reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-220 - Career and technical education - agricultural education

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A. Endorsement requirements. The candidate
				  shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree
				  from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an
				  approved teacher preparation program in agricultural education; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed 39 semester hours of
				  coursework in agriculture, including at least 3 semester hours in each of the
				  areas in subdivisions 2 a through 2 f of this subsection, as well as a minimum
				  of 9 semester hours in one concentration area listed in subdivisions 2 a
				  through 2 f:
a. Plant science;
b. Animal science;
c. Agricultural mechanics and applied
				  technology with a lab component;
d.
				  Agricultural economics and management;
e. Forestry and wildlife
				  management;
f. Horticulture;
				  and
g. Supervised occupational
				  experience, 3 semester hours, or one year of successful, full-time or the
				  equivalent (a minimum of 2,000 cumulative hours) relevant occupational
				  experience within the past five years.
If an individual is seeking an initial license in the
					 Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education,
					 an industry certification credential as defined in
					 8VAC20-23-10 in the area in which
					 the teacher seeks endorsement is required. If a teacher seeking an initial
					 license in the Commonwealth has not attained an industry certification
					 credential in the area in which the teacher seeks endorsement, the Virginia
					 Board of Education may, upon request of the employing school division or
					 educational agency, issue the teacher a provisional license to allow time for
					 the teacher to attain such credential.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-230 - Career and technical education - business and information technology

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A. Endorsement
				  requirements. The candidate shall have:
1.
				  Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or
				  university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in
				  business and information technology; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in business
				  education or 39 semester hours of coursework in business and information
				  technology, including:
a. Accounting: 6
				  semester hours;
b. Economics: 3
				  semester hours;
c. Business law,
				  business principles, management, marketing, or finance: 9 semester
				  hours;
d. Communications and media
				  to include oral, written, and presentation skills: 3 semester hours;
e. Information systems and technology to
				  include computer software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet,
				  database, and presentation, information technology fundamentals, database
				  management, communications systems, programming, software development,
				  security, and networking: 12 semester hours;
f. Input technologies to include touch
				  keyboarding (required, or documented demonstrated mastery of the touch
				  keyboarding skill), audio input devices, video input devices, pointing devices,
				  touch screens, or other emerging input technologies: 3 semester hours;
				  and
g. Supervised business
				  experience: 3 semester hours, or one year of successful full-time or the
				  equivalent (a minimum of 2,000 cumulative hours) relevant occupational
				  experience within the last five years.
If an individual is seeking an initial license in the
					 Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education,
					 an industry certification credential as defined in
					 8VAC20-23-10 in the area in which
					 the teacher seeks endorsement is required. If a teacher seeking an initial
					 license in the Commonwealth has not attained an industry certification
					 credential in the area in which the teacher seeks endorsement, the Virginia
					 Board of Education may, upon request of the employing school division or
					 educational agency, issue the teacher a provisional license to allow time for
					 the teacher to attain such credential.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-240 - Career and technical education - family and consumer sciences

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A. Endorsement
				  requirements. The candidate shall have:
1.
				  Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or
				  university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in family
				  and consumer sciences; or
2. Earned
				  a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and
				  completed a major in family and consumer sciences education or 39 semester
				  hours of coursework in family and consumer sciences distributed in the
				  following areas:
a. Development of
				  individuals through the lifespan and the family life cycle: 9 semester
				  hours;
b. Resource management,
				  personal and family finance, and consumer economics: 6 semester
				  hours;
c. Food, nutrition,
				  dietetics, wellness, and food science: 9 semester hours;
d. Housing, home furnishing, and equipment: 3
				  semester hours;
e. Apparel and
				  textiles: 6 semester hours;
f.
				  Occupational program management: 3 semester hours; and
g. Supervised occupational experience related
				  to family and consumer sciences, 3 semester hours, or one year of successful,
				  full-time or the equivalent (a minimum of 2,000 cumulative hours) relevant
				  occupational experience within the last five years.
If an individual is seeking an initial license in the
					 Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education,
					 an industry certification credential as defined in
					 8VAC20-23-10 in the area in which
					 the teacher seeks endorsement is required. If a teacher seeking an initial
					 license in the Commonwealth has not attained an industry certification
					 credential in the area in which the teacher seeks endorsement, the Virginia
					 Board of Education may, upon request of the employing school division or
					 educational agency, issue the teacher a provisional license to allow time for
					 the teacher to attain such credential.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-250 - Career and technical education - health and medical sciences

