REQUIRED TESTS FOR LICENSURE:
Praxis I: Required to be taken and passed prior to Formal Admission if you are not using your SAT scores as a substitute (SAT taken after April 1, 1995 - score must be 1100 with at least 530 on verbal and 530 on math. ACT taken after April 1, 1995 - a composite score of 24 with at least 22 on math and at least 46 on English plus reading). Students who need to take Praxis I should do so before or while taking EDUC 203/204.
Praxis II for Secondary/PreK-12 Students: Required to be taken and passed prior to recommendation for licensure. We suggest that you take this test the semester before you student teach. Math majors – take Praxis II your sophomore year or first semester junior year (during or right after you have completed your calculus classes).
Praxis II for PreK-6 Students: Required to be taken and passed before admittance to the Graduate Program. We suggest that you take this test in April of your junior year or at the latest in the summer following your junior year.
Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA): (Only required for PreK-6 students). Students are required to take prior to enrollment in the 5th year program. Please visit the VRA web site for more information and testing dates: http://www.vra.nesinc.com/
Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA): All Secondary/PK-12 students in the program are required to take and pass the semester before student teaching and PK-6 students are required to take the fall semester of their junior year. Please visit the VCLA web site for more information and testing dates: http://www.vcla.nesinc.com/
REQUIRED TRAINING FOR LICENSURE:
Child Abuse and Neglect Training: This is a state requirement for Virginia licensure. Web address for training: http://www.vcu.edu/vissta/training/va_teachers/
- Secondary/PreK-12: The training module will be completed during your student teaching in Secondary Seminar.
- PreK-6: The training module will be completed during your enrollment in EDUC 420.