Teacher Application Process

On This Page: Priority Deadline | Course Status | Application Materials | Additional Application Materials

Applications for the 2025-26 academic year are now closed. You can review our updated application materials and course status below.

You must apply to teach a specific course and be approved by the UW department sponsoring the course. Not every course accepts teacher applications every year, so please check the course status below before applying. If a course is not currently open, you can be added to the prospective teacher list by emailing the UWHS office at uwhs@uw.edu.

Priority Deadline

As we anticipate having limited capacity in some courses, we have implemented a priority deadline (two weeks after applications have opened). Instead of reviewing applications on a rolling basis, we will be reviewing course applications in batches.

Applications are first reviewed by UWHS staff for completeness and then shared with course faculty for approval or denial. Application approval depends on numerous factors: teacher qualifications, school context and program needs. We will notify all applicants of the decision regarding their application within two weeks after the priority deadline.

If there are still spaces available in a course after the priority deadline, we will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis.

If a course is listed as “closed,” schools may contact our UWHS office to inquire and request to be placed on a prospects list for a future application cycle.

Course Status

Potential Courses

The UWHS program works with campus partners to launch additional UW courses to be offered in high schools for college and high school credit. Below is a link to a document describing UW courses that are under review and discussion to potentially be added to UWHS offerings in the coming years.

• Potential Courses

If your school district or school may be interested in one or more of these courses, contact the UWHS office at uwhs@uw.edu for more information.

Application Materials

The following is the list of materials you are required to submit. All materials must be submitted through Google Forms; please do not email materials to UWHS.

1. UWHS Teacher Application Cover Sheet (Google Forms)
2. UWHS Teacher Application Form (Google Forms) [requires 4 items]
   • Letter of introduction. Please include:
     • Why are you interested in bringing this UW course to your school
     • How you meet the course-specific qualifications for the course you are applying to teach
     • How you will utilize various pedagogical practices to ensure that this class will replicate the environment of a college course
     • How you will ensure equity of engagement and support for students in your class
   • Letter from your building administrator. Please be sure this letter includes:
     • How the UW course will fit within your school’s current course sequence and structure of advanced options for students
     • How you will provide registration information for the class and encourage student participation in a way that promotes equitable enrollment
     • Which grade level(s) of students would be eligible to enroll in the UW course(s)
     • When the UW course will first be implemented
   • Current resume. Please include:
     • Your contact information
     • Degrees and endorsements
     • Teaching experience, including grade levels and courses taught
     • Additional professional development in the subject area (e.g., workshops)
   • Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts for all degrees earned.
3. Review below for any additional course-specific materials required for your application.

Additional Application Materials (for certain courses only)

We'll post a list of additional materials required for select courses before applications open for the next academic year.

Questions?

Contact the UWHS team.