{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-23-170","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-23-170","heading":"Middle education 6-8","body":"Endorsement requirements.\n\n1. The candidate shall have graduated from an approved teacher preparation discipline-specific program in middle education 6-8 with at least one area of academic preparation from the areas of English, mathematics, science, and history and social sciences; or\n\n2. An applicant seeking the middle education 6-8 endorsement shall have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in the liberal arts or sciences, or equivalent; and completed the minimum number of semester hours, as indicated, in at least one area of academic preparation (concentration) that will be listed on the license. The applicant will be restricted to teaching only in the area or areas of concentration listed on the teaching license.\n\na. English. English concentration (shall include coursework in language, such as history, structure, grammar, literary and informational texts, media literacy, advanced composition, and interpersonal communication or speech) coursework must be grounded in science-based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction: 21 semester hours.\n\nb. Mathematics. Mathematics concentration (shall include coursework in Algebra, geometry, probability and statistics, applications of mathematics, and methods of teaching mathematics to include middle school mathematics content): 24 semester hours.\n\nc. Laboratory sciences. Laboratory sciences concentration (shall include courses in each of the following: biology, chemistry, physics, and Earth and space science; and a laboratory course is required in each of the four areas): 24 semester hours.\n\nd. History and social sciences. History and social sciences concentration (shall include a course in American history; world history; economics; American government, including state and local government; and geography): 21 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/section170/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:25Z","sha256":"7f41d0cbaa15e0b06fbdc50fac4912ca0bb9c1db72c404c9f40187401c5e4ba5","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-23-160","next":"us-va/8vac20-23-180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}