Bachelor of Applied Science in Teacher Education

Steps to Apply

1. New students and returning students who have not attended LCC within the past two (2) years must apply to LCC and select the baccalaureate option in the application. (Hint: Click on the Application Number following submission to view your new CTC Link Student ID number. You will need it next)
2. Complete the BAS-TE Application including your CTC Link student ID prior to the deadline to apply. Course requirements must be complete prior to program start dates. Recommendation: Apply early for timely guidance.
3. If you are a new student, please visit LCC's Enrollment page for detailed instructions on setting up your LCC accounts.
4. Schedule an advising appointment with Stacie Johnson by contacting LCC's One Stop.

Admission into the BAS-TE program is merit based. Meeting the minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admission as the number of qualified applicants may exceed the number of available enrollment spaces. To be placed into the admissions pool, applicants must complete and submit the following:

• Completion of all BAS-TE application materials
• Proof of an earned associate degree or 90 college level credits from an institutionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
• Successful completion of the following courses with a 2.0 or better:
  • ENGL& 101-English Composition I
  • MATH& 107 or higher (excluding Math 131):  MATH&131 and MATH& 132 recommended
  • EDUC& 115-Child Development
  • EDUC 246-Linguistically Diverse Education
  • EDUC& 205 or EDUC& 202- Intro to Education w/Field Experience (205) or without (202)
  • HIST 254 - History of Washington and the Pacific Northwest

Additional Admissions Requirements

• Completion of FERPA release (in application) to share information with EDS, OSPI, & PESB
• ACT, SAT or WEST-B prior to starting the program

Required After Admittance into the BAS-TE Program

Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI) Background Check (fingerprinting will be required) - approximate cost $82

General Education Required Courses

The following courses must be completed prior to a bachelor’s degree obtainment. Some courses can be included in the two-year degree or be completed during the bachelor’s program in addition to the required courses. A minimum of 50 quarter credits of general education courses are required in the following distribution areas prior to graduation.

• Communications - 10 credits
  • ENGL& 101 English Composition
  • 5 additional credits from the LCC Communications distribution list
• Social Science - 15 credits
  • EDUC& 115 Child Development (also meets Human Relations requirement)
  • EDUC 319 Anti-Bias Education
  • HIST 254 History of Washington and the Pacific Northwest
• Quantitative Skills - 5 credits
  • MATH& 107 or higher (excluding Math& 131): MATH& 131 and MATH& 132 Recommended
• Natural Science - 5 credits with lab
• Humanities - 5 credits
• 10 additional credits from any distribution (excluding restricted course list)

SAT? ACT? If you have ACT/SAT scores from high school, please submit them with your application! Ensure that your name and dates show on the testing results. 

If you have no SAT/ACT results, West B results can be attained. View our Teacher Education Testing page for additional options.

Passing scores are required in either the Early Childhood or Elementary Education endorsement assessment (or both for dual endorsement). Endorsement areas available through Lower Columbia College include: 

• Early Childhood Education (birth - grade 3) - NES 101 - Content knowledge and domains
• Elementary Education (Kindergarten - grade 8) - NES subtests 102 AND 103 - 102 Content knowledge - 103 Content knowledge
• West E - English Language Learners (ELL) - WEST E 051 - Content areas
  • An endorsement in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education is required prior to obtaining the West-E ELL Endorsement. 

Study materials are available at the LCC Library. Search for NES to locate materials.

In addition to BAS-TE courses, applicants seeking Washington State residency teacher certification must complete the following:

• Completion and submission of the BAS-TE Pedagogy Assessment. 
• Successful completion of required clinical hours.
• Meet all content knowledge requirements of OSPI for residency teacher certification

Graduates that select the elementary certification route are prepared to earn residency teacher certification in the state of Washington through OSPI and teach grades pre-K through 8^th grade in the public and private school system.

Graduates that select the early childhood education route are prepared to teach children birth through 3^rd grade in early care and education settings such as Head Start, childcare centers and preschool programs.

Graduates that select English language learners will be able to develop lessons to support English skills for non-native speakers and support language acquisition through integrated academic content. 

Please scroll to the bottom of LCC's tuition and fees webpage for information about the BAS cost of attendance.