Program Description

The Master Teacher is a program of advanced preparation for classroom teachers intending to become teacher scholars and to assume positions of leadership within their schools with respect to the development teacher scholars and to assume positions of leadership within their schools with respect to the development of curriculum, instructional strategies, and related classroom concerns.

The program is intended to allow current teachers to focus on areas of emphasis in the P-12 classroom setting for which there are no Master Degree programs addressing the subject areas.

Prerequisite: A minimum of one year of contracted teaching experience in a P-12 classroom setting is required for admission to the Master Teacher Program. One of the three required recommendation forms for admission must come from the applicant's current or most recent Principal or designee.

Program: The student will complete at least 45 credits as outlined in an approved Course of Study filed with the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. The development of a Course of Study most appropriate to the professional goals and purposes of each individual student must be completed and approved by a program advisor or committee chair upon the completion of 12 quarter credits.

Information & Application

Requirements for admission include:

• A completed bachelor's degree
• Completion of a teacher certification program
• A minimum of a 3.0 GPA for the last 90 credits or 60 semester credits of academic work.
• Three letters of recommendation from colleagues or educators. One recommendation must come from the applicant's current or most recent Principal or designee.
• A minimum of one year of contracted teaching experience in a P-12 classroom setting

Note: A total of fifteen (15) graduate quarter credits may be applied to a CWU master's degree, of which no more than nine (9) quarter credits may be from other accredited institutions. Students have up to six (6) years from the first date of courses taken that are listed on their Course of Study form.

For applications please contact:

or any of the CWU Center Offices:

• CWU-DesMoines - (206) 439-3800
• CWU-Yakima - (509) 574-6894
• CWU-Wenachee - (509) 665-2600