What are endorsements?
Endorsements are the content areas or the academic disciplines in which the teacher is prepared to teach. Elementary teachers (Grades K-8): The elementary endorsement is for those who intend to teach in elementary schools. The state requires content knowledge to teach the Essential Academic Learning Requirements. Seattle University expects applicants to have prior coursework in mathematics, history, geography, civics, economics, physical science, life science, and the arts. Elementary endorsement courses for MIT applicants: Often, applicants to the program do not have the wide array of coursework to meet all the requirements for the content areas in elementary education. Therefore, one-credit independent study courses from Seattle University are offered to meet areas not previously addressed in college courses. These courses provide continuing education credit and are restricted to MIT applicants. To learn more about these elementary requirements please download an Elementary Content R