Program Overview

University Programs

The university offers a range of programs across various disciplines.

Graduate Programs

• Adult and Higher Education
• Education Leadership
• Language and Literacy
• MSN Nursing Education
• MSN Nursing Leadership & Administration
• Master in Teaching
• Media and Digital Literacy
• Rehabilitation Counseling, MA

Health & Community Programs

• Health & Community Studies Department
• Human Services
• Palliative Care Minor
• RN-to-BSN

Justice & Engagement Programs

• Building Bridges with Migrant Youth
• Compass 2 Campus
• Disability and Advocacy
• Education and Social Justice Minor

Teaching Programs

• Education Leadership and Inclusive Teaching Department
• Elementary Education Department (Early Childhood, Elementary, Multilingual)
• Inclusive Education with Special Education Certification
• Secondary Education

English, Multilingual Education Emphasis, BA

About this Major

The English Multilingual Education Emphasis with Teaching Endorsement Options major focuses on the study of language, linguistics, and literacy, literatures in historical and cultural, films studies and media, composition and rhetoric, and creative writing.

Endorsements

• Qualifying Endorsement in English Language Arts (Secondary)
• Add-on Endorsement in ELL and/or BE (P-12)

About the ELL/BE Endorsement

To receive the ELL and/or Bilingual Additional Endorsement, students need to complete the requirements outlined in the course catalog. A passing score on the ELL WEST-E is required by the state for the ELL endorsement and a passing score on the Bilingual Education WEST-E along with a passing score on the ACTFL language proficiency exam is required for the Bilingual Education endorsement.

Getting Certified

To receive a recommendation for state of Washington teacher certification with an English Language Arts endorsement, students must complete courses within the English Multilingual Education Emphasis with Teaching Endorsement Options major as specified, pass the NES exam for English language arts, and complete a teacher certification program offered by a Department of Secondary Education in one of the following programs:

• A part of the undergraduate baccalaureate degree
• A post-baccalaureate program
• A part of the Master in Teaching program, Bellingham

Locations

• Bremerton
• Everett
• Renton
• British Columbia
• Online