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 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.
B. Add-on
endorsement requirements in history, political science, geography, and
economics. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned
a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and
hold a teaching license with an endorsement in history, political science,
geography, or economics;
2.
Completed 21 semester hours of coursework in the additional social science area
- history, political science, geography, or economics for which the add-on
endorsement is sought; and
3.
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.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-298.2
of the Code of Virginia.
