8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-23-160

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024

Section 8VAC20-23-160 - Elementary education preK-6

Endorsement requirements.

1. The candidate shall have graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in elementary education preK-6; or

2. The candidate for the elementary education preK-6 endorsement shall have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution majoring in the liberal arts or sciences (or equivalent) and meet the following semester-hour requirements:

a. English (shall include composition, oral communication, and literature): 12 semester hours; or complete six semester hours in English and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education;

b. Mathematics (shall include Algebra, geometry, probability and statistics, and teaching elementary mathematics): 15 semester hours; or complete six hours in mathematics, complete a methods in teaching elementary mathematics course (three semester hours), and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education;

c. Laboratory sciences: 15 semester hours in at least three science disciplines and at least a three credit science methods course; or complete nine semester hours (in two science disciplines), complete a methods in teaching elementary science course (three semester hours), and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education;

d. History (shall include American history and world history): six semester hours, and Social Science (shall include geography and economics): six semester hours; or complete three semester hours in history, complete three semester hours in social science (geography or economics), complete a methods in teaching elementary history and social sciences course ( three semester hours), and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education; and

e. Arts: three semester hours.

8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-23-160

Derived From Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 24, eff. 8/23/2018; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 2, eff. 10/24/2024.

Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-298 of the Code of Virginia.