Candidates in the Teacher Preparation Program in Woodring College of Education continue to score well on the Washington Educator Skills Test – Endorsements (WEST-E) subject exams. For the 2010-11 academic year and the previous year, 92 percent of candidates passed their exam(s) on the first sitting.

Washington state requires that teacher candidates pass the WEST-E subject knowledge assessment for each endorsement to be earned. Endorsements are subject areas in which Washington state teachers are prepared and authorized to teach.