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Pathways Chart for Adding Endorsements
Current Endorsement Held Endorsement(s) Available
Once you hold an endorsement then have 90 days experience in: You can add an endorsement via
Pathway 1 by passing the WEST-E in:
You can add an endorsement via
Pathway 2 by passing the WEST-E &
Pedagogy Assessment in:
Bilingual Education; Bilingual Education – Supporting; K-12 Bilingual
Education
English Language Learners Designated World Language*
Designated Arts: Dance; Designated Arts: Dance – Primary; Designated
Arts: Dance - Supporting
Theatre Arts None
Designated Arts: Music – Choral; Designated Arts: Choral Music –
Primary; Designated Arts: Choral Music – Supporting; K-12 Choral Music
None None
Designated Arts: Music – General; Designated Arts: General Music –
Primary; Designated Arts: General Music – Supporting
None None
Designated Arts: Music – Instrumental; Designated Arts: Instrumental
Music – Primary; Designated Arts: Instrumental Music – Supporting; K-12
Instrumental Music
None None
K-12 Music Designated Arts: Music – Choral;
Designated Arts: Music – General;
Designated Arts: Music – Instrumental
Designated Arts: Theatre Arts; Designated Arts: Drama – Primary;
Designated Arts: Drama – Supporting; 4-12 Drama
None Dance
Designated Arts: Visual Arts; Designated Arts: Visual Arts – Primary;
Designated Arts: Visual Arts – Supporting; K-12 Art
None None
Designated CTE: Agriculture Education; Agriculture Education – Primary;
4-12 Agriculture
Biology; Earth and Space Science;
Science
Middle Level Science
Designated CTE: Business and Marketing Education; Business Education
– Primary; 4-12 Business Education; Marketing Education – Primary; 4-12
Marketing Education
None None
Designated CTE: Family and Consumer Science Education; Family and
Consumer Science Education – Primary; 4-12 Family and Consumer
Science Education; 4-12 Home and Family Life Education
None None
Designated CTE: Technology Education; 4-12 Technical Education;
Technical Education – Primary; 4-12 Industrial Arts
None Middle Level Science
Designated Science: Biology; Biology – Primary; Biology – Supporting; 4-
12 Biology
Chemistry; Earth and Space Science;
Physics; Science
Middle Level Mathematics; Middle Level
Science
Designated Science: Chemistry; Chemistry – Primary; Chemistry –
Supporting; 4-12 Chemistry
Biology; Earth and Space Science;
Physics; Science
Mathematics; Middle Level
Mathematics; Middle Level Science
Designated Science: Earth and Space Science; Designated Science:
Earth Science; Earth Science – Primary; Earth Science – Supporting; 4-12
Earth Science
Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Science Middle Level Mathematics; Middle Level
Science
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Current Endorsement Held Endorsement(s) Available
Once you hold an endorsement then have 90 days experience in: You can add an endorsement via
Pathway 1 by passing the WEST-E in:
You can add an endorsement via
Pathway 2 by passing the WEST-E &
Pedagogy Assessment in:
Designated Science: Physics; Physics – Primary; Physics – Supporting; 4-
12 Physics
Biology; Chemistry ; Earth and Space
Science; Science
Mathematics; Middle Level
Mathematics, Middle Level Science
Designated World Language; All World Language Endorsements; e.g.; K-
12 Chinese; French – Primary; German - Supporting
Designated World Language*
Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Education – Primary; Early
Childhood Education - Supporting ; P-3 Early Childhood Education
None None
Early Childhood Special Education; Early Childhood Special Education –
Primary; P-3 Early Childhood Special Education
Early Childhood Education None
Elementary Education; Elementary Education – Primary; K-8 Elementary
Education
Early Childhood Education Middle Level Mathematics; Middle Level
Science; Middle Level Humanities;
Reading
English Language Learners; English as a Second Language; English as a
Second Language – Primary; English as a Second Language –
Supporting; K-12 English as a Second Language
None Designated World Language*
English Language Arts; English/Language Arts – Primary; 4-12
English/Language Arts
None Middle Level Humanities; Social
Studies; History; Theatre Arts
Health/Fitness; Health/Fitness – Primary; Health/Fitness – Supporting; K-
12 Physical Education
None Dance
History; History – Primary; History – Supporting; 4-12 History Social Studies Middle Level Humanities; English
Language Arts
Library Media; Library Media – Primary; Library Media – Supporting; K-12
Learning Resources
None None
Mathematics; Mathematics – Primary; Mathematics – Supporting; 4-12
Mathematics
None Physics; Middle Level Mathematics
Middle Level Humanities English Language Arts; Social Studies;
History
None
Middle Level Mathematics None Mathematics
Middle Level Math/Science None Mathematics
Middle Level Science None Middle Level Mathematics
Reading; Reading – Primary; Reading – Supporting; K-12 Reading None None
Science; Science – Primary; 4-12 Science Biology; Chemistry; Earth and Space
Science; Physics; Middle Level Science
None
Social Studies; Social Studies – Primary; 4-12 Social Studies History Middle Level Humanities; English
Language Arts
Special Education; Special Education – Primary; K-12 Special Education None Early Childhood Special Education,
Elementary Education
Traffic Safety Education None None
Both English Language Arts and Social Studies Middle Level Humanities None
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* Designated World Language endorsement pathways also require passing the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) [except Latin] and Written Proficiency Test
(WPT). The Designated World Language Programs approved in Washington state are Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish,
and Swedish.
For the latest information on endorsement testing, please visit http://www.pesb.wa.gov/Assessment/WEST-E/WEST-E.asp.
The following endorsements may only be added through a complete college program (Pathway 3): Designated Arts: Music – Choral, General, Instrumental;
Designated CTE: Agriculture Education, Business and Marketing Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Technology Education; Bilingual
Education; Health/Fitness; Visual Arts; Special Education; and Traffic Safety Education.
The following pre-2007 endorsements are not eligible for Pathway 1 or 2: 4-12 Anthropology, 4-12 Computer Science, 4-12 Comparative Religion, English –
Primary, English – Supporting, 4-12 English, 4-12 Economics, 4-12 Geography, 4-12 Health, 4-12 Instructional Technology, 4-12 Journalism, Middle Level –
Primary, 4-12 Philosophy, 4-12 Political Science, 4-12 Psychology, 4-12 Sociology, 4-12 Speech.
To add an endorsement via a National Board certificate, the subject area or grade level indicated on the certificate must be comparable to one of the
Washington state endorsement areas. To view the comparable endorsements, see column B at http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/Teacher/Endorsement.aspx.