Program Overview

Master in Teaching Program

The Master in Teaching (MIT) degree is a high-quality, intensive, practitioner-oriented teacher preparation program designed for those with non-education bachelor's degrees. The program is designed to prepare students to become effective elementary or secondary education teachers in just one calendar year.

Program Format

• Courses are normally offered through live in-person classes, interactive courses broadcast over Zoom, and online.
• The MIT program is an integrated course of study with field experiences in public schools across two semesters.

Program Start and End Dates

• The Pullman and Spokane MIT programs begin each June and end 13 months later.
• The Tri-Cities and Vancouver MIT programs begin in early May and also end 13 months later.

Application Deadline

• The priority processing deadline for Pullman and Spokane is November 15.
• The priority processing deadline for Tri-Cities is January 31 and for Vancouver is February 1.
• All applications close on April 1.

Licensure Subjects

• WSU provides certification (endorsements) for individuals to teach either at the elementary level (K-8) or in a wide variety of subject areas at the secondary level.
• Applicants wishing to teach in a self-contained (i.e., Special Education) elementary classroom will complete the elementary MIT program and will earn an elementary education endorsement.
• Secondary teachers are content specialists and will complete an endorsement in the area they want to teach.

Prerequisite Courses

• Elementary program: No prerequisite courses are required, but incoming MIT students will have demonstrated mastery of foundational subject areas by successful completion of Subtest 1 and 2 of the Elementary NES examination.
• Secondary program: Maybe. Generally, individuals holding a bachelor's degree with a major in the subject area they will be teaching will need to take a methods course and possibly an additional course or two in their content area during the fall while enrolled in the program.

Minimum GPA Requirement

• Yes, but there are exceptions. For admission into the Graduate School, applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• For individuals with less than a 3.0 GPA, the department may request a calculation of the last 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits.

Program Costs

• For an estimate of costs for the fall and spring terms of the program, please review the current tuition and fees for the academic year.
• The MIT program also includes two summer sessions, with tuition costs varying depending on the number of credits required.

Required Tests

• There are no required tests to apply. However, Washington State legislature requires all certified teachers to complete testing in basic skills and content knowledge before you are fully admitted to the program and earn teacher certification.
• Basic Skills: All teachers must demonstrate basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Content Knowledge: The content exams verify that each teacher possesses the content knowledge in each endorsement they are completing in order to teach. The Washington Educator Skills Test – Endorsement (WEST-E) or National Evaluation Series (NES) are the assessments used to fulfill this requirement.