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A. Endorsement
				  requirements. The candidate shall have:
1.
				  Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or
				  university and graduated from an approved program of study in a health care
				  program of study and hold a current license or certification as a professional
				  practitioner in the area in which one is to be teaching; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a current license or
				  certification as a professional practitioner in the area in which one is to be
				  teaching and completed two years of successful, full-time or the equivalent of
				  occupational experience within the past five years in an area related to the
				  teaching specialty sought.
If an individual is seeking an initial license in the
					 Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education,
					 an industry certification credential as defined in
					 8VAC20-23-10 in the area in which
					 the teacher seeks endorsement is required. If a teacher seeking an initial
					 license in the Commonwealth has not attained an industry certification
					 credential in the area in which the teacher seeks endorsement, the Virginia
					 Board of Education may, upon request of the employing school division or
					 educational agency, issue the teacher a provisional license to allow time for
					 the teacher to attain such credential.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-260 - Career and technical education - marketing education

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A. Endorsement requirements. The candidate
				  shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree
				  from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an
				  approved teacher preparation program in marketing education; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in marketing
				  education or a minimum of 39 semester hours of coursework in marketing to
				  include:
a. Marketing processes and
				  environment: 3 semester hours;
b.
				  Management and supervision: 6 semester hours;
c. Economics: 3 semester hours;
d. Merchandising and operations: 3 semester
				  hours;
e. Advertising and
				  promotion: 3 semester hours;
f.
				  Sales and selling: 3 semester hours;
g. Communication theory and techniques: 3
				  semester hours;
h. Consumer
				  behavior: 3 semester hours;
i.
				  International (global) marketing: 3 semester hours;
j. Finance, accounting, or marketing
				  mathematics: 3 semester hours;
k.
				  Technology applications: 3 semester hours; and
l. Supervised marketing occupational
				  experience, 3 semester hours, or one year of successful full-time work
				  experience in the field of marketing may be accepted in lieu of the supervised
				  marketing internship.
If an individual is seeking an initial license in the
					 Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education,
					 an industry certification credential as defined in
					 8VAC20-23-10 in the area in which
					 the teacher seeks endorsement is required. If a teacher seeking an initial
					 license in the Commonwealth has not attained an industry certification
					 credential in the area in which the teacher seeks endorsement, the Virginia
					 Board of Education may, upon request of the employing school division or
					 educational agency, issue the teacher a provisional license to allow time for
					 the teacher to attain such credential.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-270 - Career and technical education - technology education

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in technology education; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in technology
				  education or 33 semester hours in technology education distributed in the
				  following areas:
a. The nature of technology.
				  Experiences shall include those that promote an understanding of the
				  characteristics, scope, and core concepts of physical, biological, and
				  informational technologies, the relationships among these technologies, and
				  their connections to other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
				  (STEM) fields: 6 semester hours;
b.
				  Technology and society. Experiences shall include those that develop a working
				  knowledge of the cultural, social, economic, and political effects of
				  technology, its effect on the environment, and the role of society in the
				  history, development, and use of physical, biological, and informational
				  technologies: 3 semester hours;
c.
				  Engineering. Experiences shall include those that develop comprehension of the
				  attributes of technological design, inclusive of constraints, optimization,
				  predictive analysis, problem solving, critical thinking, technical writing, and
				  integrative mathematics and science: 6 semester hours;
d. Abilities for a technological world.
				  Experiences shall include those that develop the capacity to utilize the design
				  process, to use and maintain technological products and systems, and to assess
				  their impact: 9 semester hours; and
e. The designed world. Experiences shall
				  include those that promote an understanding of current and emerging physical,
				  biological, and informational technologies: 9 semester hours; or
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-280 - Career and technical education - trade and industrial education

