Licensure
Programs-Program List:
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Education is the field in which professional workers are prepared to communicate the subject matter of agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources to clients in both formal school settings and in non formal settings.
The emphasis is on the subject of agricultural science and the development of persons who have an interest in agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources. People and technical skills are combined to provide career opportunities for graduates in several areas.
Contact Dr. Thomas W. Broyles at (540) 231-8188, tbroyles@vt.edu, or visit Agricultural and Extension Education
Business Education and Information Technology
The Business and Information Technology Education program at Virginia Tech is transitioning to a graduate-only licensure program leading to a Master of Science in Career and Technical Education. Business educators teach business and information technology classes in middle schools, high schools, and community colleges.
Contact Dr. William Price at (540) 231-7390, wprice@vt.edu, or visit Business and Information Technology Education
Computer Science
Computer Science (add-on only to any
other licensure program) 6-12. 18 Semester
hours in the following catagories: data structures and algorithm analysis,
programing, introduction to computer systems, application of computer technology,
and computer science. See Checklist.
Counselor Education
Counselor Education offers master's (M.A.) and/or doctoral programs (Ph.D. & Ed.D.)
in Blacksburg, at the Northern Virginia Center, and at the Roanoke Valley Graduate
Center. The programs prepare counselors for schools (K-12), universities and
community colleges, community mental health agencies, and private practice.
Contact Dr. Gerard Lawson glawson@vt.edu,
or visit Counselor Education
Elementary Education
Program, PK-6
Applicants to this program must hold a degree in one of the federally defined
core content areas: English, Mathematics, Science (i.e. biology; chemistry;
eather science/geology, physics or natural resources), or social studies
(i.e., history, economics, political science, or geography.
60 hours of Virginia required general studies for licensure
must be part of an undergraduate degree or be taken in addition to the master's
program with licensure.
Contact Dr. Mary Alice Barksdale at (540)
231-3166 or mbarksda@vt.edu. Visit
Elementary Program for description of the master's degree/professional studies
requirements.
English Education
English Education is a graduate program
leading to a master's degree with licensure in grades 6-12. Students entering
this program must have a B.A. in English or its equivalent as well as specific
English courses required for licensure. Add-on endorsements in Theatre Arts
or Journalism are also available. See Second Language Education for information
on English as a Second Language.
Contact Dr. Sara Kajder at (540) 231-8339, skajder@vt.edu,
or visit English Education
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Family and Consumer Sciences Education is transitioning to a Master of Science in Career and Technical Education program leading to licensure. Students who plan to become family and consumer sciences teachers may do so through an undergraduate degree in Human Services in the Department of Human Development or other appropriate majors that may relate to the Virginia Department of Education content requirements for teaching licensure family and consumer sciences.
Contact Dr. Daisy Stewart at (540) 231-8180, daisys@vt.edu, or visit Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Health and Physical Education
Applications are no longer being accepted for this program. Students currently
in the program will continue to completion.
Contact Dr. Richard Stratton at (540) 231-5617, rstratto@vt.edu
or Health and Physical Education
History and Social Sciences Education
History, Social studies, Government, Geography
Virginia Tech offers a fifth year secondary history and social science program
(social studies) teacher licensure program in which students earn a master of
arts in curriculum and instruction in the College of Human Resources and Education.
Students interested in teaching social studies at the secondary level should
choose a major in history, geography and or political science in the college
of Arts and Sciences. In addition a minor in one of these disciplines is recommended
before a student applies to the Master's program.
Contact Dr.David Hicks at (540) 231-8332, hicks@vt.edu,
or visit History
and Social Science Education
Marketing Education
The Marketing Education major is transitioning to a graduate licensure program leading to a Master of Science in Career and Technical Education. Business and marketing majors are appropriate majors as are other majors that meet the content requirements for licensure. Marketing educators teach marketing classes in high schools, supervise students' cooperative occupational experience programs, and direct programs of adult education for those employed in marketing, merchandising, and management occupations. Opportunities for community college teaching are also available.
