MEd Licensure Areas: Elementary Education PK-6, English as a Second Language, Gifted Education, Special Education General Curriculum K-12, Special Education Add-ons

Plus completion of at least one of the following areas of emphasis:

Additional co-requisites apply and are determined following a detailed transcript analysis. 

Students are required to meet CAEP Initial licensure requirements for the Elementary Education PK-6 endorsement. Students must meet the Teacher Education Program - Initial Levels of Program Progression for ED 607 and ED 609/611. 

Note: Additional requirements include verification that the following courses were completed during initial licensure (if missing they will need to be taken): Characteristics of Exceptionality, Lifespan Human Development, Assessment Of and For Learning, Foundations of Education. May be substituted for the Required Core courses IN 627 and IN 629. 

This is for any student seeking the full Special Education General Curriculum K-12 as an additional endorsement to any active Virginia teaching license, except CTE. 

Students are required to meet CAEP Initial licensure requirements for the Special Education K-12 endorsement. Students must meet the Teacher Education Program - Initial Levels of Program Progression for ED 624 and ED 614/611. 

Note: Additional requirements include verification that the following courses were completed during initial licensure (if missing they will need to be taken): Characteristics of Exceptionality, Classroom Behavior and Management, Lifespan Human Development, Assessment Of and For Learning, Foundations of Education, Language Acquisition and Literacy, Content Area Reading. May be substituted for the Required Core courses IN 627 and IN 629.

Additional requirements under this emphasis area:

• Proof of English Composition/Writing
• Professional Ethics Exam
• Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary

Required:

• Proof of English Composition/Writing
• Must possess or be concurrently pursuing a Virginia Elementary Education PK-6 license
• Professional Ethics Exam Module

Required:

• Proof of English Composition/Writing 
• Must possess or be concurrently pursuing a Virginia Middle Education Core Content 6-8 license
• Must pass Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary
• Professional Ethics Exam Module

Required:

• Proof of English Composition/Writing 
• Must possess or be concurrently pursuing a Virginia Secondary Education Core Content 6-12 license
• Must pass Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary
• Professional Ethics Exam Module

Note: ED 691, ED 692, and ED 693 Applied Practicum hours must be done in the context of a one-semester placement and must reflect 45 hours of direct instruction. Examples of non-instructional hours include planning, observation, educational meetings, professional development, etc. In order to be eligible to complete the field experience (ED 691, 692, or 693), one must have completed, or be concurrently enrolled in, all remaining endorsement courses. 

Required: 6 s.h. modern, spoken foreign language through the intermediate level before finishing the program. 

In addition to the courses listed below, the Gifted Education emphasis requires one graduate elective:

• Graduate Elective (3 s.h.)

Also required: Proof of English Composition/Writing