The Elementary Education main campus program at Western Washington University in Bellingham has implemented an immediate change to the application process that requires the essay portion be written in a proctored setting. Three opportunities will be offered each quarter on Western's Bellingham campus for applicants to meet this requirement. Check the Elementary Education website at http://www.wce.wwu.edu/Depts/ELED/Admiss.shtml, or Miller Hall 206 for specific dates, times, and locations. We realize that some applicants may be unable to attend any of these sessions. Those applicants may arrange with an advisor or the testing center at their current college for a personally administered essay. The advisor or other qualified individual, should contact Gretchen.Anderson@wwu.edu directly for details.  

The dates arranged for fall quarter 2005 applicants to write the essay at Western are April 7 at 8 a.m., April 9 at 11 a.m., and April 11 at 4 p.m. These will be held in Miller Hall 158. Students should bring pens with blue or black ink and are allowed a dictionary. No other reference materials or resources are allowed. It is hoped that students will submit their other application materials to Teacher Education Admissions prior to writing the essay so that, upon completion, we can immediately match the essay with an application file. 

This change does not affect applications for Special Education or Secondary Education. Those applicants should still submit a pre-written essay with their application materials. This change also does not affect applications to the elementary education programs at off-campus sites in Seattle, Everett, Oak Harbor, or Bremerton at this time.