{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-23-290","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-23-290","heading":"Career and technical education – transition and special needs (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 transition and special needs education; or\n\n2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and completed a major in career and technical education or special education preK-12 with an endorsement in one area of career and technical education or special education preK-12, including 12 semester hours distributed in the following areas:\n\na. Overview of special needs programs and services: three semester hours;\n\nb. Instructional methods, curriculum, and resources: three semester hours;\n\nc. Career and life planning, transitioning, occupational information, and delivery of cooperative education programs: three semester hours; and\n\nd. Purposes and practices and characteristics of special populations: three semester hours; and\n\n3. Completed successful, supervised occupational experience, three semester hours, or one year of full-time or the equivalent of relevant occupational experience within the past five years.","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/section290/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:26Z","sha256":"983b121885e26d18a12a57c99fcc5804fdba11253c02a9f9008e86bd7545f85a","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-23-280","next":"us-va/8vac20-23-300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}