Woodring College of Education Teacher Education Programs Admission Information

Why Western? Exemplary teacher education programs. Teacher Education was here before WWU existed! Our graduates have excellent reputations with the school districts. Amazing faculty who taught in the K-12 schools and are now professors. Small class sizes. All programs have extensive, in-depth, classroom based field experiences. We have main campus and outreach programs.

MAIN CAMPUS PROGRAMS APPLICATION DATESNOTES Elementary K-8 endorsement Fall - April 1 Winter - October 1 Spring - January 15 May apply after completing 45 graded credits. Early Childhood Preschool (no teacher certification) Preschool and P-3 Preschool and P-3 & K-8 Elementary Fall - April 1 only Only admit for fall/cohort model Special Education Early Childhood Special Ed. & BA in Special Ed. (no teacher certification)* Early Childhood Special Ed. & Early Childhood Education (both P-3) Special Education & Elementary Education (P-12 & K-8) Special Education & Content Endorsement (P-12 & content grades) Fall - April 1 * Winter - October 1 Spring - January 15 May apply after completing 45 graded credits. Secondary Grades 5-12 (most subjects) Grades K-12 (PE, Art, Music, World Lang). Fall - April 1 Winter - October 1 *Apply after completing minimum of 60% + of major coursework – except PE (get early advising for PE).

OUTREACH Undergraduate PROGRAMS PROGRAM TYPE APPLICATION DUE DATE Everett Community College Contact: ndex.shtml Elementary K-8 endorsement Special Education, P-12 *may be added with 1 extra quarter Major in Special Education Fall - April 1 Requires transferable AA Same GPA, West-B, English Composition References and essay North Seattle Community College Contact: Elementary K-8 endorsement Special Education, P-12 *may be added with 1 extra quarter Major in Special Education Fall - April 1 Requires transferable AA Same GPA, West-B, English Composition References and essay Olympic Community College Contact: on/ Elementary K-8 endorsement Special Education, P-12 *may be added with 1 extra quarter Major in Special Education Fall - April 1 Requires transferable AA Same GPA, West-B, English Composition References and essay

General Application Requirements GPA requirement (minimum 2.75, MIT = 3.0) Graded credit requirements – 45 Plus (ELED, SPED, ECE) – 60-80% major for SEC West-B (take and pass before admission deadline) English Composition (B- all programs except Secondary = B) Meet program prerequisites (Math, Science, Linguistics) Must complete and submit program application! Must complete and submit application to WWU (2 separate applications)! See program for additional information regarding application requirements

Courses to Consider MAIN CAMPUS PROGRAMS Elementary & Early Childhood Interest: If earning AA, should apply to program and WWU at same time Complete course prerequisites Special Education Interest: If earning AA, should apply to program and WWU at same time Math 381 prerequisite – Math WWU (check with Math Dept.) Complete course prerequisites Secondary Interest: Transfer to WWU Begin Major/Degree coursework

Courses to Consider Advice Review website If earning AA, should apply to program and WWU at same time (all but Secondary) Continue gaining youth and leadership type experiences Strong GPA Meet West-B requirement Meet program course prerequisites Contact us for specific advising and information (early and often is best)!

Courses to Consider Woodring Main Campus Admissions General # Jennifer McCleery, Director – Cheryl Mathison – Nancy Nelson – Campus Location – Miller Hall 150 Website -