Western Washington University
Extended Education Programs--Opening Doors for You

Western Washington University offers degree and certification programs on the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas to meet your educational needs.

Huxley College of the Environment on the Peninsula
BA – Planning and Environmental Policy
BS- Environmental Science

Prepare for a creative, fulfilling career in environmental studies, a field focused on the environmental well-being of the planet. Earn your bachelor's degree in environmental studies while studying and living in the diverse and exciting Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas and Puget Sound region.

Huxley College of the Environment is an internationally recognized environmental studies program. Huxley on the Peninsula provides an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to learning to become an environmental problem solver. Students learn from dynamic environmental professionals. The program emphasizes hands on learning and research.

Classes are taught via ITV primarily in the evenings and are available at  Olympic College/Poulsbo or Peninsula College/Port Angeles. Contact Nancy Bluestein-Johnson for more information.

Elementary Teacher Education, B.A.E. & Certification

If a teaching career is in your future, join Western’s Woodring College of Education’s undergraduate program in elementary teacher education.  Programs are offered in Bremerton and are designed for working adults. 

Earn a Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.E.) with an academic major in Special Education and a Residency Teaching Certificate, Elementary (K-8) upon successful program completion. Students with a transferable A.A. degree from a Washington State community college, or satisfaction of Western’s General University Requirements may be eligible for admission.  If you already hold a B.A. or B.S. in an approved academic major, you may apply to the post-baccalaureate program leading to the Residency Teaching Certificate, Elementary (K-8).

Classes are held primarily in the evenings at Olympic College or local classrooms. Contact the site nearest you for further information.

Educational Administration, M.Ed.

The Woodring College of Education’s Educational Administration program is designed to prepare elementary and secondary school teachers to assume the leadership role of principal or assistant principal. Upon successful completion of the program, candidates are recommended for the master's degree and/or principal certification. The program emphasizes leadership and management related to curriculum, school instruction, personnel, staff/community relations, financial and legal matters. 

Distance Education Opportunities

In addition, Western Washington University offers a broad variety of Independent Learning courses. For more details: