Advising & Program Admittance

1. Create a term by term plan to complete your pre-education courses at the pace that works best for you; bring this to each appointment.
2. Complete your second set of classroom observation hours either late sophomore year or early junior year.  For more details about these observation hours, visit our Observation Hours page.
3. TRANSFER STUDENTS: Apply to WOU either online or for free at a “visit” event as early as possible in your Sophomore year (October or November is recommended), then send your “official” transcripts to transcripts@wou.edu.  Also, we recommend applying for FAFSA in October, OSAC in November, and WOU scholarships in December/January.

• Once you have completed your content courses, take your content exam or exam(s).  You must pass these prior to applying to the licensure program.
• Apply to the Licensure Program. This includes a cover letter and resume, course planning sheet, educator disposition assessment and character questionnaire.
• During your senior year, as you enter the licensure program and start your student teaching, be prepared to be available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the first term, with an even greater time commitment in your second and third terms.

You’ll need to upload the following documents when you submit your application.

1. Licensure Exam Scores (first page only)
2. Cover Letter and Resume
3. Course Planning Sheet
4. DegreeTracks (PDF)
5. Character Questions Form
6. Educator Disposition Assessment

We strongly recommend watching our video tutorial on how to prepare your application materials so you don’t miss any essential information.

Before you start filling out your application, please read this letter from Dr. LeJeune, our Licensure Program Coordinator.

1. Approximately two weeks after the application deadline, you will receive an email with your admission decision, once the Program Coordinator has reviewed your application.
2. If  you are admitted to the licensure program, your admission decision letter will include an invitation to attend a mandatory licensure program orientation.  This orientation will include instructions on how to to be well prepared for your first day of student teaching including acquiring your NEA insurance ($15), completing your background check ($71 through TSPC) and fingerprinting ($12.95 through Fieldprint), and providing an updated resume to send to your clinical placement.  
3. If you are in the Fall cohort, you will start your student teaching in August.  If you are in the Winter cohort, you will start your student teaching in January.
4. Your first term in the cohort your major will change from Pre-Education to Education, and then you can apply for your degree in your WOU Portal. Also, your primary advisor will become your cohort leader.  All of the CRN’s for the courses you take while in the licensure program will come from your cohort leader.
5. Additional resources to help you as you begin your student teaching and take the final steps to getting your teaching license can be found on the Clinical Practice and Licensure page.