Professional certification for teachers program
WSU Spokane is now offering a Professional Certificate Program (PCP) for teachers who currently hold a Residency Certificate or who wish to improve their classroom techniques and explore personal growth opportunities. The PCP is offered with or without the option of a Master of Education (Ed.M.) in Curriculum and Instruction, and/or an endorsement in ELL or Special Education through our distance degree program (DDP).
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Program components
Pre-assessment seminar (T&L 541, 3 credits)
Teachers reflect upon their practice, identify a professional growth team, pre-assess their strengths, and prepare an initial draft of a professional growth plan. By the end of the course, teachers will complete pre-assessment plans for areas of professional growth based upon a reflective analysis of their practice.
Culminating seminar (T&L 543, 3 credits)
Teachers refine and synthesize the evidence and supporting documents in their portfolios. The seminar concludes with candidates presenting parts of their portfolios. Successful candidates are eligible for professional certification from OSPI.
ProCert as component of master’s degree
Coursework from the Professional Certification Program may be applied to the Master of Education (Ed.M.) program of study at WSU Spokane. Further, students may complete master's and pro cert requirements by taking online courses offered for the ELL or Special Education endorsement programs.
Three application options available on the Spokane campus
Teacher ProCert for University Credit
Teachers may take the ProCert program for university
credit, as part of a master’s
degree program or merely for advancement on their
district salary schedule.
Graduate applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as
possible; there are
several steps to the admission process.
• First, you must apply to the WSU Graduate School for acceptance to the university. (If you are not seeking a master’s degree, you may apply as an “undecided graduate,” which provides an abbreviated process.)
• Second, you must submit the departmental application form.
• Third, if you are pursuing a master’s degree program, you must apply to the department for acceptance into the master’s degree program.
To request an application packet and/or to explore our
program further, please
contact Kelly LaGrutta at (509) 358-7942, or e-mail at
lagrutta@wsu.edu.
Teacher ProCert application, for credit with or without master's degree
Teacher ProCert for $1,000
Teachers who DO NOT WANT graduate credit may take the
two ProCert classes
for a flat fee of $1,000 for the 2009-2010 academic
year. Spring semester payment
of $500 is due in January, and fall semester payment of
$500 is
due in September. For information and application
materials for this
option contact Ashley Herridge (509) 335-1988, ashleyh@wsu.edu.
Teacher ProCert online
The 3-credit Pre-assessment course (T & L 541) and
the 3-credit culminating
seminar (T & L 543) are available online through
Distance Degree Programs.
For information and application materials for this
option contact Ashely
Herridge (509) 335-1988, ashleyh@wsu.edu.
Contacts
Director and Associate Professor, Education
Programs
Joan Kingrey, Ph.D.
kingrey@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 358-7939
Program information
Kelly LaGrutta
Academic Coordinator
lagrutta@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 358-7942
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Mailing Address
College of
Education
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1495
FAX (509) 358-7933
Student Services
(509) 358-7537
enroll@wsu.edu
