CERT : Admission Requirements

In order to be conditionally admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program and enroll in Block I classes, candidates must complete items 1 - 7 below. To be fully admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program and enroll in Block II classes, candidates must successfully complete all items listed below.

Candidates will not be allowed to enroll in Block II classes in the Professional Education Program (EDCS 311, EDCS 316, PSY 315, and EDCS 424) until full admittance is granted. There are no exceptions!

Admission Requirements are as follows:

1. A 3.0 grade point average for the last 45 graded quarter credits (the total may exceed 45 if an entire quarter is needed to achieve the minimum 45). Acceptance can be granted to individuals with a 2.8 GPA, with the provision those individuals meet the 3.0 GPA prior to enrolling in Block II courses and making application for student teaching and certification. If your gpa does not meet the required 2.8 for conditional admittance or 3.0 for full admittance, it is your responsibility to contact the CWU Certification Office, once you have completed additional course work, to have your gpa recalculated. Please give the CWU Certification Office enough notice so that your gpa can be recalculated in time for preregistration as the recalculation of your gpa takes time.
2. Completed Application for Admission to Teacher Education.
3. Completed Character and Fitness Supplement.
4. Signed Fingerprinting/Certification Requirements form. (NOTE: Fingerprint clearance is not required for admission to the program).
5. Minimum score of 24 on each of two Recommendation Forms completed by teachers, employers, or professors (one must be from a teacher/professor at the grade school, middle school, high school, or college level). Forms cannot be completed by a relative.
6. Official or unofficial transcripts from each college/university attended, except CWU. These transcripts are independent of transcripts sent for university application purposes.
7. Proof of Purchase (copy of receipt or invoice) of the College LiveText.edu solutions software. Software can be purchased online from www.college.livetext.com or from the CWU Wildcat Shop in the new SUB/Rec Building. Once you share your assignment with your professor(s), it will be evaluated and assessed. When you share your assignment, your work will then be used in our accreditation process which occurs once every seven years. The assignment is held in our exhibit room where the accreditation examiners will/may review it for accreditation purposes. NOTE: For those students applying for one of the off-site campuses (e.g., Wenatchee, Lynnwood, Des Moines, Yakima, Pierce, or Green River), you will not be required to purchase the LiveText software until you have been accepted into the cohort program.
8. Pass all portions of the WEST-B examination.
         Access WEST-B Basic Skill Test Prep Course
         Register for the WEST-B
         Apply for WEST-B Voucher
9. Complete one of the following:
   
   • Prerequisite Courses: ENG 101 and 102, and MATH 101, 153, 154, 164, 170, or 172 (NOTE: No grade lower than a C in major or minor, required English composition courses and foundation coursework, and no grade lower than a C- in basic and breadth coursework will be accepted for admittance to the program, student teaching, or certification.)
   • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
   • A direct transfer agreement Associates Degree.        
10. Submission of the Dispositional Survey. Once you activate your LiveText account, you are automatically sent the Admissions Dispositional Survey. The survey is located in your Forms box which is under the Tools section of LiveText. Once you have completed the survey, click the submit button. The Teacher Certification Office verifies recent survey submissions every Friday. Please call (509) 963-2660 if you have any questions.
11. Deadlines for application: Ellensburg Campus - Fall Quarter (April 1), Winter Quarter (Oct. 1), Spring Quarter (Jan. 1), Summer Quarter (April 1); Off-Campus Centers - Fall Quarter (June 30).
12. Print out a CHECKLIST of important steps to keep track of in completing your education program at CWU.

Submit completed application forms to the address located at the bottom left of this page.