Endorsements
Teacher Certification
Teaching Certificates and Endorsements
To gain a Teaching Certificate all teacher candidates must complete a teacher preparation program. Woodring offers programs for Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education areas. An endorsement is the subject area and grade level you are qualified to teach. Elementary Education is an endorsement. Endorsements are listed on your teaching certificate. All certificates have at least one endorsement.
Students completing a Secondary Education program will complete the majority of courses in their endorsement (subject) area before starting their teacher preparation program. For the CS BAE, students are allowed to apply after they've accomplished a C- or above in CSCI 141 and CSCI 145.
For information about teacher preparation programs and pathways please contact Woodring College Advising.
Programs Have Different Pathways
For Bellingham Programs, Secondary Education-Undergraduate, Post-Baccalaureate program and Master in Teaching Program
Contact the appropriate academic major/endorsement advisor to work toward completing subject area endorsement requirements - contact information is listed within the endorsement information. For Post-Baccalaureate or MIT interested students, be prepared to provide unofficial transcripts, course descriptions if not a WWU graduate, and your contact information.
For Everett program, Master in Teaching Program
Provide unofficial transcripts, course descriptions relevant to your endorsement required courses, and your contact information to the appropriate endorsement advisor. Contact the Everett MIT Program Coordinator Bobbie Rogers at Bobbie.Rogers@wwu.edu for assistance.
Endorsements
Music: Choral, General and/or Instrumental, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Music: Choral, General, and/or Instrumental
- Aligned Major: Music Education P-12, BMus
- Advisor: Patty Bourne, Patty.Bourne@wwu.edu
Theatre Arts, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Theater Arts
- Aligned Major: Theater, BA, Educational Theatre Concentration
- Advisor: Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy, Ph.D., dennehc2@wwu.edu
Art, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Visual Arts
- Aligned Major: Art - P-12, BAE
- Advisor:
Chinese, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Chinese
- Aligned Major: Chinese Language and Culture with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley, bernars3@wwu.edu
French, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: French
- Aligned Major: French with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley, bernars3@wwu.edu
German, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: German
- Aligned Major: German with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley, bernars3@wwu.edu
Japanese, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Japanese
- Aligned Major: Japanese with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley, bernars3@wwu.edu
Spanish, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Spanish
- Aligned Major: Spanish with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley, bernars3@wwu.edu
English Language Arts, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: English Language Arts
- Aligned Majors:
- English - Creative Writing Emphasis, BA, with Teaching Endorsement Option
- English - Literature Emphasis, BA, with Teaching Endorsement Option
- English - Multilingual Education Emphasis, BA with Teaching Endorsement Option
- English - Linguistics, Literature, and Writing, BA, with Teaching Endorsement Option
- Advisor: Steve VanderStaay (Steven.VanderStaay@wwu.edu)
Health and Fitness, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Health and Fitness
- Aligned Major: Physical Education and Health - P-12, BAE
- Advisor: Jen Leita, Jen.Leita@wwu.edu
Social Studies, 5-12
- Anthropology Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Anthropology)
- Aligned Major: Anthropology/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Judith Pine, pinej@wwu.edu
Social Studies, 5-12
- Economics Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Economics)
- Aligned Major: Economics/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Diane.Brearley@wwu.edu
Social Studies, 5-12
- Geography Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Geography)
- Aligned Major: Geography/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor:
- Patrick Buckley, Patrick.Buckley@wwu.edu
- David Rossiter, David.Rossiter@wwu.edu
- Kathryn Patrick, Kathryn.Patrick@wwu.edu
Social Studies, 5-12
- History Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (History)
- Aligned Major: History/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Susan Costanzo, Susan.Costanzo@wwu.edu
Social Studies, 5-12
- Political Science Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Political Science)
- Aligned Major: Political Science/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Kate Destler, Kate.Destler@wwu.edu
Social Studies, 5-12
- Sociology Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Sociology)
- Aligned Major: Sociology/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Andrea Osborn, Andrea.Osborn@wwu.edu
Biology, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Biology
- Aligned Major: Biology - Secondary Teaching Emphasis, BS
- Advisor:
- Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez (Alejandro.Acevedo-Gutierrez@wwu.edu)
- Deborah Donovan (Deborah.Donovan@wwu.edu)
Chemistry, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Chemistry
- Aligned Major:
- Advisor: Emily Borda (Emily.Borda@wwu.edu)
Chemistry, 5-12 and Biology, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Chemistry and Biology
- Aligned Major: Chemistry/Biology - Secondary, BAE
- Advisor: Deborah Donovan, Deborah.Donovan@wwu.edu
Chemistry, 5-12 and Mathematics, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Chemistry and Mathematics
- Aligned Major: Chemistry/Mathematics - Secondary, BAE
- Advisor: Jessica Cohen, Jessica.Cohen@wwu.edu
Chemistry, 5-12 and Physics, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Chemistry and Physics
- Aligned Major: Chemistry/Physics - Secondary, BAE
- Advisor: Andrew Boudreaux, Andrew.Boudreaux@wwu.edu
Computer Science, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Computer Science
- Aligned Major:
- Advisor:
- Caroline Hardin, hardinc3@wwu.edu
- Kjatosia Ruvalcaba, ruvalck@wwu.edu
Earth & Space Science, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Earth and Space Science
- Aligned Major:
- Advisor:
- Susan DeBari, Susan.DeBari@wwu.edu
- Robyn Dahl, Robyn.Dahl@wwu.edu
Mathematics, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Mathematics
- Aligned Major:
- Advisor: Jessica Cohen, Jessica.Cohen@wwu.edu
Middle Grades General Science, 4-9
- Endorsement requirements: Middle Grades General Science
- Aligned Major: General Science - Middle Level, BAE
- Advisor: Emily Borda, Emily.Borda@wwu.edu
Physics, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Physics
- Aligned Major: Physics, BS
- Advisor:
- Thanh Le, Thanh.Le@wwu.edu
Physics, 5-12 and Mathematics, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Physics and Mathematics
- Aligned Major: Physics/Mathematics - Secondary, BAE
- Advisor: Jessica Cohen, Jessica.Cohen@wwu.edu
Additional Endorsements
(May only be completed if you are seeking one of the above endorsements or are already a certified teacher.)
- English Language Learner/Bilingual Education
- Dance*
- English Language Arts* - abbreviated
- Mathematics* - abbreviated
- Middle Level Humanities*
- Reading
- Theatre Arts* - abbreviated
* starred endorsements may be added through testing after certification - coursework not required