CWU to Offer New Education-Related Degree Program

March 4, 2004

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Starting fall quarter 2004, Central Washington University will offer a two-year program leading to a bachelor of arts in education degree with a major in special education and a minor in teaching English as a second language at CWU-Lynnwood on the Edmonds Community College campus.

This program will be available to community college graduates with a two-year transfer associates degree (DTA), or those with a bachelor's or greater degree from an accredited college. Successful completion of this degree and other teacher certification requirements will lead to a Washington state teaching certificate with endorsements in special education and English as a second language.

The special education major is specifically designed to prepare teachers for meeting the diverse tasks required in teaching individuals with disabilities. The teaching English as a second language minor serves the goals and requirements of students wishing to teach in classrooms characterized by cultural and linguistic diversity.

Both endorsements are identified as shortage areas in the Educator Supply and Demand 2002 Report from the Office of the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

CWU-Lynnwood will host an information meeting Thursday, April 1, at 6 p.m. in Snoqualmie Hall room 205 at Edmonds Community College.

For more information about the program and its prerequisites, the upcoming meeting, or persons of disability to arrange for reasonable accommodation, call (425) 640-1574 (ext. 3880), or (for the hearing impaired) TDD (509) 963-2143.