World Language in Elementary Education

Western Washington University offers teacher certification in Elementary Education with a world language in the following languages:

• French — Elementary, BAE
• German — Elementary, BAE
• Spanish — Elementary, BAE
  • Spanish Advising Flowchart

Notes 

• Students may begin taking Elementary Education coursework prior to admittance to their program.
• The baccalaureate Elementary Education Program is not a major, but leads to elementary education teacher certification.
• Students must earn a grade of C- or better for all courses in the language major. A GPA of 2.75 is required in major language. Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in the Elementary Education Professional Program and in all courses required for the endorsement.
• If you have previously completed coursework in one of the three world languages above from other college or university, have your coursework evaluated by Woodring College of Education, Elementary Education Department. Contact the Teacher Education Admissions Counselor.

At Western, the Elementary Education Professional Program is housed in Woodring’s Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Multilingual Education.