Masters in Teaching with Secondary Certification
Program Background
The Masters in Teaching with Secondary Certification (MIT) provides a master's degree while fulfilling the requirements for Washington State teaching certification in a specific endorsement area. The program is a non-thesis educational master's degree that includes 12 semester credits of practicum experience in secondary classrooms.
The deadline for application for Summer admission is March 1, 2008. Accepted candidates will be notified by April with classes beginning in early May.
Multicultural Education
Program courses take advantage of strengths and special conditions present in the Tri-Cities. Coursework and practice teaching experience emphasize skills and knowledge critical for today's culturally diverse classrooms.
Projected Sequence of Classes
Summer
Ed Psych 502 – Theoretical Foundations of Learning & Instruction
T&L 521 – Technology in the Classroom
T&L 528 – Content Area Reading
T&L 503 – ESL Methods for Secondary Content Teachers
Ed Ad 507 – Social Foundations of Education
Fall
Ed Ad 510 – Improvement of Instruction
T&L 502 – Assessment for Teaching and Learning
T&L 506 – Multicultural Instruction & Management
T&L 593 – Pre-internship and Seminar
Content Methods Course
Spring
T&L 595 – Internship and Seminar
***At this point, certification for teaching will be granted (if all other certification requirements have been met).
Summer/Fall/Spring – Of the following years. Students have six years from the start of their graduate studies to complete a master’s degree.
T&L 588 – Action Research: Teacher as Researcher
T&L 702 – Masters Examination
Graduate-level content elective
Graduate-level content elective
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Official transcripts of all previous college work.
- Minimum GPA of 3.00 (B) on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 semester/90 quarter credit hours.
- 80 hours of supervised work with children or youth in the 3 years before applying; 20 of these hours must be spent in public school classrooms.
- Passing of the Washington Educators Skills Test-Basic (WEST-B). Information is available at http://www.west.nesinc.com.
- Note: The WEST-E exam is not an admission requirement at this time, though candidates must pass the WEST-E in their endorsement area prior to student teaching. The WEST-E exam will be reinstated as an admission requirement after fall 2008. Please consult with an advisor for details.
- Most subject endorsement coursework will need to be completed prior to the start of the MIT program, due to the intensive nature of the MIT. Please contact an advisor as soon as possible for evaluation of your previous coursework.
Application Procedures
- Complete the Application for Admission to the Graduate School online at http://gradschool.wsu.edu/future-students/admission/apply.html . Specify your major as Education on the application form, and indicate the type of degree you wish to pursue as MIT.
- As part of your application to the Graduate School, order one set of official transcripts of all previously earned credits. (Official means that it is transmitted directly from one institution to another). The transcripts should be sent directly to the Graduate School, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-1030
- As part of your application to the Graduate School, provide the names and contact information for three people who have agreed to provide current letters of recommendation commenting on your qualifications to do acceptable graduate study.
- Complete the Graduate Information Form (with your personal statement and resume), Documentation of Work with Youth form, and Character and Fitness form. Submit these to Lindsay Lightner at the address below. Please include a copy of your subject endorsement course evaluation sheet; please contact Lindsay as soon as possible if you have not had your transcripts evaluated previously.
- Register for the Washington Educator Skills Test – Basic (WEST-B) at www.west.nesinc.com. The scores must be received by March 1, 2008. Please ensure that you request WSU as a score recipient.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL MIT APPLICANTS
It is the desire of the College of Education, as well as the State of Washington, to prepare the best possible teachers. Thus, we reserve the right to seek the most highly qualified individuals for admission to the program. Simply meeting the application requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Before certification is granted, teacher candidates must pass the WEST-E subject area test. The test must be passed before student teaching. Students who will earn certification after August 31, 2009 will be required to take the new version of the WEST-E, which will be released in fall 2008.
Students are required to obtain clearance from the Washington State Patrol and the FBI before being awarded a residency certificate. This clearance is obtained by means of a fingerprint check and completed forms regarding moral character at the start and end of the student program. Below you will find all the conditions which would automatically prohibit you from being awarded a teaching certificate in the state of Washington.
AUTOMATIC DENIALS FOR CERTIFICATION
Convictions, including guilty plea, involving any of the following:
- Physical neglect of a child under chapter 9A.42 RCW.
- Physical injury or death of a child under chapter 9A.32 or 9A.36 RCW (except motor vehicle violations under chapter 46.61 RCW).
- Sexual exploitation of a child under chapter 9.68 RCW.
- Sexual offenses under chapter 9A.44 RCW where a minor is the victim.
- Promoting prostitution of a minor child under chapter 9A.88 030.
- Sale or purchase of a minor child under RCW 9A.64.030.
- Violations of similar laws to the above in another jurisdiction.
The Future Teachers Conditional Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program is designed to encourage outstanding students and paraprofessionals to become teachers, and encourage current teachers to obtain additional endorsements in teacher shortage subjects. Details on the program can be found here.
For more information, please contact:
Lindsay Lightner, Academic Coordinator
WSU Tri-Cities
2710 University Drive
Richland, WA 99354-1671
(509) 372-7366
e-mail: llightner@tricity.wsu.edu
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