working with family political and professional issues currently
problems, including communication, systems affecting professional practice and implications
theory and structural methods. for the future.
Prerequisite: 817.
GPSY 871 Professional Roles I (3)
GPSY 847 Treatment of Chemical The first of a two course sequence which
Dependency (3) provides an overview of, and opportunity to
Current theory and practice in assessment and practice and integrate, selected core competen-
treatment of chemical dependency. Topics cies for doctoral level professional psycholo-
include acute and chronic drug effects, relapse gists. Emphasis will be on clinical supervision,
prevention, effects of chemical dependency on management, consultation, and education. The
the family system, and denial and developmen- course will employ didactic and experiential
tal arrest as core features of chemical depen- methods. Prerequisites: 816, 817, 818, 870, 3
dency. terms of Practicum (887).
GPSY 850 Health Psychology (3) GPSY 872 Professional Roles II (2)
Theory and practice of working with medical The second of a two course sequence on
disabilities and in medical service settings. professional roles and competencies.
Prerequisite: 871.
GPSY 851 Psychopharmacology (3)
Psychotropic medications, their uses and GPSY 873 Supervision Practicum (1)
general effects. Behaviaors effects of medica- Supervised experience in practicing supervi-
tions in common usage, drug interactions, and sion skills. Co- or prerequisite: 872.
the psychological impact of the use of medica-
tion in a therapeutic setting. Prerequisites: GPSY 874 Professional Development
811, 812, 813, 820. (5; 1-3; credit arranged)
Activities at an advanced level designed to
GPSY 852 Clinical Geropsychology (3) further the integration of theory, research, and
An introduction to principles of diagnosis and practice, the development of professional
treatment in geropsychology including ethical, identity, and career planning, in collaboration
conceptual, and methodological issues. with an advisor, mentor, or program coordina-
Prerequisites: 816, 821. tor. Taken Pass/No Pass.
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THE MASTER OF ARTS IN is expected to continue in the future (1998-
99) Occupational Outlook Handbook).
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
PROGRAM Organizational Behavior Track Courses
The Counseling Psychology M.A. degree The Organizational Behavior Track will
can typically be completed in two years of prepare students to work in industry in
full time study. The program begins with dealing with individual and organiza-
a year of basic theory and techniques in tional change. Graduates will be distin-
counseling psychology. In the second year guished from those of Masters level
students choose one of two specialty industrial and organizational psychology
tracks: Behavior Analysis or Organiza- programs, in that the emphasis will be on
tional Behavior. A total of 56 credit hours providing counseling services for prob-
are required. In the first year 29 credits are lems encountered at work, rather than on
taken. In the second year a minimum of 27 providing Human Resource services, such
credits are taken. The 15 credits for as employee selection and compensation.
practicum will allow the student to meet Recently, it has been recognized that there
the 600 hour state requirement for pre- are work-related conditions which place
degree supervised experience. The people at risk for psychological disorders.
remaining 12 credits (either behavioral Strain from job stressors, for example, has
analysis or organizational behavior) will been related to a number of medical and
allow students to add a specialty that will psychological problems. In addition, the
enhance their employability post-gradua- Americans with Disabilities Act requires
tion. In addition, in the second year, employers to reasonably accommodate
students will be required to pass a employees with mental disorders. At
qualifying examination reflecting compe- present there are few people with training
tency in counseling psychology. in both mental health and organizational
behavior to assist with this process. It is
Behavioral Analysis Track Courses expected that opportunities for preven-
tion, amelioration, and accommodation of
In the second year, the Behavioral Analysis
mental health problems at work should
Track will prepare students to work in
develop over the next few years.
mental health settings with a variety of
populations. In addition, they will be able Behavioral change in organizations is
to work with children with disabilities. expected to be an important part of the
Graduates will be distinguished from work of graduates. It is clear that such
those of other Masters level programs, in behavioral change can often be accom-
that they will have expertise in pinpoint- plished through structural changes in
ing behavioral targets of their clients in organization and job design, compensa-
order to evaluate efficacy of their technical tion systems, leadership styles, and the
strategies. Over the last three decades, the like. However, these methods are not
behavioral approach, in light of its effective for all employees. In many cases
empiricism and documented efficacy, has a talented individual has personal
gained increasing acceptance in the mental shortcomings which make it difficult or
health field. Being of a relatively short- impossible for that person to achieve his
term nature, the behavioral approach or her career potential or organizational
dovetails ideally with the managed care objectives. Counseling approaches have
philosophy of health. Hallmarks of the been found to be effective for these
behavioral approach are: empiricism, problems, but counselors also must have
short-term objectives, precision of think- thorough knowledge as to how organiza-
ing, documentation, and accountability. tions operate and how careers develop.
Increasingly, behavioral analysts and
technicians are finding their way into the
mental health arena, working both
independently and under the aegis of
doctoral level clinicians. Currently, there
are numerous opportunities nationwide
for such Masters level clinicians; this trend
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Second Year one fourth in supervisory and training
activities, and one fourth in administrative
CPSY 561 Behavioral Analysis I (4) duties related to the above. The three terms of
Theoretical basis and basic principles of Practica are served in the Psychological
behavior analysis (reinforcement, punishment) Service Center or in other agencies approved
are considered. The practical foundations of by the Director of the Program in consultation
behavioral assessment are presented, including with the Coordinator of Clinical Training at
skills in functional assessment. SPP. The primary objective is to enable the
student to practice, under supervision,
CPSY 562 Behavioral Analysis II (4) counseling and assessment skills, with a
Specific emphasis on assessment and behav- variety of populations. Taken Pass/No Pass.
ioral treatment of children and adolescents.
Course material is divided between strategies
for working with children with developmental Elective Courses
disabilities and strategies for working with
children who are developing typically but who CPSY 500 Accelerated General
are presenting with clinical concerns. Psychology (4)
Serves as an accelerated introduction to the
CPSY 563 Behavioral Analysis III (4) field of psychology. The content includes those
Specific emphasis on behavioral analysis and areas most needed by a prospective graduate
treatment of adults and older adults with a student in counseling psychology, including:
large variety of presenting problems. scientific methods in psychology, learning
theories, memory and cognition, neuroanatomy
CPSY 571 Organizational Behavior I: and psychophysiology, motivation and
Organizational Psychology (4) emotion, personality, and psychopathology.
Considers the theory of organizational systems, Other topics may be covered at the discretion of
organizational design, technology, motivation, the instructor. The course also includes an
leadership, culture and climate, and social introduction to reading and writing psycho-
relationships, logical literature and the analysis of psycho-
logical phenomena. Credit may not be used to
CPSY 572 Organizational Behavior II: fulfill degree requirements.
Individual (4)
Problems and Interventions. Identifying and CPSY 520 Probability and Statistics (3)
changing individual performance problems in Probability, scaling and enumeration,
organizations. Includes performance appraisal descriptive and inferential statistics. Group
and feedback, training, performance manage- comparisons and correlation/regression.
ment and engineering, disabilities, job design,
stress reduction, and other practices. CPSY 555 Special Topics or
Independent Study
CPSY 573 Organizational Behavior III: CPSY 595 Research Participation
Organizational Problems
and Interventions (4)
Working with entire organizational units to
change culture, attitudes, norms, and other
factors to make organizations more productive
and better places to work.
