Please plan to attend an Information Session for detailed information about the program and application process.
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University of Washington Graduate School Online Application
Most of your application materials can be submitted directly online to your UW Graduate School Application file.
- Submit materials instantly
- Upload documents in Word, PDF, or RTF formats
- Track your application materials online so you will always know what has been received by the program.
When applying online, read and follow all instructions carefully.
Application Materials
- University of Washington Graduate School Application (Online)
- Completed online a https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss
- When you are prompted to "select a graduate program", be sure to select "Education-Bothell Campus Master of Education (Secondary Endorsement)" from the drop down menu (V-BEDUC). The online-fee is $60 payable by credit or debit card.
- Admissions Essay (*Online)
- Current Resume (*Online)
- This can be uploaded as a Word, PDF or RTF document
- Three Recommendations (*Online)
- Submit the names and email addresses of your three recommenders through the UW Graduate Online Application process in order to have your recommendations submitted electronically.
- Documentation of Endorsement Area Coursework (*Online)
- Complete a Transcript Evaluation Form for each endorsement area in which you are interested and upload it to your Graduate School online application file.
- Coursework must be completed with a minimum grade of 2.5.
- All applicants must have completed required coursework in their endorsement area prior to starting the fieldwork portion of the program.
*All of the above application material (except for the UW Graduate School Application) may be submitted as hard copy documents.
The following application material must be submitted as hard copies directly to the UW Bothell Education Program.
Send hardcopy application materials in an envelope addressed to:
Secondary and Middle Level Teacher Certification M.Ed.
University of Washington, Bothell
Box 358531
18115 Campus Way N.E.
Bothell, WA 98011
Admission Essay
Respond to the following questions. Your responses to all the essay questions must be contained within no more than three double-spaced pages. The relative length of each of your responses within these three pages is up to you, but the Admissions Committee will not read responses beyond the third page.
You may submit your essay directly to your UW Graduate School online application as a Word, PDF, or RTF document or you may mail a hard copy to the UW Bothell Education Program.
Essay Question 1
- Why do you want to become a teacher?
- Describe three specific steps you have taken to prepare to become a teacher.
Essay Question 2
- Discuss an experience in which your assumptions about someone from a background different from yours (e.g. ethnically, culturally, socio-economically, or gender) were challenged.
- How were you changed by this experience?
Essay Question 3
- How do you know when you have learned something?
- Be specific in sharing an experience of learning and the details surrounding it.
Recommendations
Provide three recommendations.
- One of these recommendations must be from someone who can attest to your academic qualifications, such as an instructor or professor in higher education.
- If you have not been enrolled in university classes within the last five years, you may substitute a letter from your most recent employer attesting to your job performance.
- The second recommendation must be from school personnel with whom you have worked or volunteered.
- The third recommendation must provide additional supporting evidence of your potential to work with and teach youth in a secondary or middle school setting.
Recommendations can be submitted electronically by entering the recommenders' names and email addresses into your online application. Recommendations can also be submitted on the Letter of Recommendation (PDF) form directly to the UW Bothell Education Program. The form must be printed out and signed by the recommender prior to submission. Please do not submit additional recommendations.
Required Documentation of Hours
Document a minimum of 60 hours of work with secondary and middle level school youth within the past two years. At least 30 of these hours must be in U.S. public high school classrooms. These hours must be completed prior to the application deadline. Additional hours of observation and experience in public school settings are highly recommended. The documentation of hours form(PDF) is available online and may be duplicated.
Documentation of Endorsement Area Coursework
All applicants must document their college coursework that meets the requirements for the desired endorsement area(s). For examples of coursework that meets these requirements, refer to the Endorsement Course Requirements.
- Social Studies Endorsement Course Requirements
- History Endorsement Course Requirements
Document your endorsement area coursework, including the number of credits and grades (a minimum grade of 2.5 in coursework is required), on the Transcript Review Form(s) and save them to your computer. You may upload the saved PDFs to your Graduate School online application file.
If you have questions about the required endorsement area coursework, please contact Dana Bigham in the Education Program at 425.352.3481 or by email at dbigham@uwb.edu.
Basic Skills Assessment
All applicants to Washington-approved teacher preparation programs are required by the state to take the Washington Educator Skills Test-Basic (WEST-B).
The test consists of three separate subtests:
- Reading
- Mathematics
- Writing
Please read the information carefully on the WEST-B website for test dates and score reporting dates. Score reports are a requirement for the Secondary Certification application.
Endorsement Area Test (WEST-E)
All candidates for secondary endorsements are required to pass the appropriate WEST-E test. (For more information on the WEST-E tests, please visit the WEST-E Website).
The following is a list of the corresponding WEST-E test numbers:
- Biology - 022
- English/Language Arts - 020
- Mathematics - 026
- Social Studies - 028
- History - 027