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A. Endorsement
				  requirements.
1. The candidate shall have
				  graduated from an approved teacher preparation program with a minimum of a
				  baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in
				  trade and industrial education; or
2. A candidate who has graduated from an
				  approved teacher preparation program that is not in the trade and industrial
				  education program subject area for which the candidate is seeking endorsement
				  shall have:
a. A current state license or
				  industry certification based on the prescribed standard or examination, if
				  applicable; and
b. Evidence of at
				  least two years of successful full-time or equivalent occupational experience
				  within the past five years in the teaching specialty for which the candidate is
				  seeking endorsement. A candidate whose occupational experience has not been
				  within the last five years shall participate in a supervised technical update
				  related to the teaching specialty or area of endorsement or complete a
				  supervised internship of work experience of not less than six weeks related to
				  the area of endorsement or teaching specialty.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-290 - Career and technical education - transition and special needs (add-on endorsement)

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in transition and special needs education;
				  or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree
				  from a regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in
				  career and technical education or special education preK-12 with an endorsement
				  in one area of career and technical education or special education preK-12,
				  including 12 semester hours distributed in the following areas:
a. Overview of special needs programs and
				  services: 3 semester hours;
b.
				  Instructional methods, curriculum, and resources: 3 semester hours;
c. Career and life planning, transitioning,
				  occupational information, and delivery of cooperative education programs: 3
				  semester hours; and
d. Purposes and
				  practices and characteristics of special populations: 3 semester hours;
				  and
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-300 - Computer science

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A. Endorsement
				  requirements. The candidate shall have:
1.
				  Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or
				  university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in
				  computer science; or
2. Earned a
				  baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and
				  completed 36 semester hours of coursework distributed in the following areas:
a. Mathematics, including discrete
				  mathematics;
b. Data structures and
				  algorithm analysis;
c. Foundations
				  of computer science; and
d.
				  Programming in at least two distinct languages: 6 semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-310 - Dance arts preK-12

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A. Endorsement
				  requirements. The candidate shall have:
1.
				  Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or
				  university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in dance
				  arts; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate
				  degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completed a major
				  in dance arts or 24 semester hours with coursework distributed in the following
				  areas:
a. Development of movement language: 9
				  semester hours.
(1) A course in each area of
				  ballet, folk, jazz, and modern dance: 6 semester hours; and
(2) Area of concentration in one area of
				  ballet, folk, jazz, or modern dance beyond the entry level: 3 semester
				  hours;
b. Composition,
				  improvisation, and dance arts production, which may include stage lighting,
				  stage costuming, or stage makeup: 3 semester hours;
c. Scientific foundations, including human
				  anatomy, kinesiology, and injury prevention and care for dance arts: 9 semester
				  hours; and
d. Cultural
				  understanding, including cultural context and dance history: 3 semester
				  hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-320 - Driver education (add-on endorsement)

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area;
				  and
2. Completed an approved
				  teacher preparation program in driver education; or
3. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area; and
				  completed 6 semester hours of coursework distributed in the following areas:
a. Driver Task Analysis, including
				  instructional strategies as prescribed in the Curriculum and Administrative
				  Guide for Driver Education in Virginia (
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/driver_education/curriculum_admin_guide/index.shtml
);
				  understanding the highway transportation system; applying Virginia's motor
				  vehicle laws; personal, legal, and emotional factors; visual and sensory
				  perception; risk perception and risk management; space management and other
				  defensive driving techniques; environmental, financial, and other vehicle
				  ownership responsibilities; vehicle technologies; and the scientific principles
				  of the driving tasks: 3 semester hours; and
b. Principles and methodologies of classroom
				  and in-car instruction, including applying classroom and in-car teaching
				  techniques for delivering concurrent instruction; applying perception, vehicle
				  balance, speed control, and other risk management principles to the development
				  of precision driving skills; and understanding program administrative tasks,
				  including juvenile licensing laws and issuance of a driver's license; a minimum
				  of 14 hours of actual behind-the-wheel supervised teaching experience
				  demonstrating vehicle control skills and performance capabilities that includes
				  2 hours of basic evasive maneuvers; and a minimum of 14 hours of mentorship
				  with a licensed, endorsed driver education teacher: 3 semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-330 - Engineering

