{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-23-210","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-23-210","heading":"Adult English as a second language (add-on endorsement)","body":"Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:\n\n1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in adult English as a second language; or\n\n2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and hold a license issued by the Virginia Board of Education with an endorsement in a teaching area; and\n\n3. Completed 21 semester hours of coursework distributed in the following areas:\n\na. Methods for teaching adult English learners: three semester hours;\n\nb. English linguistics: three semester hours;\n\nc. Cross-cultural education: three semester hours;\n\nd. Modern foreign language: six semester hours; and\n\ne. Electives from the following areas: six semester hours:\n\n(1) Cross-cultural communication;\n\n(2) Second language acquisition;\n\n(3) General linguistics;\n\n(4) Teaching reading to adults;\n\n(5) Adult English learner instruction; or\n\n(6) Adult English learner curriculum development.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 20. State Board of Education","Chapter 23. Licensure Regulations for School Personnel","Part V. Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter23/section210/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:25Z","sha256":"7d877cdd4bca6888d19cc53b1df1bb050be8eea72a15dfb4c6a078f17bb19ab1","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-23-200","next":"us-va/8vac20-23-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}