Elementary Education Requirements
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Minimum requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
- 80 Hours Requirement
- 60 teaching hours: These hours must be recent educational experience with ages 4 – adult in a teaching capacity. Hours can be paid or volunteer. Experiences must be within the last 3 years (at the time of application to program).
- 20 hours cultural hours: These hours we want you to be working with or learning about people from diverse populations and/or attend cultural events surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Experiences must be within the last 3 years (at the time of application to the program).
- It is highly recommended that at least half of your hours are served with the age group you plan to teach.
- Babysitting, serving as a nanny, or Big Brother/Sister cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Attempt a basic skills test: West-B, SAT, ACT, or equivalent approved test in Reading, Writing and Math and have official scores reported to WSU. If you still need to meet the basic skills requirement, consider registering for the WEST-B exam. You can register for the test online.
- Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50.
- Complete 45 semester hours of course work including:
- English 101 and 201, 301, or 402, grade of ‘C’ or better or an equivalent composition course.
- TCH_LRN 301: Learning and Development, with a grade of ‘C’ or better
- HD 101: Human Development Across the Lifespan, with a grade of ‘C’ or better
- MATH 251: Math for Elementary Teachers I, with a grade of ‘C’ or better
- Three of the four required sciences, with a grade of ‘C’ or better (you do have to complete all 4 sciences)
- Group Interview
- Application to program. Applications are due by September 30th for spring admission and February 28th for fall admission