Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0. (Applicants with a GPA below 3.0 may still be admitted on a probationer basis).
- Passing scores on both the WEST B and WEST E exams. (If you are not able to complete the exams prior to the application deadline, you may still submit your application. Be sure to indicate your planned test date in an attached cover letter. If you are accepted, the University must receive official passing test scores prior to the start of the program).
- Completed Endorsement Verification Form.
- One-page, double-spaced, autobiographical statement*, outlining commitment to teaching; applicable coursework; experience with K-12 students, (including exceptional individuals) and understanding of cultural differences. Applicants need to demonstrate that they have experience with young people in a setting that promotes skills transferable to a K-12 classroom. Examples include observation and assistance in a K-12 setting, working with school aged students at a summer camp, volunteering at a tutoring program, and/or experience leading youth groups at a place of worship. For questions or further guidance please contact the MIT program office at 206-296-5759.
- Two signed and sealed recommendations from those who can address applicant's work with young people, as described above. If the recommenders have not observed the applicant’s performance in a K-12 setting, they must be able to address the skills and dispositions demonstrated in the applicant’s interactions with youth that are transferable to a K-12 classroom. Recommendations from university faculty who have not observed the applicant working with youth, preferably in a K-12 setting, are discouraged. Recommendations are required to be submitted using the recommendation form that is included in the application packet. However, recommenders are welcome and encouraged to submit a written statement or letter as a supplement to this form.
- Thirty-minute writing sample* done onsite at Seattle University. Several writing sample dates are scheduled in the month prior to the application deadline. Please call 206-296-2300 to for dates, times, and locations. Out-of-state applicants: The writing sample is waived. The autobiographical statement will meet this requirement.
- Selected applicants will be contacted approximately one month after the application deadline for a small group interview with faculty. Out-of-state applicants: If you cannot attend an interview, you must submit a video or audiotape to the MIT program office. Call 206-296-5759 or email steevese@seattleu.edu for detailed instructions.
Applicants need to demonstrate that they have experience with young people in a setting that promotes skills transferable to a K-12 classroom. Examples include observation and assistance in a K-12 setting, working with school aged students at a summer camp, volunteering at a tutoring program, and/or experience leading youth groups at a place of worship. For questions or further guidance please contact the MIT program office at 206-296-5759.
* Both the autobiographical statement and the writing sample are evaluated on the basis of content and proper use of grammatical conventions.