Basic Skills Testing

Basic Skills Testing

**INCOMING STUDENTS** This information will be covered at New Coug Orientation! If you have had your ACT or SAT scores sent to WSU you do not need to do anything else at this time.

Basic Skills Testing

Washington State requires that all prospective teachers, graduate and undergraduate, show evidence of basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Basic skills proficiency is required in all three areas prior to qualifying for a Washington teaching certificate.

For admission into any of WSU’s teacher education programs, candidates must take a basic skills test (such as the  ACT, SAT, or  WEST-B) and have official scores reported to WSU. If you still need to meet the basic skills requirement, you can register for the WEST-B exam.

Register for the WEST-B exam through the official testing website.