Admissions Criteria

Evergreen's Master in Teaching Program and the State of Washington aspire to prepare the finest teachers possible, thus the admission's committee seeks the most highly qualified individuals for admission. The prime requirements for admission are academic excellence and the potential to succeed as a teacher in a broad range of classroom settings. The admissions committee considers both qualitative and quantitative written evidence and, possibly, a personal interview.

Each applicant's admission information, which includes essays, a résumé, transcripts, letters of recommendation, content area preparation worksheets, and test results, is evaluated in these areas:

• general graduate-level academic ability, including liberal arts breadth, completion of general education prerequisites, and strong writing and reading comprehension
• quality of endorsement area content preparation
• experience within the past two years in a public school classroom, observing or working with students at the grade level the candidate wishes to teach
• experience with individuals from diverse cultural (racial/ethnic) backgrounds
• study or work indicating an interest in the intellectual and social development of young people and a commitment to a teaching career in a K-12 setting
• interpersonal communication skills and professionalism in public settings
• completeness of application materials and the care with which the content has been prepared