School of
Professional Psychology
Calendar 2000-2001
FALL SEMESTER 2000
September 5 - December 15 October
October 1 Application for Degree
August due for degree conferral
January 31, 2001
August 4-8 APA Convention,
Washington DC
August 14-19 PSC closed
November
November 1 Spring Semester 2001
August 21-22 Faculty Planning registration begins
Conference
November 15 Final day to withdraw
August 21-25 Intern Orientation Week from Fall classes
August 28 Practicum/Internship November 22 Classes are held today
begins at PSC Campus Office closes at
noon - PSC closed
August 29 PSC Orientation for
Practicum Students November 23-25 Thanksgiving Holiday
Campus Office and PSC
Program Orientation for closed - No classes
New M.A. Counseling
Students
August 31 Conferral date for
December
Summer Term 2000 December 1 Final day to register for
degree completion Spring Semester
December 15 Last day of Fall Semes-
September ter - (All exams must
be completed and all
September 2 PSC closed coursework is due)
September 4 Labor Day Holiday December 22-
No classes - Campus
Office and PSC closed Jan 1 Christmas Holiday
Campus Office and PSC
September 5 Fall Semester closed
M.A. classes begin
September 5-6 Program Orientation for
New Psy.D. Students
September 7 Fall Semester
Psy.D. classes begin
September 20 Final day to drop/add
Fall classes
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SPRING SEMESTER 2001 SUMMER SESSION 2001
January 3 - April 17 April 25 - July 24
January April
January 3 Spring Semester Psy.D. April 25 Summer Session Psy.D.
and M.A. classes begin and M.A. classes begin
January 15 Application for Degree
due for degree conferral May
May 19, 2001 May 8 Final day to drop/add
January 16 Final day to drop/add Summer classes
Spring classes May 19 Commencement
January 31 Conferral date for Fall Conferral date for
Semester 2000 degree Spring Semester 2001
completion degree completion
April
April 13 Final day to register for
Summer Term
April 17 Last day of Spring
Semester (All exams
must be completed and
all coursework is due)
April 18-24 PSC closed
Academic Policies
& Procedures
ACADEMIC POLICY Course Registration
ADMINISTRATION Course registration procedures and class
schedules are distributed each semester by
The Deans and Directors of the graduate the Registrar’s Office. Continuing students
professional schools in cooperation with may pre-register for classes (see Academic
the Registrar handles matters of academic Calendar). The University reserves the
rules and regulations. rights to cancel the registration of any
student who is delinquent in meeting their
financial obligation to the University.
REGISTRATION POLICIES
Measles Vaccination Policy
Registration Requirements
The State of Oregon requires all full-time
Professional program students should college students born after 1956 to have
contact the specific program office or the had two doses of the measles vaccine.
Registrar’s office for registration Students who have not satisfied this
procedures. Policies and procedures vary requirement by November 1 of Fall
by program. semester (March 15 for Spring semester)
In general, all new students must complete will not be permitted to pre-register for
their initial registration no later than the future classes until they are in compliance.
fourth day of classes (or equivalent) of the Please direct questions regarding this
semester; continuing students may matter to the Student Health Center at
complete initial registration through the 503-359-2269.
10th day (or equivalent) of the semester.
Students may add and drop classes Oregon Independent Colleges
through the 10th day (or equivalent) of the
semester. The adding of classes is not Cross-Registration
normally allowed after the 10th day. Pacific University participates in the
Students may withdraw from classes Oregon Independent Colleges (OICA)
through the 10th week (or equivalent) Cross-Registration program, in which
of the semester, with a “W” posted students enrolled full-time at any OICA
on the student’s academic record. Please college may take a maximum of one
refer to the Schedule of Classes for add/ undergraduate course per term at another
drop equivalents for Winter III and OICA campus. No additional tuition will
summer terms. be charged for the cross-registered course
A student is officially registered for classes by either institution, with the exception of
only after needed approvals from the possible overload or special course fees.
advisor and instructors have been filed Students may not cross-register for a
with the Registrar and classes are entered course that is offered on their own campus
into the computer registration system. All unless scheduling conflicts prevent taking
students are required to sign the final the course. Registration is permitted on a
registration form at the beginning of each “space-available” basis. For more informa-
term in the Registrar’s Office. tion contact the Pacific University
Registrar’s Office.
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Withdrawals from the University if the student has
mental or physical health problems that
Students may drop a class through the
cause the student to engage in or threaten
first ten class days of the semester (first
to engage in behavior which (a) poses a
three days of a three week term) without
danger of causing physical harm to the
having the class appear on the transcript.
student or to others or (b) directly and
Students may withdraw through the tenth
substantially impedes the activities of
week of the semester (second week of a
other members of the campus community.
three week term) and receive a “W” on the
(The procedure to be followed in these
transcript, with no grade penalty. Late
withdrawals is printed in its entirety in
withdrawals are normally not permitted
Pacific Stuff and is in accord with the
unless approved by the appropriate
guidelines of the American Psychiatric
Academic Standards committee.
Association and Section 504 of The
It is the responsibility of the student to Rehabilitation Act of 1973.) Re-enrollment
notify the Registrar’s Office and the will be at the discretion of the Dean of
instructor regarding withdrawing from a Students, in consultation with appropriate
class, otherwise the student may receive a health professionals.
failing grade. Prior to the end of the
withdrawal period instructors may notify Note for Professional Psychology Students:
the Registrar of student(s) not attending Withdrawal from three courses constitutes
class, and may withdraw them and issue a grounds for dismissal from the program except
grade of “W”. If a student has pre- under extenuating circumstances.
registered for a class and does not attend
during the first two weeks (first three days Normal Load, Overloads
of a three week term), that student may be
dropped from the class (unless prior To be a full-time student, the student must
arrangements have been made). be registered for at least 12 hours in the
semester.
If a student wishes to withdraw from all
classes, an exit interview with the Dean of
Students is necessary to initiate the formal Class Standing:
withdrawing process. This will ensure that Progression is defined separately by each
all student account and credit calculations graduate professional program.
occur appropriately.
Students who must withdraw for health
emergencies or other emergency reasons GRADING POLICIES
may be granted an Administrative
Withdrawal by the Dean of Students (for Grades are recorded by letter, with the
undergraduate students) or by the following point values:
appropriate Dean or Program Director (for A 4.0 ......... Excellent
Professional students). The Dean/Program A- 3.7 ......... Excellent
Director will consult with the course
B+ 3.3 ......... Good
instructors and may require a statement
from a physician or other documentation. B 3.0 ......... Good
Instructors may withdraw a student from B- 2.7 ......... Good
a class for misconduct, or for disruptive or C+ 2.3 ......... Satisfactory
endangering behavior that interferes with C 2.0 ......... Satisfactory
the faculty member’s obligation to set and C- 1.7 ......... Substandard
meet academic and behavioral standards D+ 1.3 ......... Substandard
in each class. Misconduct or disruption
does not apply to the content of speech or D 1.0 ......... Substandard
written work protected by freedom of F 0 ......... Failure
expression or academic freedom. Due P ......... Pass
process will be followed and students may H ......... Pass-A equivalent
appeal such decisions to the appropriate HP ......... Pass-B equivalent
committee or administrator.
N ......... No Pass
The Dean of Students, acting on behalf of
I 0.0 ......... Incomplete
the University, may withdraw a student
IA 4.0 ......... Incomplete; option you may not revert back to the
contingent grade A graded option.
IA- 3.7 ......... Incomplete;
contingent grade A- Pass/No Pass Option
IB+ 3.3 ......... Incomplete; Students must declare the Pass/No Pass
contingent grade B+ option before the end of the tenth week of
IB 3.0 ......... Incomplete; the course, by completing the appropriate
contingent grade B form in the Registrar’s Office. Once you
IB- 2.7 ......... Incomplete; declare the Pass/No Pass option you may
contingent grade B- not revert back to the graded option.
IC+ 2.3 ......... Incomplete; Arts and Sciences, Education, Optometry:
contingent grade C+ “P” grade is equivalent to a “C” or above.
