Application Checklist

Please note: Credentials, including original documents submitted in support of an application for admission, become the property of the college and are not returnable or reproducible. You should keep copies of everything you submit including electronic copies of your endorsement worksheet(s).

Submit the following materials directly to:

Admissions Office
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505-0002

1. APPLICATION FORM: A fully completed Master in Teaching Admission Application Form (PDF).
2. FEE: A nonrefundable application fee of $50 in the form of a check or money order payable to The Evergreen State College must accompany the Application Form.
3. RESUME: Include all key educational, employment and volunteer experiences, past and current, relevant to your success as a teacher. Also include a statement of your experience within the past two years in a public school classroom, observing, volunteering or working with students at the grade levels you wish to teach. Forty or more hours encouraged.
4. ENDORSEMENT WORKSHEET(S): One endorsement worksheet per endorsement area--maximum of two. An endorsement worksheet indicates completed, planned and in-progress subject matter coursework in relation to the content knowledge expectations for that endorsement. Download at www.evergreen.edu/mit. If you cannot download materials, contact the MIT Advising Office at 360.867.6559 and one will be mailed to you.
5. TRANSCRIPTS: Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended (including Evergreen). Transcripts should:
   (a) verify a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on the final 90 quarter credit hours of an undergraduate transcript, or an equivalent level of scholarship on narrative transcripts, and
   (b) reflect the verification of the award of a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by its regional accrediting body.
   Admission can be offered on the basis of work-in-progress if the bachelor’s degree is completed prior to program entrance. An official transcript bears the seal and signature of the issuing institution and is sent directly by the institution to Evergreen’s Office of Admissions, or is enclosed in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution and delivered by the applicant to Admissions.
6. WEST-B RESULTS: Official results from all portions of the Washington Educators Skills Test-Basic (WEST-B). You can find information about this test and register for it at www.west.nesinc.com
7. WEST-E RESULTS: Official Washington Educators Skills Test-Endorsement (WEST-E) results for each endorsement area you will be seeking (1 or 2). For most endorsements you can find information and registration information about the WEST-E test(s) at www.west.nesinc.com.
8. RECOMMENDATIONS: Three letters of recommendation, all from professionals who can write about one or more of the following: your work with children, academic work, writing ability, interpersonal skills, and job-related experiences. You are encouraged to include:
   (a)A letter from a teacher or other educator who is aware of your interaction with children/youth (ideally the teacher who hosted your observation/work in public school setting).
   (b)A letter from a college professor whose class you attended within the past three years.
   Recommendations from friends and relatives are not acceptable.
9. STATEMENT: A typed two-page personal statement explaining:
   (a) Why you want to teach
   (b) Why you decided to apply to Evergreen's MIT Program
10. ESSAY: A typed two-page essay in which you:
    (a) offer and support a thesis about the statement below, and
    (b) make sure to include how your background, behaviors and experiences have prepared you to work with these issues in the classroom.
    
    It is virtually impossible to be raised in the culture of the United States without being taught racial, ethnic, gender and socioeconomic class biases, yet teachers today must be prepared to work with children from many backgrounds. They must also be prepared to demonstrate a commitment to the highest ideals of U.S. society and of public education.