MIT PROGRAM

When is the application due?

Priority Deadline: November 15

• This is the preferred date and ensures you the best chance for admission.

Applications Close: April 01

• On a space available basis, we accept applications until April 1st.

 

How do I apply?

Phase I: Apply to the WSU Graduate School

• Go to GradCAS
  • Select Summer 2024
• Create an account
• Type or search for “Washington State University Master in Teaching Pullman”
  • Select your program (Elementary or Secondary)
• Enter Personal and Academic Details
  • Personal Information
  • Supporting Information
    • Upload a brief resume; if you don’t have much work experience, list your participation in teams, clubs, and community organizations
  • Academic History
    • Include information about all universities and colleges attended (including community colleges)
    • Upload unofficial transcripts
      • Later, after you are admitted, you will submit official transcripts for non-WSU coursework
    • Standardized tests: Select “I am not adding any standardized tests”
      • No tests are required to submit your GradCAS application
• Program Materials
  • There is incorrect information in GradCAS about the required documents, which can no longer be edited. Please follow the instructions and information below:
    • Personal statement
      • Please use the template here for your personal statements and application essays
      • Upload your response four times into GradCAS
        • You will upload the same file to Personal Statement, Application Essay, Supplemental Document 1, and Supplemental Document 2
    • Other. Please list any experiences relevant to teaching and mentoring youth; please download and complete this form (Word or PDF)
• Recommendations
  • Provide contact information for at least 3 individuals:
    • Be sure to let your references know that they will receive an email from GradCAS
    • Because some GradCAS emails get routed to spam folders and some references are slow to complete online forms, applicants request references from 4 or 5 individuals; this is completely optional

Phase II: College of Education Information

• Collect evidence of meeting basic academic skills:
  • If you have taken the SAT, ACT, or West-B in all three subject areas (reading, math, and writing), gather your official test results.
  • If you took the SAT or ACT before writing subject tests, take the West-B writing test and include your results.
  • If you went to WSU for undergrad, WSU may have a copy of your official SAT or ACT.
• Some secondary applicants (rare): If you will not hold a bachelor’s degree in the content area that you want to teach, submit your unofficial transcript(s) and a self-evaluation form.
  • If you have questions about this form, please email Staci Bickhaupt (sbickel@wsu.edu)
• Questions regarding the process, please contact gradstudies@wsu.edu

Phase III: Interview

• The most outstanding applicants are selected for interviews (late January or early February).

Phase IV: Preliminary Admission

• Congratulations! You on are on way to becoming a teacher!
• Full admission cannot be granted until you have demonstrated proficiency in your content area:
  • Elementary applicants must pass the Elementary Education Exam (Subtests I and II).
  • Secondary applicants with a BA or BS in their subject area must pass a West-E or NES exam.  Secondary applicants who do not hold a BA or BS in their subject area can wait until student teaching to take this exam.
  • All content exams need to be completed no later than a full month before your first class starts.

Phase V: Full Admission

• Get ready to start taking classes in the beginning of June!

Phase VI: Enrollment and Beyond

• Enjoy your classes and making friends in your cohort! You will be able to rely on each other through your journey through your degree program and beyond into teaching.