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in engineering;
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in
				  engineering or an engineering subspecialty in an Accreditation Board for
				  Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited college or university
				  program;
3. Earned a baccalaureate
				  degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completed an
				  engineering technology, science, or technology education major with at least 12
				  semester hours of coursework in engineering courses, including:
a. Introduction to engineering
				  design;
b. Statics or
				  dynamics;
c. Circuits or fluid
				  mechanics; and
d.
				  Thermodynamics;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-340 - English

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in English; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in English or
				  a minimum of 36 semester hours of coursework distributed in the following
				  areas:
a. Literacy and reading: 12 semester
				  hours. Courses shall include:
(1) Survey of
				  British literature;
(2) Survey of
				  American literature;
(3) World
				  literature; and
(4) Literary theory
				  and criticism.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-350 - English as a second language preK-12

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in English as a second language; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed 24 semester hours of
				  coursework distributed in the following areas:
a. Teaching of reading and writing. Courses
				  shall include skills in phonemic and other phonological awareness; pre-reading,
				  during reading, and post-reading strategies; vocabulary development; and guided
				  reading. Ability to structure interactive tasks that engage students in using
				  oral language to develop language and skills. Ability to determine students'
				  reading levels and design instruction for multi-level classrooms by
				  incorporating appropriate scaffolding or language supports; one course shall
				  address teaching reading to English language learners: 6 semester
				  hours;
b. English linguistics:
				  general and English linguistics 3 semester hours;
c. Cross-cultural education: 3 semester
				  hours;
d. Second language
				  acquisition: 3 semester hours;
e.
				  Methods of English as a second language, to include instruction based on the
				  understanding of the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)
				  English Language Development (ELD) Standards: 3 semester hours;
f. English as a second language assessment to
				  include assessing comprehension and communication in English: 3 semester hours;
				  and
g. Electives from the areas
				  listed in this subdivision 2: 3 semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-360 - Foreign language preK-12

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A. The specific
				  language of the endorsement will be noted on the license.
B. Endorsement requirements for foreign
				  language preK-12 - languages other than Latin and American Sign Language. The
				  candidate shall have:
1. Earned a
				  baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and
				  graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in a foreign language;
				  or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree
				  from a regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in the
				  foreign language or 30 semester hours of coursework above the intermediate
				  level in the foreign language distributed in the following areas:
a. Advanced grammar and
				  composition;
b. Conversation,
				  culture and civilization, and literature; and
c. In addition to the 30 semester hours,
				  completed a minimum of three semester hours of methods of teaching foreign
				  languages at the elementary and secondary levels.
3. Endorsement in a second foreign language
				  may be obtained by successfully completing 24 semester hours of coursework
				  above the intermediate level.
4.
				  Candidates who have learned a foreign language without formal academic credit
				  in a regionally accredited college or university shall complete the following
				  requirements:
a. Achieve a qualifying score on
				  a foreign language assessment in the appropriate language as prescribed by the
				  Virginia Board of Education; and
b.
				  Earn a minimum of three semester hours of methods of teaching foreign languages
				  at the elementary and secondary levels from a regionally accredited college or
				  university in the United States or obtain teacher certification in another
				  country with at least three semester hours of methods of teaching foreign
				  languages at the elementary and secondary levels at a foreign
				  institution.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-370 - Gifted education (add-on endorsement)

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching
				  area;
2. Earned a baccalaureate
				  degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completed an
				  approved teacher preparation program in gifted education; or
3. Completed the following requirements:
a. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area; and
b. Completed 12 semester hours of
				  graduate-level coursework in gifted education distributed in the following
				  areas:
(1) Introduction and identification of
				  giftedness: 3 semester hours;
(2)
				  Social and emotional development and guidance of gifted learners: 3 semester
				  hours;
(3) Curriculum and
				  instructional strategies for gifted learners: 3 semester hours; and
(4) Advanced course work in one of the
				  following areas: 3 semester hours:
(a)
				  Advanced curriculum, instruction, and assessment design;
(b) Advanced program development and
				  evaluation; or
(c) Advanced study
				  in underrepresented populations; and
c. Completed a practicum of at least 45
				  instructional hours. This practicum shall include a minimum of 45 instructional
				  hours of successful teaching experiences with gifted students in a public or an
				  accredited nonpublic school. In lieu of the practicum, one year of successful,
				  full-time teaching experience with gifted students in a public or an accredited
				  nonpublic school may be accepted, provided the teacher is assigned a mentor
				  holding a valid license with an endorsement in gifted
				  education.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-380 - Health and physical education preK-12

