The School of Education Certification Office provides assistance and services to Eastern Washington University students and alumni of all educator preparation programs.<\/p>\n
Please search the FAQs provided below for topics and if you have any questions please Contact Us<\/a>.<\/p>\n Endorsements\/ Testing \/ Certifications<\/a> Certification Process<\/a><\/p>\n Out-of-State FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion-with-notes","module_background_color":"white","accordion_position":"left","title":"Endorsements, Testing, Certification FAQs","notes":"","include_spacing":true,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"Add-On Endorsements","copy":" Consult with your college\/university for advice on requirements. Methods, field experience\/internship, and subject matter credit hour requirements* are as follows:<\/p>\n The endorsements offered at EWU that are eligible to be added through a program + testing are as follows:<\/p>\n **Individuals who hold ELL or Bilingual may add the other endorsement via testing only.<\/p>\n Process:<\/p>\n Must pass a WEST-E\/NES test or an alternative approved through the PESB for the desired endorsement. The endorsements eligible to be added through testing only are as follows:<\/p>\n **Individuals who hold ELL or Bilingual may add the other endorsement via testing only.<\/p>\n Process:<\/p>\n Washington State law requires educator certificate program candidates to be fingerprinted for a record check through the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).<\/p>\n For students planning to complete this process through the EWU campus police, the cost of this record check approximately\u00a0$70.00<\/strong>, payable either at Student Financial Services\u00a0 (cash or check) in Sutton Hall or\u00a0online<\/a>. Please send a copy of your receipt to Margarita Vera in the Certification Office at\u00a0mvera1@ewu.edu<\/a>. Before scheduling an appointment students must obtain the required form from Margarita Vera in Williamson 312. Fingerprinting cannot be completed without this form.\u00a0<\/strong>To schedule an appointment time, please call campus police at (509) 359-6498.<\/p>\n Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for alternative locations\/options for fingerprinting.<\/p>\n Fingerprint clearance will expire after two years. It is your responsibility to repeat the fingerprinting process at least two months before the expiration date to ensure your clearance remains valid until you are recommended for certification. Fingerprint clearance is a requirement for all field experiences and certification. You can be postponed or removed from a class that includes field experiences or an internship if your fingerprint clearance lapses.<\/p>\n Please contact the EWU Certification Office via email at\u00a0jstinson1@ewu.edu<\/a>\u00a0if you have questions.<\/p>\n"},{"label":"Clearance Part 2 - E-Certification and Pre-Residency Clearance","copy":" Pre-residency Clearance Application<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to fingerprinting, the second component of clearance involves establishing pre-residency clearance through OSPIs e-Certification system. In order to do so, you must first create an account at the following link:<\/p>\n https:\/\/eds.ospi.k12.wa.us\/<\/a><\/p>\n Once you have created your account, it takes OSPI 24-hours to make the application list available to you. You will therefore need to log back in after 24-hours to complete the pre-residency clearance application process.<\/p>\n For additional instructions on setting up an account, as well as user guides, use the links below:<\/p>\n While you can apply for pre-residency clearance before being fingerprinted, your pre-residency clearance application cannot be approved until you have valid fingerprinting clearance on file. Like fingerprinting clearance, pre-residency clearance is only valid for two (2) years and may need to be renewed while you remain in the program.<\/p>\n"},{"label":"Basic Skills Testing (West-B, ACT\/SAT)","copy":" The WEST-B or an equivalent basic skills test (as outlined below for the SAT\/ACT) must be completed by each student before they can be admitted into the Education program. If SAT or ACT was taken, based on test date, you may be required to complete one or more sections of the West-B test. For more information on West-B testing, visit Pearson’s website:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.west.nesinc.com\/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG\/WA095_TestPage.html<\/a><\/p>\n If you took a basic skills test that is not listed above, please visit PESB’s website for a list of additional approved alternative tests.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.pesb.wa.gov\/preparation-programs\/standards\/assessments\/basic-skills-assessment-west-b\/west-b-exemptions\/<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Content Area Testing (West-E\/NES)","copy":" All candidates in the Education program must complete their content testing by the end of the quarter prior to EDUC 427. Please see the Content Testing Deadlines information below for specific deadline dates.<\/p>\n Students in most Education programs will take either a West-E or NES test. The test subject areas and corresponding test codes can be found in the chart below. For more detailed information, please visit Pearson’s website here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.west.nesinc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n For candidates pursuing either a world language endorsement or the Bilingual Education endorsement, content testing requires both the Designated World Language West-E or Bilingual Education West-E (test codes in the table below), as well as the oral proficiency and written proficiency ACTFL tests. For more information on ACTFL testing, please visit the Modern Languages website here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/hamll\/modern-languages-literatures\/<\/a><\/p>\n For candidates who wish to pursue accommodations for content testing based on learning or cognitive disability, a diagnosed disability or health condition, or for whom English is not a primary language, it is imperative to initiate the request through Pearson as soon as possible due to the additional time needed for resolution to the process. Please note that, while Pearson indicates that resolution will typically occur within 3 weeks, it is not uncommon for the process to take more than a month and even up to several months, depending upon the documentation required.<\/p>\n Pearson will hold submitted documentation for up to one year; beginning the process early simply ensures that accommodations can be in place in advance of program deadlines. It is important to highlight that candidates will be held to ALL testing deadlines regardless of the resolution outcome with Pearson.<\/p>\n For more information on Pearson\u2019s alternative testing arrangements, please visit their website at the following link: Requesting Alternative Testing Arrangements (nesinc.com)<\/a><\/p>\nProgram + Test<\/h3>\n
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Content Test Subjects & Codes \u2013 West-E & NES<\/strong><\/h3>\n