Endorsements

WWU Teacher Education, a University-wide Enterprise

Teacher candidates complete a professional education program through the Woodring College of Education and an endorsement program offered by academic departments across the University. Together, these programs lead to a Washington State Residency Teacher Certificate endorsed in at least one subject area.

• An endorsement designates the subject area and grade levels in which the teacher is prepared to teach.
• Teacher candidates must complete at least one qualifying program and are encouraged to earn multiple endorsements.
• Some qualifying programs lead to multiple endorsements.
• Programs are delivered on the Bellingham main campus except where otherwise noted.
• Teachers may earn an add-on endorsement through a WWU program (Pathway 3) or in some cases, throughn a Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 assessment.
• Qualifying and additional endorsement programs designed to meet the state endorsement competencies are provided below in PDF.

 Endorsement Programs

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Qualifying	Additional
Biology with Science Option Chemistry with Science Option Chemistry and Biology with Science Option Chemistry and Mathematics Chemistry and Physics Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education Early Childhood Special Education and Early Childhood Education Earth & Space Science with Science Option Elementary Education Elementary Education (Bremerton, Everett, Seattle) Elementary Education with Special Education Option (Bremerton, Everett, Seattle) English Language Arts French German Health/Fitness Japanese Mathematics Middle Level Science Music: Choral, General, or Instrumental Physics and Mathematics Physics With Science Option Social Studies (Anthropology Emphasis) Social Studies (Economics Emphasis) Social Studies (Geography Emphasis) Social Studies (History Emphasis) Social Studies (Political Science Emphasis) Social Studies (Sociology Emphasis) Spanish Special Education and Content Endorsement See Content Endorsement Guide Special Education and Elementary Education Theatre Arts Visual Arts	Bilingual Education Chinese Dance English Language Arts English Language Learner French German Japanese Mathematics Middle Level Humanities Reading Spanish Theatre Arts
	Add-On Endorsements For Teachers Only
	Elementary Education (Bellingham, Bremerton, Everett, Seattle) Special Education (Bellingham, Bremerton, Everett, Seattle) Pathway 1 and Pathway 2 Assessments

Classroom Assignment Policy and HQT

According to the Washington State classroom assignment policy, teachers should be assigned to teach courses with content that matches the endosement they hold as determined by the PESB course codes and endorsements matching tool. The federal Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) requirement must also be met.

Additional Resources

• Class Finder and Timetable
• Independent Learning Courses
• Tuition and Fees
• University Catalog
• Non-Matriculated Student Registration Program
• Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Certification (OSPI)
• Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB)

Request an Endorsement Evaluation

To request an evaluation of your preparation for a subject area endorsement, send unofficial transcripts and contact information to...

Bellingham Programs:

Dana Edward, Director, Certification & Accreditation
WWU/Woodring College of Education
Miller Hall 150 / 516 High Street 
Bellingham, WA   98225-9090
Dana.Edward@wwu.edu

Everett Secondary Education MIT Program: 

Dr. Christine Schaefer, Academic Program Director
University Center of North Puget Sound 
Gray Wolf Hall 237 / 2000 Tower Street 
Everett, WA 98201
Chris.Schaefer@wwu.edu