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 8VAC20-23-200 - Adult education
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-23-200
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
regionally accredited college or university or hold a Collegiate Professional
License (requires a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college
or university); and
2. A minimum of
15 semester hours in adult education that shall include the following
competencies and one semester of supervised successful full-time, or an
equivalent number of hours of part-time experience, teaching of adults:
a. Understanding of the nature or psychology
of the adult learner or adult development;
b. Understanding of the knowledge, skills,
and processes needed for the selection, evaluation, and instructional
applications of the methods and materials for adults to become college and
career ready, including:
(1) Curriculum
development in adult basic education or Virginia Board of Education-approved
high school equivalency instruction;
(2) Literacy skills for adults;
(3) Numeracy skills for adults;
(4) Reading comprehension for adult
education; and
(5) Other adult
basic skills instruction.
B. Individuals not holding a Collegiate Professional License or a Postgraduate Professional License shall meet the professional teacher's assessment requirements prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299 of the Code of Virginia.
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