Professional Teacher Certification
Program Design
The Professional Certificate Program consists of 15 professional development credits and upon successful completion of the program, candidates hold Washington State’s second tier of certification.A Concept Map (word) (pdf) and Blue Print (word) (pdf) provide a visual display of Western’s program sequence and content.
A full description of the Pre-Assessment Seminar is described in the Pre-Assessment Seminar Syllabus.
The Core component of the program may be satisfied by either completing a Core Seminar plus elective credits aligned with Professional Growth Plan (word) (pdf) goals (Option #1) or by completing nine credits from an approved M.Ed. program plus at least one linking class that is designed to assist in development of portfolio evidence (Option #2).
Option #1: A description of Core through seminar plus elective credits is described in the Core Seminar Syllabus.
Option #2: Core requirements may be satisfied through M.Ed. credits plus linking class credit if the M.Ed. program is aligned with Professional Certificate Standards and Criteria and is pre-approved by the Director of University-School Partnerships. Candidates should send course descriptions and a summary of Professional Growth Plan goals to Dr. Sheila Fox, Director of University-School Partnerships, for review and approval.
M.Ed.
coursework
that has
been
completed
prior to
completion
of the
Pre-Assessment
Seminar
does not
satisfy
Core
requirements.
It’s not
necessary
for a
candidate
to
complete
an
entire
M.Ed.
program
for
credit
from the
program
to meet
Core
requirements.
At least
one
1-credit
Linking
Class is
required
if a
candidate
completes
M.Ed.
coursework
to meet
Core
requirements.
This
class
assists
candidates
as they
develop
and
organize
portfolio
entries.
The
Culminating
Seminar
is the
final
step in
the
program
and is
described
in the
Culminating
Seminar
Syllabus.
