Our add-on endorsements are available to both WSU Tri-Cities students pursuing a degree in Elementary Education and certified teachers seeking to add one or more of the below endorsements to a valid Washington State teacher certificate.
*Interested in our 8-credit competency-based ELL endorsement program along with an option to add the BLE endorsement? Contact Professor Eric Johnson at e.johnson@wsu.edu for more info.
Certified Teachers Seeking Additional Endorsement
Application
Application requires two parts: applying to WSU and submitting an add-on endorsement application form.
Apply to WSU. Certified teachers wishing to add an endorsement through WSU complete classes as either a graduate student or as a non-degree seeking undergraduate student. To apply as a graduate student, you must apply to the WSU Graduate School. Apply to pursue a particular graduate degree or as an undeclared graduate student. Undeclared students are not eligible for financial aid. To apply as a non-degree seeking undergraduate student, you must apply for undergraduate admission. Non-degree seeking post-baccalaureate students are not eligible for financial aid. Courses completed in non-degree seeking undergraduate student status cannot count toward a graduate degree.
Submit the add-on endorsement application form –Washington State University Add-On Endorsement Program Application. You will need to upload a copy of your valid WA teaching certificate as part of the online form. You will be prompted to indicate if you have previous coursework that you think could count toward the add-on endorsement.
Add to your certificate
In addition to completing all of the required coursework, candidates must pass the appropriate content exam for the endorsement. Those seeking an endorsement in Bilingual Education must also demonstrate oral and written proficiency through additional testing.
Once candidates complete the required coursework and have received official test scores they will notify the WSU office of Field Services and Certification (ceshs.fieldcert@wsu.edu). Candidates will then receive guidance on final steps to add the earned endorsement to a WA certificate.
State and federal programs are available to encourage students and paraprofessionals to become teachers and to encourage current teachers to obtain additional endorsements in teacher shortage subjects if they enroll as a degree-seeking student. Programs include TEACH grants and the Washington State Educator Workforce Program.
Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for financial aid but are eligible to apply for the Professional Educator Standards Board’s Educator Retooling Program which supports teachers who wish to add endorsements in high need areas.
Teacher Loan Forgiveness programs by the U.S. Department of Education offers pathways by which qualifying teachers may have their student loans forgiven or cancelled. Visit the Federal Student Aid webpage for more information.