IC 2.0 ......... Incomplete; Physical Therapy, Professional Psychol-
contingent grade C ogy: “P” grade equivalent to a “B” or
IC- 1.7 ......... Incomplete; above.
contingent grade C- Optometry students may receive an “H”
ID+ 1.3 ......... Incomplete; grade for “A” work that is demonstrated
contingent grade D+ by exemplary achievements in patient care
ID 1.0 ......... Incomplete; or an “HP” for “B” work in patient care
contingent grade D that is consistently above proficiency
IF 0.0 ......... Incomplete; standards in patient care courses.
contingent grade F In Arts and Sciences, students may take
W ......... Withdrawal by Student one course, in addition to courses requir-
ing Pass/No Pass grading, each semester
AW ......... Administrative
on a Pass/No Pass basis; such courses
Withdrawal
may not be used to fulfill core require-
X ......... Continuing Course ments, science requirements for the
(Limited to courses approved by the Bachelor of Science degree, major or minor
College or Program Curriculum requirements, or teaching endorsement
Committee. The grade of “X” will requirements.
revert to a “P,” “N,” or letter grade
when work is completed.) Incompletes
While the College of Arts and Sciences and Instructors may issue a grade of Incom-
the College of Optometry utilize all of the plete only when the major portion of a
letter grade options, the College of course has been completed satisfactorily,
Optometry considers semester grades but health or other emergency reasons
below “C” as substandard, and substan- prevent the student from finishing all
dard grades may not be used toward requirements in the course. The instructor
fulfillment of the Doctor of Optometry and the student should agree upon a
degree. The Schools of Education, Occupa- deadline by which all work will be
tional Therapy, Physician’s Assistant completed, with the following limitations:
Studies and Physical Therapy consider all
1. Incompletes given for Fall and or
marks with point values below “C” as
Winter III terms must be completed by
failure. The School of Professional
the following April 15.
Psychology uses only “A”, “B”, and “F”
grade marks. 2. Incompletes given for Spring semester
or Summer session must be completed
by the following November 15.
Auditing
Instructors will issue the grade the student
As an auditor, a student enrolls in, pays would have earned by not completing the
for, and attends classes, but does not course, preceded by an “I”. This grade is
necessarily complete assignments or take determined by including a failing grade
examinations. No credit is received for an for the missing assignment(s) in the
audited course. Students must declare the calculation of the final grade. If the agreed
Audit option before the end of the add- upon course work is not completed in the
drop period. Once you declare the Audit
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period allotted and an extension has not Transfer Credits and GPA
been granted, the grade issued will
Only grades earned at Pacific are calcu-
become permanent. The contingency
lated into the Pacific GPA. Courses taken
grade will be used in the computation of
elsewhere, if approved by the Registrar,
the GPA until such time as a new grade is
can be used to meet degree requirements,
recorded.
but the grades in transfer courses are not
included in the calculation of the GPA. A
Repeated Courses grade of below “C-” earned at another
If a course taken at Pacific University is institution will not transfer to Pacific
repeated at Pacific University, in the University. Transfer courses used to satisfy
College of Arts and Sciences and in a major or minor requirement may need
Education, only the higher grade is used department approval.
in computing the grade point average; in
all other professional programs BOTH Satisfactory
grades are counted in the grade point Academic Progress
average.
Policies with regard to satisfactory
If a course taken at Pacific is repeated at progress are described within the profes-
another institution, the Pacific grade will sional program sections of this catalog.
still be counted in the GPA. No course Student should also consult the
may be counted more than once towards University’s student handbook, “Pacific
graduation requirements. Stuff,” and policy documents distributed
by the individual schools.
Grade Change
Once a grade is submitted to the Registrar Readmission after Suspension
it shall not be changed except in the case Suspended students may apply to the
of recording errors. Grade changes will be appropriate Dean’s or Director’s office to
approved by the appropriate Dean or begin the readmission process one year
Director. after suspension. Complete applications
for readmission for fall semester must be
Grade Reports received no later than August 1st; com-
Grades will be reported to students at the plete applications for spring semester
end of each grading period. Grades must be received no later than January
normally are sent to the student’s perma- 2nd.
nent address, unless otherwise specified. Dates may vary by program and it is the
According to the Student Academic responsibility of the applicant to check the
Records Policy, parents of students will be dates and requirements set by the program
mailed grade reports only if the student for which re-admission is being sought.
has provided the Registrar with a signed Within the application for readmission
release. students should present evidence of
renewed motivation and commitment to
Transcripts academic success such as successful
Students may review their academic employment or study at another college
records upon request or order a transcript during the interim. With such evidence
of the Pacific University record in accor- readmission may be granted, unless the
dance with the Family Rights and Privacy professional program committee deter-
Act guidelines. A signed request for the mines that academic success at Pacific is
transcript must be supplied to the still unlikely.
Registrar’s Office, with a $2 fee assessed Students re-admitted after being on
for each official transcript requested. suspension will be placed on probation
Unofficial transcripts for presently (see above). If a re-admitted student
enrolled students are free, with a limit of subsequently does not meet the academic
two per request, and are to be picked up in standards of Pacific University and
person. Up to one week may be necessary becomes eligible for suspension, that
for official transcript requests; two days student may be dismissed from the
for unofficial requests. University.
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credit and will be determined by the should submit to the Registrar’s Office
Registrar in consultation with the appro- written requests that identify the
priate department chairs. No credit will be record(s) they wish to inspect. The
awarded for Subsidiary courses. A Registrar will make arrangements for
maximum of 30 credits can be earned. access and notify the student of the
time and place where the records may
Progress Assessments be inspected. If the records are not
maintained by the Registrar’s Office,
At the beginning of a student’s senior year the student shall be advised of the
or last professional year (or upon student correct official to whom the request
request), the Registrar’s Office will should be addressed.
prepare an academic evaluation showing
progress toward meeting graduation 2. The right to request the amendment of
requirements. Students are expected, the student’s education records that the
however, to know what the requirements student believes are inaccurate.
are. Students may ask Pacific University to
amend a record that they believe is
inaccurate. They should write the
ROTC Registrar, clearly identify the part of the
Students attending Pacific University who record they want changed, and specify
are receiving ROTC funding and wish to why it is inaccurate.
take ROTC coursework may do so at If Pacific University decides not to
Portland State University. Pacific will amend the record as requested by the
accept up to 14 semester hours of Military student, the student shall be notified of
science coursework from PSU, excluding the decision and advised as to his or
MS 111, 112, 113. her right to a hearing regarding the
Under a cooperative agreement with the request for amendment. Additional
University of Portland, Pacific University information regarding the hearing
students may participate in the Air Force procedures will be provided to the
Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) student when notified of the right to a
offered on the University of Portland hearing.
campus. The purpose of the program, 3. The right to consent to disclosures of
which is administered by the Aerospace personally identifiable information
Studies faculty, is to select and train contained in the student’s education
students to serve as officers in the United records, except to the extent that FERPA
States Air Force. authorizes disclosure without consent.
AFROTC is available to men and women One exception which permits disclo-
with a minimum of 2 years of college sure without consent is disclosure to
remaining. Scholarships are available on a school officials with legitimate educa-
competitive basis for those who qualify. tional interests. A school official is a
For more information, check out the person employed by Pacific University
University of Portland web site or contact in an administrative, supervisory,
the Program Counselor at the University academic or research, or support staff
of Portland. position (including law enforcement
unit personnel and health staff); a
Students’ Rights Under person or company with whom Pacific
The Family Educational Rights University has contracted (such as an
attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a
and Privacy Act (FERPA) person serving on the Board of Trust-
The Family Educational Rights and ees; or a student serving on an official
Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students committee, such as a disciplinary or
certain rights with respect to their educa- grievance committee, or assisting
tion records. They are: another school official in performing
1. The right to inspect and review the his or her tasks.
student’s education records within 45 A school official has a legitimate
days of the day Pacific University educational interest if the official needs
receives a request for access. Students to review an education record in order
to fulfill his or her professional respon- Students may withhold Directory Informa-
sibility. tion by notifying the Registrar in writing;
Pacific University may disclose please note that such withholding requests
education records without consent to are binding for all information to all
officials of another school, upon parties other than for those exceptions
request, in which a student seeks or allowed under the Act. Students should
intends to enroll. consider all aspects of a Directory Hold
prior to filing such a request.Although the
4. The right to file a complaint with the initial request must be filed during the
U.S. Department of Education concern- first two weeks of the enrollment period,
ing alleged failures by Pacific Univer- requests for non-disclosure will be
sity to comply with the requirements of honored by the University for no more
FERPA. The name and address of the than one academic year. Re-authorization
Office that administers FERPA is: to withhold Directory Information must be
Family Policy Compliance Office filed annually in the Registrar’s Office
U.S. Department of Education within the first two weeks of the fall
400 Maryland Avenue, SW semester.
Washington, DC 20202-4605
Policy Availability
Directory Information Pacific University policy explains in detail
At its discretion Pacific University may procedures to be used by the institution
provide Directory Information in accor- for compliance with the provisions of
dance with the provisions of the Family FERPA. Copies of the policy are on the
Education Rights and Privacy Act. Registrar’s Office Web Site or are available
Directory Information is defined as that in the Office of the Registrar.
information which would not generally be
considered harmful or an invasion of
privacy if disclosed.
