Adding an Endorsement to a Washington State Certificate via Testing, or Testing and Pedagogy Assessment*
Current Endorsement Held
If you hold an endorsement and
have 90 days experience in:
Bilingual Education
Desig Arts: Dance
“ Arts: Music – Choral
“ Arts: Music – General
“ Arts: Music – Instrumental
“ Arts: Theatre Arts
“ Arts: Visual Arts
Desig CTE: Agriculture Education
“ CTE: Business Education
“ CTE: Family & Consumer Sci Ed
“ CTE: Marketing Education
“ CTE: Technology Ed
Desig Science: Biology
“ Science: Chemistry
“ Science: Earth Science
“ Science: Physics
Des WL: French, German, Spanish
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Special Ed
Elementary Education
English as a 2nd Language (ESL)
Endorsement(s) Available
You can add an endorsement via Pathway 1
You can add an endorsement via Pathway 2
by passing WEST-E in one of these areas:
by passing WEST-E & Pedagogy Assessment in:
ESL; French; German; or Spanish
English Language Arts
Theatre Arts
Health/Fitness
None
Music – General; or Instrumental
None
Music – Choral; or Instrumental
None
Music – Choral; or General
None
None
None
None
Biology ; Chemistry; Earth Sci; Physics; or Science
Middle Level Math/Science
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Chemistry; Earth Science; Physics; or Science
Mathematics; or Middle Level – Math/Science
Biology; Earth Science; Physics; Science; or Math
Middle Level M/S
Biology; Chemistry; Physics; or Science
Mathematics; or Middle Level – Math/Science
Biology; Chemistry ; Earth Sci; Science; or Math
Middle Level: Math/Science
French; German; or Spanish
None
None
Elementary Education
Early Childhood Ed
Elementary Education
Early Childhood Ed
ML Math/Science; ML Humanities; or Reading
None
French; German; or Spanish
ML Humanities; Social Studies; History; Theatre Arts; or
English Language Arts
None
Library Media
Health/Fitness
None
None
History
Social Studies
Middle Level – Humanities; English Language Arts
Library Media
None
None
Mathematics
None
Physics; or Middle Level – Math/Science
Middle Level: Humanities
English Language Arts; Social Studies; or History
None
Middle Level: Math/Science
Mathematics; or Science
None
Reading
None
None
Science
Biology; Chemistry; Earth Science; or Physics
Mathematics; or Middle Level – Math/Science
Social Studies
History
Middle Level – Humanities; English Language Arts
Special Education
None
Early Childhood Special Ed; or Elementary Ed
Traffic Safety Education
None
None
Both English LA & Social Studies
Middle Level Humanities
NA
Both Mathematics & Science
Middle Level Math/Science
NA
Note: The following endorsements may only be added thru a complete college program (Pathway 3): Designated CTE: Agriculture Ed, Business Ed, Family
and Consumer Sciences Ed, Marketing Ed, Technology Ed; Bilingual Ed, Designated Arts: Dance, Visual Arts; Special Ed; and Traffic Safety Ed.
* Per WAC 181-82A-204
October 15, 2008