Virginia Teacher Certification
Admission
Requirements
Getting Started
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Below are the requirements for acceptance into the iteach alternative teacher certification program.
Requirements for Program Admission (Seeking a Teaching Position)
Bachelor’s Degree
You must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that is recognized by the Virginia Department of Education.
GPA Requirement
Your undergraduate GPA must be a minimum of 2.50, OR Minimum 2.50 GPA in the last 60 hours of your undergrad classes.
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Transcripts
Upload your official transcripts to the Applied #1 box in InstructNet. If you don’t have your transcripts, visit your college or university website and request transcripts from your school’s registrar.
Coursework
Complete introductory course 5000
Fees
Pay your $250 enrollment fee
Agreement
Acknowledge your Letter of Agreement
Requirements for Program Admission (Already Teaching and on a Provisional License with an Approved Partner)
Provisional License
Upload a copy of your provisional license to your student portal.
Employment Verification
Upload a copy of a job offer letter from an approved partner or other documentation showing what division hired you and what subject area you are teaching.
Coursework
Complete introductory course 5000
Fees
Pay your $250 enrollment fee
Agreement
Acknowledge your Letter of Agreement
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Identification of
Content Area
Refer to the ETS Praxis test overview for Virginia to identify the content test, Praxis, that you wish to take and pass for licensure.
Virginia Teacher Certification
Content Areas
- Art (All Level)
- Biology (Grades 6-12)
- Chemistry (Grades 6-12)
- Chinese World Language (PreK-12)
- Computer Science (Grades 6-12)
- Dance (All Level) – major only
- Earth and Space Sciences (Grades 6-12)
- Elementary
- English (Grades 6-12)
- English to Speakers of Other Languages (All Level)
- Family and Consumer Science (All Level)
- Family and Consumer Sciences (Grades 6-12)
- French Foreign Language (PreK-12)
- German World Language (PreK-12)
- Health and Physical Education (All Level)
- Latin World Language (PreK-12)
- Marketing Education (Grades 6-12)
- Mathematics (Grades 6-12)
- Middle School English Language Arts (Grades 6-8)
- Middle School Mathematics (Grades 6-8)
- Middle School Science (Grades 6-8)
- Middle School Social Studies (Grades 6-8)
- Music (All Level)
- Physics (Grades 6-12)
- Russian World Language
- Social Studies (Grades 6-12)
- Spanish Foreign Language (PreK-12)
- Special Education Adapted Curriculum
- Special Education General Curriculum
- Technology Education (Grades 6-12)
- Theatre (All Level) – major only
- Trades and Industry (All Level)
Other Requirements
- Correspond using your personal email account
- Access to a personal (not school) computer
- Add iteach.net to your contacts list
- Verification of Work Authorization Status. If not a U.S. citizen, you must provide verification of lawful permanent residence and a copy of your current Green Card at the time of application with at least two years of employment eligibility.
Outside of United States
Graduate Requirements
Individuals who are seeking an educator license and who attended a college/university or earned a degree outside of the United States need to obtain an evaluation of their credentials. Applicants can request an evaluation from a member organization of one of the two national associations of credential evaluation services:
1. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) is an association of 19 credential evaluation services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice.
2. Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) is an association of 10 credential evaluation services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics.
The credential evaluation must include the following information:
- Verification that one holds the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree granted by an accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including the month, day, and year that the degree was conferred
- U.S. equivalency for each credential
- Course-by-course analysis
- Cumulative GPA of credit hours