Designated Directory Information at
Pacific University includes the following:
student name, permanent address, local
address, temporary address, electronic
mail address, telephone number, dates of
attendance, degrees and awards received,
major field of study, participation in
officially recognized activities and sports,
weight and height of members of athletic
teams, theses titles/topics, photograph,
full-time/part-time status, most recent
previous school attended, date and place
of birth.
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Academic
Conduct Policies
CODE OF ACADEMIC CONDUCT themselves, other persons or property.
Students have the responsibility to abide by
Honesty and integrity are expected of all the standards, policies, and regulations of
students in class participation, examina- the University.
tions, assignments, patient care and other
academic work. Students have the Policy of Academic Integrity
obligation to conduct themselves as
mature and responsible participants in this Pacific University is an academic commu-
community. Towards this end, the nity where the pursuit of knowledge,
University has established policies, understanding, and skills unites us as its
standards and guidelines that collectively members. This community depends on the
define the Student Code of Conduct. The integrity of its members to fulfill its
Student Code of Conduct includes all mission, and we all have a clear and
policies, standards and guidelines vested interest in promoting it. Every one
included in, but not limited to: of us has reasons to be concerned about
academically dishonest practices. Among
• The University Catalog such reasons are the following:
• The University Handbook 1. Academic integrity is at the core of our
• The Student Handbook, “Pacific Stuff” community values.
• Residence Hall Handbook and Con- 2. Academic dishonesty can undermine
tracts the value of Pacific diplomas by
weakening the reputation of Pacific
Statement of Students’ Rights and University, associating it in the public
Responsibilities mind with institutions whose students
have little integrity and a poor work
Every student has a right to conditions ethic.
favorable to learning. Students have the
3. Academically dishonest practices are
right to pursue an education free from
corrosive of individual and community
discrimination based on gender, race,
integrity.
ethnicity, religion, marital status, age,
sexual orientation or physical handicap. 4. In the long run they harm the perpetra-
Students at Pacific enjoy the freedoms of tor, who fails to give him/herself the
speech, expression, and association, the opportunity to develop ideas and skills.
right to privacy, the right to freedom from 5. They are unfair, because they give the
harassment, the right to due process in cheater an advantage over other
judicial matters, and the right to appeal students who are relying on their own
judgments and penalties for alleged work and knowledge.
misconduct. 6. They are unfair because they weaken
Students have the responsibility to conduct the link between grades and work,
themselves, both individually and in groups, undermining the immediate incentive
in a manner which promotes an atmosphere of students to put in the hard work
conducive to teaching, studying and necessary to develop skills and
learning. Students are expected to uphold knowledge.
academic and personal integrity, to respect 7. Certain forms of academic dishonesty,
the rights of others, to refrain from disrup- because they infringe on copyrights, are
tive, threatening, intimidating, or harassing illegal.
behavior, or behavior which is harmful to
b. The Dean or Director will review the Things Students Can Do to Avoid Charges
evidence, consult with the of Academic Dishonesty
student(s), make a determination
about whether or not academic 1. Prepare in advance for examinations
dishonesty occurred, and, if so, will and assignments; don’t let yourself get
impose a sanction commensurate too far behind in your reading and
with the nature of the offense. studying for any of your courses.
c. The student may appeal the decision 2. Prevent other students from copying
of the Dean or Director to the your exams or assignments. Try to
committee designated to receive choose a seat during an exam away
such appeals for his or her profes- from other students. Shield your exam.
sional program. Don’t distribute your papers to other
students prior to turning them in.
University Level Appeals 3. Check with your instructor about
special requirements that might pertain
Final appeals for all cases of academic to that particular course or assignment.
misconduct will be heard by the Univer- If you cannot find a written section in
sity Standards and Appeals Board. All the syllabus or on the actual assign-
requests for appeals of rulings by college ment to answer your questions about
or school academic standards committees what is acceptable, ask the instructor
shall be submitted in writing to the Vice what his/her expectations are.
President for Academic Affairs within 10
school days after the ruling is received by 4. Utilize a recognized handbook on the
the student. Appeals shall be considered citation of sources (Many professional
by the University Standards and Appeals organizations have style manuals for
Board, which is a standing committee of this purpose, for example, the APA
the University. Style Manual for psychology or the
MLA Style Sheet for the humanities).
Appeals must be explicitly justified by at Be sure to ask your professor what an
least one of the following reasons: acceptable style guide is for the written
1. Evidence of error in procedure by a work you will be submitting in her/his
school or college academic standards course.
committee, 5. Discourage dishonesty among other
2. New evidence sufficient to alter students.
a decision, 6. Refuse to help students who cheat.
3. Evidence that the sanction(s) imposed 7. Protect your rights and those of other
was not appropriate to the severity of honest students by reporting incidents
the violation. of cheating you have observed to the
Following the receipt of the appeal, the professor.
Board shall convene to consider the
appeal. On the basis of the available
evidence, the Board will deny the appeal,
call for a hearing, or when deemed
appropriate, return the appeal to the
original academic standards committee
for reconsideration. Decisions of the
University Standards and Appeals
Board are final.
The Vice President for Academic Affairs
shall appoint alternate members in cases
of conflict of interest or if a regular
member is unavailable.
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College &
University Resources
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. An
astounding range of wildlife habitats in
Brian O’Driscoll, the region generates more than 840 species
Director of Career Development of vascular plants, 280 species of birds and
50 species of mammals. Steens Mountain,
Located in Chapman Hall, the Career a large fault block which rises to 9,700 feet,
Development Center offers a number of lies along the southeast boundary of the
services to graduate students as they prepare refuge. Desert landforms, outstanding
for the transition to professional life. Most of the volcanic features, massive uplifts carved
by ancient glaciers, numerous 9,000 to
graduate schools work with the Center to
10,000-year-old archeological sites, cattle
incorporate sessions on resume preparation, baron ranches, pioneer settlements, mines
interviewing strategies, and job search and ghost towns are just a few of the rich
techniques into their curricula at an appropriate discoveries nearby.
time in their programs. Additionally, graduate The field station has dormitories and
students are welcome at any time to use the trailers, food service, laundry facilities, a
Center to receive help with career-related store, laboratory and classroom facilities, a
small library and a museum.
issues on an individual basis as well. Specific
Courses in such areas as ethnobiology,
services to keep in mind are resume
ecology, natural history, biology,
consultation, interview coaching, job search ornithology, geology, art, astronomy and
assistance, and access to Pacific’s Alumni photography are offered during the
Career Network. The staff of the Career summer. Pacific students are encouraged
Development Center take pride in delivering to take classes for credit offered by
Malheur Field Station. Information about
friendly, individualized service to ensure that
classes and use of the field station is
students receive the very best career support available from Professor Jordan and from
and preparation possible to enable successful The Director, Malheur Field Station,
career launch upon graduation. The Center is HC 72 Box 260, Princeton, OR 97721,
located in Chapman Hall, and staff can be telephone 541-493-2629, e-mail:
mfs@burnsnet.com. Information can also
contacted at 359-2877 and
be obtained by visiting the web site at
careerdc@pacificu.edu. www.geol.pdx.edu/MFS.