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in health and physical education; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in health and
				  physical education or 45 semester hours of coursework distributed in the
				  following areas:
a. Personal health, safety,
				  and care of athletic injuries: 3 semester hours;
b. Human anatomy, physiology, exercise
				  physiology, and biomechanics of human movement: 9 semester hours;
c. General health and physical education
				  theory, including curriculum design and development in health and physical
				  education: 3 semester hours;
d.
				  Instructional methods and skills for secondary physical education: 3 semester
				  hours;
e. Concepts of motor
				  learning, instructional methods, and skills for elementary physical education:
				  3 semester hours;
f. Instruction
				  methods for elementary and secondary school health: 3 semester hours;
g. Health and physical education electives: 9
				  semester hours;
h. Instructional
				  methods and strategies for adapted physical education: 3 semester
				  hours;
i. Technology in health and
				  physical education: 3 semester hours;
j. Principles of human nutrition: 3 semester
				  hours; and
k. Assesment and
				  evaluation in the content area: 3 semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-390 - History and social sciences

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A.
				  Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in history and social sciences; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed 51 semester hours of
				  coursework distributed in each of the following areas:
a. History: a major in history or 18 semester
				  hours in history (shall include coursework in American history, Virginia
				  history, and world history and may include African American history);
b. Political science: a major in political
				  science or 18 semester hours in political science, which shall include
				  coursework in American government (state and local government);
c. Geography: nine semester hours;
				  and
d. Economics: six semester
				  hours.
All candidates shall have also completed instruction in
					 African American history, either as part of the degree program or through other
					 department-approved alternatives, which shall include (i) an understanding of
					 African origins; (ii) the African diaspora; (iii) developments of the Black
					 experience in North America; (iv) the institution of slavery in the United
					 States, including historical perspectives of the enslaved; and (v) how African
					 Americans helped shape and have been shaped by American society.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-400 - Journalism (add-on endorsement)

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area;
				  and
2. Completed a minimum of 15
				  semester hours in journalism.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-410 - Keyboarding (add-on endorsement)

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area;
				  and
2. Completed 6 semester hours
				  in keyboarding. Three of the six semester hours may be from either formal
				  keyboarding instruction or documented demonstrated mastery of the touch
				  keyboarding skill, and three semester hours shall include document formatting
				  skills, word processing, and computer applications.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-420 - Library media preK-12

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  preparation program in school library media; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed 24 semester hours
				  distributed in the following areas:
a.
				  Teaching for learning, including knowledge of learners and learning; effective
				  and knowledgeable teaching; collaborative instructional partners; integration
				  of learning standards and technologies; assessment of and for student learning;
				  and the design and implementation of instruction that engages students
				  interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, and gain and
				  share knowledge: 3 semester hours;
b. Literacy and reading, including
				  familiarity with children's, young adult, and professional literature in
				  multiple formats; use of a variety of strategies to promote reading for
				  enjoyment and information; collection development to support diverse learning
				  needs; and collaboration to reinforce reading instructional strategies: 6
				  semester hours;
c. Information and
				  knowledge, including efficient and ethical information-seeking behavior,
				  ethical and equitable access to information, design and delivery of authentic
				  learning through current and emerging technology, and the use of evidence-based
				  action research to create and share knowledge: 6 semester hours;
d. Advocacy and leadership, including
				  networking with the library community, commitment to professional development,
				  leadership in articulating the role of the school library program in the
				  educational community and in student learning, and advocacy for school library
				  programs, resources, and services: 3 semester hours; and
e. Program management and administration,
				  including planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating library programs,
				  collections, and facilities; personnel; funding; organization of materials;
				  professional ethics; and strategic planning and program assessment: 6 semester
				  hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-430 - Mathematics