Contact Dr. William Price at (540) 231-7390, wprice@vt.edu, or visit Marketing Education
Mathematics Education
Mathematics, Math and Computer Science Education
The Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech offers a fifth-year
secondary mathematics teacher licensure program in which students earn a Master
of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction. Students typically enter this program
after earning a Bachelor of Science (or Bachelor of Arts) degree in mathematics.
In some cases, dual status may be obtained during the final year of the undergraduate
program. Under such circumstances, students may take courses for graduate credit
(although they have not yet received the undergraduate degree) that apply toward
the Master's degree.
Contact Dr. Jay Wilkins at (540)231-8326, wilkins@vt.edu,
or visit
Mathematics Education Program
Music Education (K-12)
Instrumental and Choral
Students interested in teaching music in public schools can enter the graduate
program leading to a master's degree and licensure. The Music Education option
with the Bachelor of Arts in Music is no longer accepting applicants. The most
important feature of the music education program is its emphasis on quality
above quantity. It is the Department of Music's philosophy that only the best
and most dedicated musicians should become music educators. Therefore, only
the best musicians and students are accepted. This standard keeps enrollment
small and instruction personal. Students are treated as individuals with their
own unique gifts and needs.
Contact Dr. Vernon Burnsed, Coordinator of Music Education at (703) 231-8496
e-mail: vernon.burnsed@vt.edu or
visit
Music Education
Science Education
Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Physics
Virginia Tech offers a fifth-year secondary science teacher licensure program
in which students earn a Master of Arts in Education in the College of Liberal
Arts and Human Sciences. Students interested in teaching science at the secondary
school level should choose a recommended major in the College of Sciences (e.g.
B.S. Biology, B.A. Chemistry, B.S. Geological Sciences, or B.A. Physics) or
the College of Natural Resources (e.g. Earth Science Option).
Contact Dr. George Glasson at (540) 231-8346, glassong@vt.edu,
or visit Science Education
Second Language Education French, German, Latin, Spanish, English as a Second Language.
Contact Dr. Gresilda Tilley-Lubbs, glubbs@vt.edu, telephone 540-231-4658 or visit Second Language Education
Technology Education
The undergraduate technology education program is being phased out and will
be replaced by a graduate licensure program. In Technology Education, students
apply knowledge, tools, and skills to solve practical problems. Students are posed
with technical problems and solve them by designing concrete solutions.
Sample course projects include designing and building a computer-controlled device,
and using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools to design or document an innovative
transportation device. Graduates of the Technology Education Program usually
teach middle school or high school courses such as Computer Aided Design, Communication
Technology, Electronics, Manufacturing, Construction, Design and Technology, Introduction
to Engineering, and Principles of Technology. Students earn Technology Education
teacher licensure for grades 6-12 and are highly employable in Virginia and throughout
the US due to the severe shortage of these teachers nationally. However,
some graduates use these technologies and skills to gain employment in a wide
range of other careers in business and industry. Technology Education
is a broad-based curriculum that is especially well suited to individuals who
enjoy working with people and technology.
Appropriate undergraduate majors eligible for this program are engineering
and architecture.
Contact Dr. Mark Sanders at (540) 231-8173, msanders@vt.edu,
or Technology Education
Vocational–Industrial and Health Occupations Education
The Vocational–Industrial and Health Occupations Education program at Virginia Tech is transitioning to a graduate-only licensure program leading to a Master of Science in Career and Technical Education. Opportunities for community college teaching are also available upon completion of the master's degree. Persons interested in pursuing the Master of Science degree with a concentration in Vocational–Industrial Education must have a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of journeyman level work experience in an appropriate trade. Those interested in Health Occupations must have a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate health area.
Contact Dr. Patrick O'Reilly at (540) 231-8204 or oreilly@vt.edu.
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