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and for assistance in finding community The Writing Resource Center, UC 104,
involvement opportunities. The Center is provides free consultation service to
located in Chapman Hall. students who require assistance with
writing, English as a second language,
World Languages, and with courses in the
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY’S MUSEUM humanities and social sciences. Trained
peer consultants are available on a drop-in
(OLD COLLEGE HALL) system, and by appointment arranged
The first permanent structure of Pacific with individual consultants. The Center is
University, Old College Hall, was built in open to all students from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
1850. It is among the oldest collegiate from Sunday through Thursday during
buildings in the western United States. the school year, with limited hours during
In 1894 it was moved from its original site the day and during Winter Three.
where Marsh Hall stands and became Science House Tutors also provide tutoring, in the
Hall. Containing laboratories and classrooms Residence Halls, for a wide range of Arts
for biology and chemistry, for years it was and Sciences subjects, plus workshops on
fondly know as the “Chem Shack”. Old time management and study skills. Please
College Hall was moved in 1963 to its present contact the Writing Resource Center web
location. page through Pacific University’s home
This compact two-story building with its page — www.pacificu.edu.
octagonal belfry or cupola is symbolic of The Math and Science Center, located in
pioneer efforts during territorial days. A Strain 322, provides free tutorial service to
significant structure for Oregon and the students from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. every
region, Old College Hall was listed on the Sunday through Thursday. Qualified
National Register of Historic Places in 1974. A tutors are available on a walk-in, first-
few years later, in 1980, a major renovation come, first-served basis.
project was completed. The first floor area
contains the Tualatin Academy Room and the
Henry Price Memorial Chapel. Both of these UNIVERSITY FACILITIES
spaces are used for special gatherings and
events. Sharon Ginn, Facilities Director
As part of Pacific’s centennial celebration in The 55-acre Forest Grove campus contains
1949, the second floor rooms of Old College 18 major buildings in a picturesque setting
Hall were converted into museum galleries. of green lawns and tall shade trees.
The Pacific University Museum exhibits Architecture at Pacific is a pleasant blend
artifacts relating to the history of the Univer- of the old and new, represented at one end
sity. Many interesting objects donated by of the spectrum by historic Old College
alumni and friends of the University are Hall (1850), the first permanent structure
interpreted here. Personal items from founder of Pacific University, and at the other by
Tabitha Brown and President Sidney Harper the University’s new science, music and
Marsh are among the collections on exhibit. professional buildings. It also includes the
Treasures from various foreign cultures are 90,000 square foot Pacific Athletic Center
also featured in the museum, reflecting and the Tom Reynolds Soccer Field.
Pacific’s missionary heritage.
In addition to its Forest Grove campus, the
University has a satellite campus located
in Eugene that serves the needs of the
TUTORING AND STUDY SKILLS School of Education, and operates facilities
Pauline Beard, Supervisor of House Tutors in Portland that support the academic and
clinical programs of the College of
Steve Smith, Director of Writing Optometry and the School of Professional
Resource Center Psychology.
All students who want assistance with their
course work are encouraged to use the
Writing Resource Center, House Tutors, and
the Math/Science Center.
Student
Services
THE DEAN OF STUDENTS The University offers accommodations in
four on-campus residence facilities for
The Dean of Students has overall responsi- undergraduate students. Refer to the
bility for many of the services to students College of Arts and Sciences catalog for
at the University such as student health information and policies concerning these
and counseling centers, residence life, residential facilities.
student activities, crisis intervention,
mediation services, disability services, Meal Service
health and wellness, multicultural
services, new student orientation, and the Meal service is provided by ARAMARK
student handbook, PACIFIC STUFF. Both Food Service in the dining commons in the
undergraduate and professional student University Center. In addition to provid-
governing bodies work closely with her in ing meal service throughout the year —
presenting, discussing and resolving with the exception of Thanksgiving and
student concerns. The Dean assists Christmas vacations — ARAMARK also
individual students and student groups caters meals for special events. On-campus
with a wide variety of interests and students pay for meals with a meal ticket.
concerns, and ensures that student opinion Off-campus students may dine at the
is communicated throughout the Univer- commons by either purchasing a meal
sity. As the Dean for all students at the plan for dining commons service, or by
University, she should be regarded as a purchasing individual meals.
resource by undergraduates and profes-
sional program students alike for ques- Student Activities
tions, problem solving, or simply when it The Associated Students of Pacific
is unclear where to go with a particular University (ASPU) supports numerous
issue. The Dean welcomes students’ student activities including intramural
viewpoints on programs, policies and sports, concerts and lectures, an outdoor
facilities. and off-campus program, and interest
groups such as the Politics and Law
Forum and Students for Environmental
RESIDENCE LIFE Awareness. In addition, the University
sponsors a variety of student activities
Campus Housing aimed at providing diverse and challeng-
The University has a few apartments and ing opportunities for students to learn
small houses located on the edge of outside of the classroom.
campus for graduate professional stu- The individual professional colleges and
dents. They are assigned on a first come/ schools also facilitate programs with
first serve basis. If you are interested in specific relevance to their disciplines.
this option, please contact the Housing Student organizations within the profes-
Office at (503) 359-2200 or email sional schools sponsor student events,
housing@pacificu.edu. You may also conduct social and academic support
access the Housing Network website at programs, and provide links to profes-
www.pacifiu.edu/studentlife/housing/ sional organizations outside the university.
for more information and additional
resources on housing in the Portland
metropolitan area.
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Pacific Athletic Center and Student Media
Intramural Sports Student publications and the campus
Home for athletic activities at Pacific is the radio station provide valuable opportuni-
newly remodeled and spacious Athletic ties for Pacific students wishing to gain
Center, which houses a gymnasium with management and production experience
three activity areas, a state-of-the-art in these particular media fields.
fitness center, a fieldhouse, three handball- The Pacific Index, the campus newspaper,
racquetball courts, a squash court, sauna, gives students the opportunity to gain
dance studio, wrestling room and sports valuable writing, editing, advertising and
medicine/training room with whirlpools- business experience. The Index is pub-
all available for student use. lished bi-weekly.
An active intramural schedule for both The Pacific Review, a literary magazine,
men and women includes activities in flag includes poetry, graphics, articles, photog-
football, volleyball, 3-on-3 basketball, 5- raphy, short stories and other items
on-5 basketball, racquetball, softball and contributed by students. It is published
tennis, with each sport played seasonally. twice a year, and sponsored by the English
The intramural program also sponsors Department.
aerobic dance activities, a golf tournament, KPUR, the campus radio station, is
and the popular Rock ‘n Bowl throughout broadcast to residence halls and the
the school year. University Center. Student-managed and
In intercollegiate athletics, Pacific fields operated, KPUR, 94.5 FM offers music,
teams in baseball, basketball, cross news and special programs — all provided
country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track by students.
and field, wrestling and volleyball. The Pacific Productions provides an opportu-
university belongs to the Northwest nity for video production experience
Conference and is affiliated with the through the taping of athletic events,
National Collegiate Athletics Association, campus activities and independent
Division III. projects. Productions are broadcast over
the community cable TV system.
Student Government
Student government at Pacific provides
ample opportunity for students to develop STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
and exercise leadership, to make decisions,
and to create a stimulating campus Career Programs
atmosphere. All students at Pacific Numerous career programs and workshops
University are members of the Associated are offered throughout the year, covering
Students of Pacific University (ASPU). such topics as resume writing, choosing a
Undergraduate students are represented major, graduate school applications, and
by the President and Vice President of the interview preparation. Additional pro-
undergraduate student body and by the grams include alumni career panels and
Pacific Undergraduate Community internship fairs, as well as an annual spring
Council (PUCC). The PUCC, which job fair featuring over 150 employers and a
includes faculty, administrators, and fall graduate school fair providing a rich
undergraduate students develops, array of resources for students interested in
reviews, and recommends policy on graduate or professional study.
matters affecting undergraduate students. A few additions to an ever-growing
Professional students are represented by program schedule include the following:
the Professional Programs Council (PPC) Sophomore Majorfest, which provides
which includes a representative of each of information in a creative format to assist
the professional schools. The PPC makes with selection of majors and career options;
recommendations on major policy matters Junior Jumpstart, a festive evening pro-
to the appropriate individuals or govern- gram featuring timely information on
ing bodies. The PPC also serves as a means internships, graduate school preparation,
by which professional students communi- and career exploration; and the Senior and
cate between schools and articulate Alumni Job Search Series, which brings
common concerns. these groups together for a series of
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OTHER STUDENT RESOURCES Open days, evenings and weekends, the
PIC is one of the busiest corners on
Bookstore campus!