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in mathematics; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in
				  mathematics or 36 semester hours of coursework distributed in each of the
				  following areas:
a. Algebra. Experience shall
				  include linear algebra (matrices, vectors, and linear transformations) and
				  abstract algebra (ring, group, and field theory);
b. Geometry. Experience shall include
				  Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries;
c. Analytic geometry;
d. Probability and statistics;
e. Discrete mathematics. Experience shall
				  include the study of mathematical properties of finite sets and systems and
				  linear programming;
f. Calculus.
				  Experience shall include multivariable calculus;
g. Mathematical modeling; and
h. Computer science, including two
				  programming languages.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-440 - Mathematics - algebra I (add-on endorsement)

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area;
				  and
2. Either:
a. Completed an approved teacher preparation
				  program in Algebra I; or
b.
				  Completed 24 semester hours that include coursework in each of the following
				  areas:
(1) Elementary functions, introductory
				  college algebra, and trigonometry;
(2) Linear algebra;
(3) Calculus;
(4) Euclidean geometry;
(5) Probability and statistics;
(6) Discrete mathematics;
(7) Mathematical modeling; and
(8) Methods of teaching algebra.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-450 - Music education - instrumental preK-12

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in music education - instrumental; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed 42 semester hours of
				  coursework distributed in each of the following areas:
a. Basic music knowledge. Experiences shall
				  be related to music theory, music history, and literature: 18 semester hours;
b. Musical performance.
				  Experiences shall consist of developing competency in a primary performance
				  medium (band or orchestral instrument), in a secondary performance medium
				  (band, orchestral, or keyboard instrument), and in teaching, rehearsing, and
				  conducting ensembles: 18 semester hours; and
c. Electives with coursework selected from
				  either of the two areas listed in subdivisions 2 a and 2 b of this section: 6
				  semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-460 - Music education - vocal/choral preK-12

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in music education - vocal/choral; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed 42 semester hours of
				  coursework distributed in each of the following areas:
a. Basic music knowledge. Experiences shall
				  be related to music theory, music history, and literature: 18 semester hours;
b. Musical performance.
				  Experiences shall consist of developing competency in a primary and secondary
				  medium, selected from voice or keyboard, and in teaching, rehearsing, and
				  conducting ensembles: 18 semester hours; and
c. Electives with coursework selected from
				  either of the two areas listed in subdivisions 2 a and 2 b of this section: 6
				  semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-470 - Science - biology

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in biology;
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in biology or
				  32 semester hours in biology and at least one course in each of the following
				  areas: genetics, biochemistry/molecular biology, cell biology, botany, zoology,
				  anatomy/physiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology and other preparation
				  consistent with the competencies for the endorsement; or
3. Earned an endorsement in another science
				  discipline and completed at least 18 semester hours in biology, including at
				  least one course in each of the following areas: genetics,
				  biochemistry/molecular biology or cell biology, botany, zoology,
				  anatomy/physiology, and evolutionary biology or ecology.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-480 - Science - chemistry

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in chemistry;
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in chemistry
				  or 32 semester hours in chemistry, including at least one course in each of the
				  following areas: inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry,
				  biochemistry, and analytical chemistry and other preparation consistent with
				  the competencies required for the endorsement; or
3. Earned an endorsement in another science
				  discipline and completed at least 18 semester hours in chemistry, including at
				  least one course in each of the following areas: inorganic chemistry, organic
				  chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, and analytical
				  chemistry.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-490 - Science - Earth science

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in Earth science;
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in Earth
				  science, geology, or environmental science with a minimum of 32 semester hours
				  in Earth sciences, including at least one course in each of the following areas
				  : structural geology, petrology, paleontology, oceanography, meteorology, and
				  astronomy/space science; or
3.
				  Earned an endorsement in another science discipline and completed at least 18
				  semester hours in Earth sciences, including at least one course in each of the
				  following areas: structural geology, petrology, paleontology, oceanography,
				  meteorology, and astronomy/space science.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.