{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-23-160","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-23-160","heading":"Elementary education preK-6","body":"Endorsement requirements.\n\n1. The candidate shall have graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in elementary education preK-6; or\n\n2. The candidate for the elementary education preK-6 endorsement shall have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution majoring in the liberal arts or sciences (or equivalent) and meet the following semester-hour requirements:\n\na. English (shall include composition, oral communication, and literature): 12 semester hours; or complete six semester hours in English, coursework must be grounded in science-based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction, and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education;\n\nb. Mathematics (shall include Algebra, geometry, probability and statistics, and teaching elementary mathematics): 15 semester hours; or complete six hours in mathematics, complete a methods in teaching elementary mathematics course (three semester hours), and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education;\n\nc. Laboratory sciences: 15 semester hours in at least three science disciplines and at least a three credit science methods course; or complete nine semester hours (in two science disciplines), complete a methods in teaching elementary science course (three semester hours), and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education;\n\nd. History (shall include American history and world history): six semester hours, and Social Science (shall include geography and economics): six semester hours; or complete three semester hours in history, complete three semester hours in social science (geography or economics), complete a methods in teaching elementary history and social sciences course (three semester hours), and pass a rigorous elementary subject test prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education; and\n\ne. Arts: three semester hours.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 20. State Board of Education","Chapter 23. Licensure Regulations for School Personnel","Part IV. Licensure Regulations Governing Early/Primary Education, Elementary Education, and Middle Education Endorsements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter23/section160/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:25Z","sha256":"623dc29c5a64a42fc34bf23f726b060dc530115dee8ec4ddadf7e4c844930516","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-23-150","next":"us-va/8vac20-23-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}