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Licensure Requirements
To apply for full licensure (the Virginia Collegiate Professional License), teacher candidates in elementary education and ESLmust meet all requirements listed below:
- Completion of all licensure course work and fieldwork with assignment of all final grades
- Proof of completion of all general education requirements (i.e., transcripts showing successful completion or passing CLEP scores)
- Proof of passing scores on all tests (i.e., original test score reports)
- Successful completion of the anthology (elementary education) or portfolio (ESL)
- Successful completion of an internship or one year of teaching full time in an accredited institution (as indicated in the Report on Experience.)
Licensure requirements by program can be found on the program pages under Programs of Study. Internship requirements can also be found on the program pages under Programs of Study.
Statement of Eligibility vs. Full Teaching License?- If a teacher candidate chooses to complete the student teaching-internship, he/she can apply for a full Collegiate Professional License once student teaching is completed.
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- In the State of Virginia, teacher candidates also have the option of obtaining a job in lieu of student teaching/internship. Teacher candidates who choose to apply for jobs rather than student teaching might want to apply for a Statement of Eligibility from the State or Virginia. This Statement of Eligibility may help when trying to seek full time employment. The statement verifies that the teacher candidate has fully completed all licensure requirements (to include all licensure coursework (with final grades), all testing requirements, all general education requirements, except for the internship.
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