PreK-6 Licensure Program

(Available at our Roanoke Center) 

The PreK-6 Licensure Program consists of a sequence of courses designed to enable participants to obtain a Collegiate Professional License as elementary education classroom teachers PreK-6. Upon successful completion of the course sequence, candidates will be eligible for licensure and employment as a PreK-6 classroom teacher in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The U.Va. Curry School of Education will recommend all participants who complete the program for licensure. Upon successful completion of the required PRAXIS II Elementary Content Knowledge examination, the Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA), the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) and any other state requirements, those successfully completing this nondegree program will be eligible for the Five-Year Renewable Collegiate Professional License with endorsement as a PreK-6 classroom teacher.

This part-time professional development program is designed for the working adult with a bachelor’s degree and takes approximately 17 months to complete. Classes are held evenings and/or Saturdays. Usually the course of study runs four semesters. Courses are held at the U.Va. Roanoke Center. Participants may choose to student teach in a district near their home. Student teaching placements are shorter than in traditional programs and each placement is individually coordinated to accommodate the student’s needs.

Required Courses

EDIS 2010

Teaching as a Profession

EDIS 2880

Field Experience

EDIS 5000

Exceptional Learner

EDIS 5320

Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School

EDIS 588

Elementary Teaching Practicum

EDIS 589

Child Development in Multicultural Settings

EDIS 589

Teaching of Science

EDIS 589

The Teaching of Social Studies

EDIS 705

Behavior Management

EDIS 7300

Language Arts: Elementary School

EDIS 7700

Foundations of Reading Instruction

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Program Contact

Roanoke Center
Louise Chagnon
Email:  lchagnon@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 540-767-6204 / 1-800-882-6753

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