Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL
Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel
Section 8VAC20-23-670 - School counselor preK-12
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-23-670
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
Endorsement requirements.
1. Option I. The candidate shall have:
a. Earned a master's degree from a regionally
accredited college or university in a state-approved school counselor
preparation program that shall include at least 100 clock hours of internship
and practicum experiences in the preK-6 setting and 100 clock hours of
internship and practicum experiences in the grades 7-12 setting; and
b. Two years of successful, full-time
teaching experience or two years of successful, full-time experience in school
counseling in a public or an accredited nonpublic school. Two years of
successful, full-time experience in school counseling in a public or an
accredited nonpublic school under a nonrenewable Provisional License may be
accepted to meet this requirement.
2. Option II. The candidate shall have:
a. Earned a master's degree from a regionally
accredited college or university and completed an approved school counselor
preparation program that shall include at least 100 clock hours of internship
and practicum experiences in the preK-6 setting and 100 clock hours of
internship and practicum experiences in the grades 7-12 setting; and
b. Two years of successful, full-time
teaching experience or two years of successful, full-time experience in school
counseling in a public or an accredited nonpublic school. Two years of
successful, full-time experience in school counseling in a public or an
accredited nonpublic school under a nonrenewable Provisional License may be
accepted to meet this requirement.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299 of the Code of Virginia.
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