UMW Education

Track I: The Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Licensure Program with an M.Ed. Option

Areas of concentration:

* Elementary Education
* Middle Education
* Secondary Education
* PreK-12 Education
* K-12 Special Education (New Program in Adapted Curriculum)

The Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Licensure Program is designed for adults who have earned a bachelor’s degree, have some professional work experience, and want to obtain teaching credentials. Candidates with at least three years of career experience may elect to pursue initial licensure only or take additional courses to complete the requirements for the M.Ed. Candidates who have completed the bachelor’s degree in the past 12 months or who do not have three years of work experience must complete the M.Ed. option as well as the initial licensure program.

The primary goal of the program is to ensure that teacher candidates, through support, supervision, and evaluation, can demonstrate and apply the competencies enumerated in the Virginia Licensure Regulations and demonstrated by skillful teachers. The program requires the basic course work and field experiences prescribed by the Virginia Licensure Regulations
for an initial teaching license but establishes, through advising, a personalized plan to ensure that all teaching and subject knowledge competencies are demonstrated and all standards are met.

Professional Studies Credit Requirements for the Initial Teacher Licensure Programs:

Elementary 31 Credits
Middle 31 Credits
Secondary 27 Credits
PreK-12 Education 27 Credits
K-12 Special Education 31 Credits

Note: Individuals who go beyond initial licensure to complete the M.Ed. take an additional 15 credits of graduate work.