WEST-B and WEST-E Test Requirements

WEST-B: All applicants must take and pass all three sections of the Washington Educator Skills Test - Basic (WEST-B). The MIT program office has a limited number of WEST-B fee vouchers available for applicants who demonstrate financial need. Please contact the program office for more information.

WEST-E: All applicants must now take and pass the WEST-E test in their endorsement area. The only exceptions are those students applying for a French, Spanish, or Japanese endorsement. French and Spanish endorsement applicants will take the Praxis-II. Japanese endorsement applicants will take the written portion of the ACTFL.

Out-of-state applicants: Out-of-state applicants may submit Praxis I or CBEST scores in lieu of the WEST-B. Washington State will not allow any substitutions for the WEST-E. The WEST-E will be offered once a year (in April) in five cities around the country. Please see here for more information. In order to best accomodate the needs of out-of-state applicants, the MIT program has adopted the following policy:

For application purposes, out-of-state applicants may submit the Praxis-II. If applicants accept admission to the program, they will have until the end of their first quarter to take the WEST-E. There are a limited number of WEST-E test fee waivers that will be provided to students in this situation (subject to availability).

Notes:

• It is recommended that students seeking an elementary endorsement with a desire to teach middle school take the appropriate middle level WEST-E exams in addition to the elementary WEST-E. Those students wishing to teach middle school humanities should take both the Middle School Language Arts and the Middle School Social Studies tests. Those wishing to teach math or science should take the corresponding Middle School WEST-E.
• The WEST-E for Special Education is taken towards the end of the MIT program.
• The ELL WEST-E is taken midway through the program.