The Pacific University Bookstore, located
in the University Center, carries all Security
required texts and supplies for course Security at Pacific University is provided
work, plus general books and office by the Office of Campus Public Safety.
supplies, stamps, gifts, snacks, T-shirts, They provide assistance and education in
sportswear and drug-store items. The matters of personal security, the handling
bookstore stocks both new and used of emergencies, and the protection of
textbooks, and buys back textbooks at the personal property. They also coordinate
end of each term. Other services include nightly checks of residence halls, off-
special orders for class rings, graduation campus University owned housing, and
caps and gowns, optometry equipment, campus grounds and buildings. However,
books, and office supplies. Campus Public Safety cannot be fully
responsible for the security and safety of
Computing and Network Services students. Students must exercise good
judgment and personal responsibility in
All students attending Pacific University
matters of personal safety. The University
will have access to a state-of-the-art
is not responsible for losses of personal
computing and network infrastructure,
property of students, faculty or staff.
providing access to a myriad of research
and communications tools including e-
mail, the World Wide Web, Telnet, FTP, and Service Center
an international collection of academic The Service Center, located on College
reference materials. Campus residence halls Way, produces many of Pacific’s print
are Ethernet enabled and provide commu- material including small, low-cost projects
nications access over 100 times faster than for students and university family
average dial up connections. members as time permits. The center also
On campus, there are several shared processes outgoing mail from academic
computer facilities which provide software divisions, student organizations, and
packages for word processing, spreadsheets administration.
and presentation graphics, research, e-mail
access and Internet exploration. LaserJet
printing is also available on
University Relations
a cost-per-copy basis. The University Relations Office, located in
Marsh Hall, coordinates fund-raising and
The Pacific Information Center (PIC) alumni activities for Pacific. This office is
also responsible for public relations
The Pacific Information Center is located activities including the dissemination of
in the University Center between the news and public information. Print
Dining Commons and the mailroom. communications for external audiences of
Designed to be a “one-stop shop” for Pacific are produced in this office includ-
almost all University information, the PIC ing Pacific Magazine (the University
provides a plethora of services, forms, quarterly magazine), catalogs, brochures,
newspapers and brochures. Computer and other publications. University
terminals allowing students to access Relations also keeps local and national
personal enrollment and financial infor- media in contact with happenings at
mation can be found at the PIC, as well as Pacific, sends news of Pacific students to
Conference Services, the Switchboard, their hometown media, and operates a
Event Planning Management, and the Speakers Bureau to facilitate Pacific
offices of the Director and Coordinator of professors’ speaking before area civic and
the Pacific Information Center. The PIC is public school groups. Special events such
responsible for room scheduling, newslet- as the annual Tom McCall Forum political
ters such as “Boxer Briefs” and “Week At debate, and the performing arts series are
A Glance,” ID cards, phone cards, parking coordinated by University Relations staff.
permits, vendors, sales of movie tickets,
stamps, bus tickets and personal sundries.
Alumni
The purpose of the Pacific University
Alumni Association, formed in 1892, is to
extend and deepen the social and intellec-
tual experience of college years and to
further the welfare of Pacific. All gradu-
ates of Pacific University and all former
students having completed a year here
and who have expressed a desire to retain
ties with the University are considered
members.
Members of the Alumni Association are
represented by an Executive Council. The
Alumni Relations Office provides services
to the Alumni of Pacific University,
including group travel opportunities,
various alumni gatherings and class
reunions. The Alumni Relations Office
also, upon request, assists in the mailing of
alumni-relations newsletters, invitations to
alumni gatherings and offers assistance
with reunion planning.
The Alumni Association also provides
opportunities for former students to
interact with current students. The Student
Alumni Association organizes a variety of
events that bring current and former
students together for career seminars, job
seeking advice, externships, internships,
and social functions. Alumni Association
members may also participate in scholar-
ship programs and recruitment activities.
For further details contact the Alumni
Office in Marsh Hall.
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Faculty of
School of Education
Seth A. Agbo (2000) Daniel Duarte (1997)
Assistant Professor of Education Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. University of Cape Coast, Ghana B.A., Idaho State University, 1974
M.Ed., Lakehead University ED.M., Oregon State University, 1979
Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Tracy Faulconer (1995)
Elizabeth C. Arch (1993) Assistant Professor of Education
Assistant Professor of Education B.A., U.S. International University, 1965
A.B., Stanford University, 1964 M.A., University of Oregon, 1976
M.A.T., University of Chicago, 1966 Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1992
Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1976
Willard M. Kniep (1996)
Mark Bailey (1995) Dean, School of Education
Assistant Professor of Education B.S., Concordia Teachers College, 1964
A.B., Grinnell College, 1979 M.A., University of Minnesota, 1972
M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1992 Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1974
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1994
Christine A. MacFarlane (2000)
Karen F. J. Baldwin (1996) Associate Professor of Education
Assistant Professor of Education, Lane County B.A.E Wayne State College, 1970
A.B., University of California, Berkeley M.S. Utah State University ,1982
B.S., University of Oregon, 1983 Ph.D. Utah State University, 1990
M.A., University of Oregon, 1986
Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1991 Ann Matschiner (1999)
Assistant Professor of Education
Joan K. Boyle (2000) B.S., Oregon State University, 1976
Visiting Professor of Education M.S.T., Portland State University, 1980
B.A. Arizona State University 1966
M.A. University of Northern Colorado 1970 Anita McClain (1984)
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley Professor of Education
B.S., University of Oregon, 1964
Robert Bumsted (1998) M.Ed., University of Nevada, 1968
Assistant Professor of Education Ed.D., Portland State University/University of
B.A. University of Oregon, 1963 Oregon, 1983
M.A., University of Oregon, 1965
M.A., University of Oregon, 1978 Nancy Meltzoff (1994)
Assistant Professor of Education, Lane County
Deborah Caldwell (1999) B.A., Simmons College, 1974
Assistant Professor of Education M.A., University of Redlands, 1977
B.A., San Francisco State University, 1969 Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1990
J.D., Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and
Clark College, 1983 Vivian Moen (1998)
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Faculty of
School of Occupational
Therapy
Debra L. Boggis (1999)
Assistant Professor
B.S. University of New Hampshsire, 1979
M.B.A. Portland State University, 1992
Faculty of
College of Optometry
Peter D. Bergenske (2000) Bradley Coffey (1982)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry Professor of Optometry
B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1974 B.S., Pacific University, 1979
O.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1978 O.D., Pacific University, 1981
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V. Lowell Galambos (1999) Janet Leasher (1999)
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Optometry Part-Time Assistant Professor of Optometry
Dispensing Optician, Opticianry Program B.S., Pacific University, 1983
Loma Linda University, 1974 O.D., Pacific University, 1986
Certified Optician (A.B.O.C.), 1989 M.P.H., Tulane University School of Public Health
and Tropical Medicine, 1999
Denise Goodwin (1999)
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Optometry Nira Levine (1969)
B.S., Pacific University, 1996 Director of Student Services, College of
O.D., Pacific University, 1998 Optometry
Teaching Fellow, Pacific University, 1998-99 Professor of Counseling
B.S., Hunter College, 1953
W. Thomas Griffith (1967) M.Ed., University of Virginia, 1964
Distinguished University Professor of Physics Ed.D., University of Virginia, 1969
B.A., Johns Hopkins Unviersity, 1962
M.S., University of New Mexico, 1964 Nada J. Lingel (1982)
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1967 Professor of Optometry
B.S., Pacific University, 1979
