TEACH Grant/Loan eligible programs are subject to the US Department of Education’s list of High Need
fields:
Bilingual education and English language acquisition
Foreign language
Mathematics
Reading specialist
Science
Special education
Another field documented as high-need by the federal government, a state government, or local
education agency, and appears on the annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing at
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.pdf.
Taken from the US Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education
Teacher Shortage Areas Nationwide Listing
For Washington State
2014 – 2015 and 2015 - 2016
Statewide Academic Disciplines or Subject Matter
Bilingual Education
Biology
Chemistry
Early Childhood Special Education
Earth and Space Science
English Language Learner
Mathematics
Middle Level Education
Mathematics
Science
Occupational Therapist
Physical Therapist
Physics
School Nurse
School Psychologist
Science
Special Education
Speech Language Pathologist
If your program of study is not listed and you would like it to be included for consideration for the TEACH Grant/Loan
you may submit a written request to the Financial Aid Office with your reasoning of how your declared program leads
to a career in teaching in a high-need field as determined by the US Department of Education. Approval/denial of
your request from CWU’s Financial Aid Office is not able to be appealed, as participation in the federal TEACH
Grant/Loan program and determination of eligible TEACH Grant/Loan programs is determined solely by CWU.