Teacher Application Process
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UWHS teachers must apply to teach a specific course and be approved by the UW department sponsoring the course. Applications for the 2026-27 academic year are now open.
Application materials are first reviewed by UWHS staff for completeness, then shared with course faculty for approval or denial. Approval depends on numerous factors: teacher qualifications, school context and program needs.
Application Dates & Deadlines
For the 2026-27 application cycle, we’ve implemented a priority application deadline of November 30, 2025.
| Applications Open | Priority Deadline | Notification of Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 | November 30, 2025 | Within three weeks of deadline |
We anticipate having limited capacity in some courses. Instead of reviewing applications on a rolling basis, we'll review teacher applications in batches. We’ll notify all applicants of application decisions within three weeks after the priority deadline.
If there are still spaces available in a course after the priority deadline, we’ll continue to accept applications on a rolling basis.
Course Status
Not every course accepts teacher applications every year, so please check the course status below before applying. Courses listed as “Open” are accepting teacher applications.
Open Courses |
Closed Courses |
|---|---|
Computer ScienceHumanities & Social SciencesMathScienceWorld Languages |
Computer ScienceHumanities & Social SciencesScienceWorld Languages |
If a course is listed as “Closed,” teachers or schools may contact the UWHS office to inquire and request to be placed on a prospects list for a future application cycle.
Some exceptions may be made if the campus is currently offering that course but will be extending their offerings, or if a school needs to replace a currently active instructor for the 2026-27 school year.
How To Apply
You’ll submit your 2026-27 UWHS Teacher Application through Google Forms. You may wish to prepare your required application materials before starting your application. You’ll need to log in with an active Google account to apply.
Start Your ApplicationApplication Materials
Prepare these required documents, then log in to submit your UWHS teacher application:
Prepare a letter of introduction that includes:
- 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
Prepare a resume that includes:
- Your contact information
- Degrees and endorsements
- Teaching experience, including grade levels and courses taught
- Additional professional development in the subject area (e.g., workshops)
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
Submit unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts for all degrees earned. You may also include other transcripts of relevant coursework.
Additional Application Questions
If you are applying to teach UW course in the following disciplines, please answer these additional questions in your Letter of Introduction:
Please include:
- Expanded description of past Chemistry teaching experience, including the content presented, grade levels taught and school years you led the chemistry coursework
- Details about the college-level chemistry textbook you propose to use (including title, edition, author, publisher & ISBN)
Please answer:
- Other than learning the course's programming language, what are some of the core competencies you hope students will demonstrate in your course?
- Have you ever completed a project that involved computer programming outside of the classroom (e.g., for a job, personal interest, etc.)? Describe this project and what you thought you did well and what you could have done better.
- If you have not completed a programming project outside of the classroom, can you describe any medium-to-large project that you completed that required learning, planning and then doing? Describe the project and what you thought you did well and what you could have done better.
Please describe:
- Your experience teaching writing and an explanation of how you view and incorporate the UW Program in Writing and Rhetoric Outcomes in your writing instruction
- Your philosophy and approach to equity-oriented/antiracist pedagogy and an example of an aspect of your approach you have used in your teaching or assessment of writing
Please describe:
- Your philosophy and approach to equity-oriented pedagogy
- An example of an aspect of your approach you have used in your teaching
Additional Supporting Documents
The following disciplines request that you upload these additional documents as part of your application:
- American Sign Language: Gallaudet proficiency interview exam results
- Chinese: ACTFL test results in writing and speaking proficiency
- English: Teaching artifact (assignment, lesson overview, rubric, slides, etc) associated with the pedagogy example referenced in the Letter of Introduction
- French: ACTFL test results in writing and speaking proficiency
- Psychology: Detailed syllabus of your current/ most recent high school psychology course AND at least one sample material (e.g. exam, project, lab plan) from that course.
- Spanish: ACTFL test results in writing and speaking proficiency
All materials are required and must be submitted through the UWHS Teacher Application Form. You'll need an active Google account to apply.
Start Your ApplicationIf all of your necessary files are on-hand, you can expect the application process to take no longer than 10 minutes. Please do not email materials to UWHS.
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. Check this list of potential courses to see which UW courses are under review and discussion to potentially become UWHS offerings in the coming years.
If your school district or school may be interested in one or more of these courses for the future, email the UWHS office for more information.
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