James R. Hale (2000) O.D., Pacific University, 1981
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Optometry M.S., Pacific University, 1988
B.S., Oregon State University, 1994 Residency in Hospital Based Optometry,
B.S., Oregon State University, 1995 Albuquerque VAMC, 1993
O.D., Pacific University, 1998
Residency In Hospital Based Optometry, Portland Richard London (1997)
VAMC, 1999 Professor of Optometry
B.A., Rutgers University, 1970
William T. Jordan (1976) M.A., Brandeis University, 1972
Professor of Chemistry O.D., New England College of Optometry, 1978
B.A. Portland State University, 1964 Residency in Childrenís Vision,
M.A. Portland State University, 1968 Southern California College of Optometry 1979
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1972
John P. Lowery (1997)
Weon Jun (1998) Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry
Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry B.S., University of California, 1988
B.S., Pacific University, 1992 O.D., Pacific University, 1993
O.D., Pacific University, 1995 M.Ed., Pacific University, 1996
Residency in Hospital-Based/Primary Care
Optometry, Portland VAMC, 1996 D. Gregory Luce (1993)
Part-time Assistant Professor of Optometry
Paul Kohl (1981) B.S., California State University, 1986
Professor of Optometry O.D., Pacific University, 1990
B.A., State University of New York (Binghamton), 1973
O.D., Pacific University, 1980 Darin Paulson (1997)
Teaching Fellow, Pacific University, 1980-81 Assistant Professor of Optometry
B.S., Washington State University, 1990
Hannu R. V. Laukkanen (1986) O.D., Pacific University, 1994
Clinical Professor of Optometry Residency in Vision Therapy,
B.S., University of Oregon, 1974 SUNY College of Optometry, 1995
B.S., Pacific University, 1983
O.D., Pacific University, 1984 Alan W. Reichow (1982)
Teaching Fellow, Pacific University, 1984-86 Professor of Optometry
M.Ed., Pacific University, 1994 B.S., Pacific University, 1978
O.D., Pacific University, 1981
Teaching Fellow, Pacific University, 1981-82
M.Ed., Pacific University, 1995
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OPTOMETRY ADJUNCT FACULTY de Simone, Kelly (1999)
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Morris, Scot (1999) Renier, Gary L. (1999)
Moses-Lowe, Rochelle (2000) Reslock, John (1993)
Mowbray, Lori L. (1998) Robbins-Luce, Diane (1994)
Murrill, Cynthia A. (1986) Roline, Paul F. (1997)
Nehring, Scott L. (2000) Sakuda, Jon M. (2000)
Nesburn, Anthony Bart (2000) Salibello, Cosmo (1998)
Newth, Richard C. (1999) Salz, James Joseph (2000)
Newth, Roger G. (1999) Santesson, Diane (1998)
Nguyen-Vu, CAPT Teresa K. (1995) Schiesser, Daniel C. (2000)
Noblitt, Randall L. (1995) Schlanger, Jay (2000)
Nowell, John L. (1999) Schlater, LT MSC USNR Tom (1998)
Noyes, Richard F. (1993) Schnider, Cristina (1996)
Nyboer, Jan Holland (1998) Schouten, Robert D. (1994)
O’Connell, Dennis J. (1997) Senica, Bryant M. (1999)
Olfasson, Harald E. (1994) Sharp, Robert H. (1993)
Onofrey, Bruce (1993) Sifferman, Joseph A. (1998)
Overton, Scott H. (1987) Skorin, Leonid, Jr. (2000)
Pardos, George J. (1997) Stanfield, David L. (1987)
Parrott, Dorothy M. (1994) Statton, Charles M. (1989)
Parsonett, Colleen (2000) Steiner, Griffith Conway (1998)
Parsons, Matthew R. (1998) Stephen, William H. (1995)
Paulson, Darin (1995) Stephens, Karen Suzanne (1999)
Pederson, Jerry R. (1998) Stoebner, Ben M. (1996)
Perkins, John E. (2000) Stone, Debra M. (1995)
Peterson, Donald (1993) Stoner, Michael W. (1998)
Pike, Scott (1995) Stout, Carl N., Jr. (1999)
Pinkert, Robert B. (1999) Sugiyama, Ronald K. (1989)
Pohl, Maynard L. (1993) Tahran, Rodney L. (1993)
Postma, LTC Amy Mitsuko (1998) Taylor, Bruce R. (2000)
Postma, LTC Joel T. (1998) Taylor, John R.W. (1999)
Poteet, Gary (1999) Teplick, Stanley B. (1995)
Pranulis, Carol Ann (1999) Theurer, James (1998)
Price, Patrick Kevin (1999) Thimons, J. James (1993)
Prouty, Robert E. (1994) Thomas, Randall K. (1993)
Randall, CDR John W. (1994) Tobias, LT CMDR Scott W. (1998)
Rankine, David Andrew (1998) Trad, Michael J. (1999)
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Faculty of
School of Physical Therapy
Daiva A. Banaitis (1981) Richard A. Rutt (1993)
Distinguished University Professor Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Director, School of Physical Therapy B.S., Morningside College, 1972
B.S., New York University, 1962 M.S., Texas Women’s University, 1982
M.S., Northwestern University, 1966 Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1988
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1975
Jay M. Salzman (1989)
Kenneth W. Bush (1991) Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy B.S., Pacific University, 1982
M.P.T., Baylor University - U.S. Army, 1975 B.S., Pacific University, 1985
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1987
Sheryl Sanders (1998)
Nancy Cicirello (1989) Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy B.A., Asbury College, 1985
B.S. Ohio State University, 1971 Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1989
M.P.H., University of North Carolina, 1985
Jane Starbird (1995)*
M. Katie Farrell (1998) Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy B.A., University of the Pacific, 1966
B.S., Quinnipiac College, 1990 M.A., Santa Clara University, 1978
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1996 Ph.D., Fielding Institute, 1993
Faculty of School of
Physician Assistant Studies
Christine Legler PA-C (1996) Judy Ortiz PA-C (1998)
Director, School of Physician Assistant Studies Academic Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Associate Professor MHS, Duke University, 1993
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1981 MS, Wake Forest University, 1991
B.S., Hahnemann University, 1976 BS, Ball State University, 1989
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Faculty of
School of
Professional Psychology
FULL-TIME FACULTY Sandra Y. Jenkins (1989)
Associate Professor
Jennifer R. Antick, (1998) B.A., Michigan State University, 1968
Assistant Professor M.A., Michigan State University, 1977
B.A., Chapman University, 1987 Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1985
M.A., Chapman University, 1990
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 1995 James B. Lane (1987)
Associate Professor
Maryka Biaggio (1987) B.A., University of North Carolina, 1970
Professor Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1974
B.S., Northern Michigan University, 1973
M.S., Utah State University, 1975 Daniel S. McKitrick (1984)
Ph.D., Utah State University, 1977 Professor
B.S., University of Illinois, 1969
Michael S. Daniel (2000) M.A., University of Maryland, 1975
Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1978
B.A., Harding University, 1980
M.S., Memphis State University, 1983 Catherine M. Miller (1999)
Ph.D., Memphis State University, 1986 Assistant Professor
B.A., University of New Orleans, 1987
Kurt A. Freeman (1999) M.A., West Virginia University, 1990
Assistant Professor Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1993
B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1992
M.A., West Virginia University, 1995 Robin L. Shallcross (1992)
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1999 Assistant Professor
B.A., Eckerd College, 1975
Donald K. Fromme (1992) M.S., University of Florida, 1979
Professor and Director, Psychological Service Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1985
Center Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board
B.M., Boston University, 1961 of Professional Psychology
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1966
Jay C. Thomas (1993)
Michel Hersen (1997) Associate Professor
Professor and Dean of the School of Profes- B.S., Portland State University, 1974
sional Psychology M.A., University of Akron, 1976
B.A. Queens College, 1961 Ph.D., University Akron, 1981
M.A. Hofstra University, 1963
Diplomate in Industrial Organizational Psychology,
Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966 American Board of Professional Psychology
Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board
of Professional Psychology
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Benson Schaeffer (1996)
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1962
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1964
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1967
Faculty
Emeriti
Amy Beaupre George G. Evans
Professor of Music Distinguished University Professor of English
B.M, Pacific University, 1933 B.A., Beloit College, 1956
M.A., Northwestern University, 1957
Ramendra K. Bhattacharyya Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1966
Assciate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Calcutta University, 1951 Grazio Falzon
M.S., Calcutta University, 1953 Professor of Romance Languages
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1964 B.A., Malta University, 1959
Licent., Malta University, 1959
Edward J. Buecher J.C.D., Lateran University, 1963
Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Anselmís College, 1960 Joseph K. Frazier
M.A., Indiana University, 1962 Professor of History
Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1968 B.A., Reed College, 1950
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James V. Miller
