Adding an Endorsement to a WashingtonState Certificate via Testing, or Testing and Pedagogy Assessment*

Current Endorsement Held / Endorsement(s) Available
If you hold an endorsement and have 90 days experience in: / You can add an endorsement via Pathway 1 / You can add an endorsement via Pathway 2
by passingWEST-E in one of these areas: / by passingWEST-E Pedagogy Assessment in:
Bilingual Education / ESL; French; German; or Spanish / English Language Arts
Desig Arts: Dance / Theatre Arts / Health/Fitness
“ Arts: Music – Choral / None / Music – General; or Instrumental
“ Arts: Music – General / None / Music – Choral; or Instrumental
“ Arts: Music – Instrumental / None / Music – Choral; or General
“ Arts: Theatre Arts / None / None
“ Arts: Visual Arts / None / None
Desig CTE: Agriculture Education / Biology ; Chemistry; Earth Sci; Physics; or Science / Middle Level Math/Science
“ CTE: Business Education / None / None
“ CTE: Family & Consumer Sci Ed / None / None
“ CTE: Marketing Education / None / None
“ CTE: Technology Ed / None / None
Desig Science: Biology / Chemistry; Earth Science; Physics; orScience / Mathematics; or Middle Level – Math/Science
“ Science: Chemistry / Biology; Earth Science; Physics; Science; orMath / Middle Level M/S
“ Science: Earth Science / Biology; Chemistry; Physics; or Science / Mathematics; or Middle Level – Math/Science
“ Science: Physics / Biology; Chemistry ; Earth Sci; Science; or Math / Middle Level: Math/Science
Des WL: French, German, Spanish / French; German; or Spanish / None
Early Childhood Education / None / Elementary Education
Early Childhood Special Ed / Early Childhood Ed / Elementary Education
Elementary Education / Early Childhood Ed / ML Math/Science; ML Humanities; orReading
English as a 2nd Language (ESL) / None / French; German; orSpanish
English Language Arts / None / ML Humanities; Social Studies; History; Theatre Arts; orLibrary Media
Health/Fitness / None / None
History / Social Studies / Middle Level – Humanities; English Language Arts
Library Media / None / None
Mathematics / None / Physics; orMiddle Level – Math/Science
Middle Level: Humanities / English Language Arts; Social Studies; orHistory / None
Middle Level: Math/Science / Mathematics; orScience / None
Reading / None / None
Science / Biology; Chemistry; Earth Science; or Physics / Mathematics; or Middle Level – Math/Science
Social Studies / History / Middle Level – Humanities; English Language Arts
Special Education / None / Early Childhood Special Ed; or Elementary Ed
Traffic Safety Education / None / None
Both English LASocial Studies / Middle Level Humanities / NA
BothMathematics Science / Middle Level Math/Science / NA

Note: The following endorsements may onlybe added thru a complete college program (Pathway 3):Designated CTE: Agriculture Ed, Business Ed, Family and Consumer Sciences Ed, Marketing Ed, Technology Ed;Bilingual Ed, Designated Arts: Dance, Visual Arts; Special Ed;and Traffic Safety Ed.

* Per WAC 181-82A-204October 15, 2008