Endorsements
Teacher Certification
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 information about teacher preparation programs and pathways please contact Woodring College Advising.
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 below. For Post-Baccalaureate or MIT interested students, be prepared to provide unofficial transcripts, course descriptions if not a WWU graduate, and your contact information.
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 listed below. Contact the Everett MIT Program Coordinator Bobbie Rogers at Bobbie.Rogers@wwu.edu for assistance.
Endorsements
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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
- Endorsement requirements: Music: Choral, General, and/or Instrumental
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Theatre Arts, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Theater Arts
- Aligned Major: Theater, BA, Educational Theatre Concentration
- Advisor: Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy, Ph.D., dennehc2@wwu.edu
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Art, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Visual Arts
- Aligned Major: Art - P-12, BAE
- Advisor:
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Chinese, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Chinese
- Aligned Major: Chinese Language and Culture with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Shannon Dubenion-Smith (dubenis@wwu.edu)
- ** Meet with the language advisor to have courses reviewed before meeting with the World Language Endorsement Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley (bernars3@wwu.edu)
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French, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: French
- Aligned Major: French with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Shannon Dubenion-Smith (dubenis@wwu.edu)
- ** Meet with the language advisor to have courses reviewed before meeting with the World Language Endorsement Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley (bernars3@wwu.edu)
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German, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: German
- Aligned Major: German with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Shannon Dubenion-Smith (dubenis@wwu.edu)
- ** Meet with the language advisor to have courses reviewed before meeting with the World Language Endorsement Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley (bernars3@wwu.edu)
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Japanese, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Japanese
- Aligned Major: Japanese with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Shannon Dubenion-Smith (dubenis@wwu.edu)
- ** Meet with the language advisor to have courses reviewed before meeting with the World Language Endorsement Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley (bernars3@wwu.edu)
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Spanish, P-12
- Endorsement requirements: Spanish
- Aligned Major: Spanish with Teaching Endorsement Option, BA
- Advisor: Shannon Dubenion-Smith (dubenis@wwu.edu)
- ** Meet with the language advisor to have courses reviewed before meeting with the World Language Endorsement Advisor: Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley (bernars3@wwu.edu)
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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)
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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)
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Social Studies, 5-12
- Anthropology Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Anthropology)
- Aligned Major: Anthropology/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Judith Pine (pinej@wwu.edu)
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Social Studies, 5-12
- Economics Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Economics)
- Aligned Major: Economics/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Diane.Brearley@wwu.edu
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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)
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Social Studies, 5-12
- History Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (History)
- Aligned Major: History/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Susan Costanzo (Susan.Costanzo@wwu.edu)
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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)
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Social Studies, 5-12
- Sociology Emphasis
- Endorsement requirements: Social Studies (Sociology)
- Aligned Major: Sociology/Social Studies, BA
- Advisor: Andrea Osborn (Andrea.Osborn@wwu.edu)
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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)
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Chemistry, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Chemistry
- Aligned Major:
- Advisor: Emily Borda (Emily.Borda@wwu.edu)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Computer Science, 5th-12th
- Endorsement requirements: Computer Science
- Aligned Major:
- Advisor:
- Qiang Hao (qiangh@wwu.edu)
- Caroline Hardia (hardinc3@wwu.edu)
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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)
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Mathematics, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Mathematics
- Aligned Major:
- Advisor: Jessica Cohen (Jessica.Cohen@wwu.edu)
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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)
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Physics, 5-12
- Endorsement requirements: Physics
- Aligned Major: Physics, BS
- Advisor:
- Thanh Le (Thanh.Le@wwu.edu)
- Dimitri Dounas-Frazer (Dimitri.Dounas-Frazer@wwu.edu)
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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
- Chinese* - abbreviated
- Dance*
- English Language Arts* - abbreviated
- French* - abbreviated
- German* - abbreviated
- Japanese* - abbreviated
- Mathematics* - abbreviated
- Middle Level Humanities*
- Reading
- Spanish* - abbreviated
- Theatre Arts* - abbreviated
* starred endorsements may be added through testing after certification - coursework not required