President Emeritus Fred Scheller
B.A., Indiana Central College, 1942 Professor of Speech and Communications
M.Div., United Seminary, 1946 B.A., Pacific University, 1943
Ph.D., Boston University, 1955 M.A., Pacific University, 1954
LL.D., Otterbein College, 1972 Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1959
LL.D., Indian Central College, 1979
Donald O. Schuman
Gary V. Mueller Professor of Optometry
Professor of Art O.D., Illinois College of Optometry, 1948
B.S., University of Oregon, 1957
M.S., University of Oregon, 1962 Richard D. Septon
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1971 Professor of Optometry
B.A., Concordia College, 1956
John L. Neff O.D., Pacific University, 1960
Professor of Dance M.S., Indiana University, 1968
Indiana University, 1947
Edna McRae School of Dance, 1951 Miles M. Shishido
Gertrude Shurr-May OíDonnell School of Modern Distinguished University Professor of Religion
Dance, 1955 and Philosophy
School of American Ballet, 1955 A.B., University of Hawaii, 1947
D.B., Federated Theological Faculty, 1948
William E. Preston A.M., University of Chicago, 1963
Clinical Professor of Optometry Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1967
B.S., Pacific University, 1952
O.D., Pacific University, 1958 H. Joe Story
Distinguished University Professor of Economics
W. Steve Prince B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara,
Professor of English 1959
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1950 M.A., San Francisco State College, 1968
Ph.D., Yale University, 1954 Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1975
Telephone
Directory
Physical Therapy,
Academic Vice President ....... 503-359-2215
School of ................................... 503-359-2846
Admissions .............................. 503-359-2218
Physician Assistant Studies,
School of ................................... 503-359-2898
Alumni Relations .................... 503-359-2828
President’s Office .................... 503-359-2214
Business Office ........................ 503-359-2128
............................................................. or 2231
Professional Psychology,
School of ................................... 503-359-2240
Career Development Center ... 503-359-2877
Public Affairs/Events .............. 503-359-2211
Catalogs .................................... 503-359-2218
Registration .............................. 503-359-2793
Continuing Education ............ 503-359-2223
Student Services/
Dean of the College of Residential Programs ............. 503-359-3157
Arts and Sciences .................... 503-359-2201
Study Abroad .......................... 503-359-2725
Education, School of ............... 503-359-2205
or Eugene Campus ................. 541-485-6812
Transcripts/Records ............... 503-359-2793
Financial Aid and
Tuition/Fees/
Scholarships ............................. 503-359-2222
Payment of Bills ...................... 503-359-2128
or 2231
Information Services .............. 503-359-2944
University Relations ................ 503-359-2211
International Programs .......... 503-359-2725
Occupational Therapy,
School of ................................... 503-359-2203
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1. Marsh Hall 19. Clark Hall (student housing)
• President’s Office • Maintenance Department DIRECTIONS TO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
• Taylor Auditorium 20. McCormick Hall (student housing)
• University Information Services (UIS) 21. University Apartments (student housing)
• University Relations 22. Municipal Swimming Pool
2. Trombley Square 23. Pacific Athletic Center & Field House
3. Old College Hall 24. Vandervelden Court (student apartments)
• Museum 25. Holce Tennis Courts
4. Murdock Hall 26. English Language Institute
• McGill Auditorium 27. World Languages House
5. Greenhouse 28. Chapman Hall
6. Melott Rose Garden • Career Development Forest Grove is located just 25 miles
7. Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center • Humanitarian Center west of Portland. While it may look further,
(McCready Hall) • International Programs we recommend you take the Highway 26 route.
8. Jefferson Hall 29. Knight Hall
• College of Optometry • Office of Admissions Visitor parking permits are available in the
9. Warner Hall 30. Walker Hall Pacific Information Center in Washburn Hall/
• Tom Miles Theater 31. Abigail Scott Duniway House University Center (#15 on map).
10. Brown Hall 32. Upward Bound
11. Carnegie Hall 34. Drake House
• School of Education 35. • Facilities Management
12. Harvey Scott Memorial Library • Business Services
• Kathrin Cawein Gallery • Service Center KEY
13. Bates House 36. The Creamery Building
14. Walter Hall • Milky Way
• School of Occupational Therapy • Pacific Outback Faculty and staff
• Undergraduate student housing • Cosmic Coffee parking; no parking midnight-6 am
14a. Walter Hall Annex 37. School of Professional Psychology
15. Washburne Hall/University Center 38. Continuing Education Campus parking; no parking
• Alumni Room 39. Landscaping and Custodial Offices midnight-6 am (Lots D & F 2-6 am)
• Bookstore 40. Landscaping Storage
• Fireside Lounge 41. Facilities Engineering Storage Overnight parking
• Mail Room 42. Motor Pool allowed
• Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) 43. Barbara E. Story Memorial Garden
• Pacific Information Center (PIC) 44. Tuality Student Health & Counseling Center 15-minute parking
• Student Services
• University Food Service Off Campus:
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16. School of Physical Therapy • School of Physician Assistant Studies
Emergency phone
17. Douglas C. Strain Science Center 3201 19th Avenue, Suite F, Forest Grove
18. Tom Reynolds Soccer Field
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Index
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Academic Calendars Career Development Center .......................
Education .............................................. 57 Code of Academic Conduct -University ...
Occupational Therapy ........................ 70 College and University Resources. ...... 174
Physical Therapy ............................... 129 College of Optometry. ............................. 71
Physician Assistant Studies ............. 140 Computing and Network Services. ............
Psychology ......................................... 161 Counseling Services .....................................
Optometry. .......................................... 109 Course Descriptions
Academic Integrity Policy. .......................... Education .............................................. 45
Academic Standards, Policies Occupational Therapy ........................ 68
and Procedures Physical Therapy. ...................... 116, 120
Education .................................................. Physician Assistant Studies. ............ 137
Occupational Therapy ........................ 65 Psychology ...............................................
Physical Therapy. .................................... Optometry .......................................... 100
Physician Assistant Studies. ..................
Psychology ...............................................
Optometry ................................................ D
Accreditation and Membership. ............... 3 Directory Information ..................................
Adding Authorizations, Endorsements or Doctor of Optometry Professional
Specialties-Education .......................... 38 Degree Program ................................... 74
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Admission Policies and Requirements Professional Degree Program ................
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Alumni ........................................................... Entering the University ........................... 13
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Physical Therapy ............................... 115 Master of Arts in Teaching/
Physician Assistant Studies ................... Continuing License ............................. 36
Psychology ............................................... Master of Arts in Teaching
Optometry ............................................ 78 Fifth-year Program .............................. 31
Financial Aid - Optometry. ...................... 78 Master of Arts in Teaching/
Flexible Schedule. ................................ 34
Financial Aid - Physical Therapy ......... 115
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Financial Aid ............................................. 21
Visual Function inLearning. .............. 42
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Master of Science in Physical Therapy ......
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Master of Science in
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Master of Science in Health Sciences ... 126
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School of Occupational Therapy ............ 59
School of Physical Therapy ................... 112
School of Physician Assistant Studies .. 131
School of Professional Psychology ....... 143
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Student Rights Under the Family
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