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Special Education plus Multilingual Education Dual Endorsement

Special Education is a rewarding and important field. It is also a high-need certification area in our K-12 schools, which means there are numerous unfilled job openings across Washington and beyond.

BAE

Elementary Education

The Elementary Education major provides a combination of theory, methods and field experience that leads to a teacher certification K-8. The program centers an anti-bias, anti-racist, social justice philosophy.
BAE

Biology

This program thoroughly prepares students for a career in Biology, including entry-level jobs across all areas of biology, as well as graduate school or training in biology-related fields like medicine. All students follow a curriculum of math, chemistry, physics, and a strong core of biology courses. Students choose one of seven concentrations (listed below) and have significant choice in their coursework during the latter portion of the degree.

BS

Environmental Science

The Environmental Science program at Western Washington University on the Peninsulas is a 2+2 degree designed for students who have completed an associate's degree or transfer requirements. This program teaches students to address the causes and impacts of environmental challenges and to use knowledge of environmental sciences in real-world applications.
BS

Special Education Residency (Outreach Program)

The Special Education Residency (Outreach Program) at Western Washington University on the Peninsulas is a 2+2 degree designed for students who have completed an associate's degree or WWU's transfer requirements. This compacted program offers a combination of coursework and practical experience, including a year-long internship/residency with highly skilled mentor teachers. Upon completion candidates and are eligible for a Washington State residency teaching certificate in P-12 Special Education.
BAE

Education for Inclusive Environments Residency, (Dual Endorsement Outreach Program)

The Education for Inclusive Environments (Dual Endorsement Outreach) program at Western Washington University on the Peninsulas is a 2+2 degree designed for students who have completed an associate's degree or WWU's transfer requirements. This program provides students with the skills and experiences to be an instrument of change in their chosen teaching path by combining studies in Special Education and Elementary Education and leads to residency teaching certification with endorsements in Special Education (P-12) and Elementary Education (K-8).
BAE

Natural Resource Management (Extension)

Using an interdisciplinary approach, the Natural Resource Management program focuses on problem-solving and implementing shared visions to effect laws and policies that monitor and manage environmental and climate change. These laws and policies protect diverse, culturally appropriate, health-driven, economically viable landscapes — in the United States and worldwide.
BA

Environmental Science — Freshwater & Terrestrial Ecology Emphasis

BS

Urban Sustainability

Examine the human and environmental dimensions of cities in the United States and around the world. Classes incorporate approaches from urban planning, environmental policy, economics, political science, and history. The program provides an excellent foundation for students pursuing graduate studies in a range of social science disciplines.
BA

Computer Science — Secondary

If you want to teach computer science, just being knowledgeable in the field isn't enough. This program is designed to provide exposure to the breadth of topics required to satisfy K6-12 students’ curiosity about how computers and technology, now so central to daily life, actually work, and how students can personally leverage the learned knowledge to create their own futures.
BAE