{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-23-600","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-23-600","heading":"Theatre arts preK-12","body":"A. 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 theatre arts; or\n\n2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and completed a major in theatre arts or 33 semester hours distributed among the following areas:\n\na. Directing: six semester hours;\n\nb. Technical theatre: nine semester hours;\n\nc. Cultural context and theatre history: three semester hours;\n\nd. Performance: six semester hours; and\n\ne. Dramatic literature: nine semester hours.\n\nB. Add-on endorsement requirements in theatre arts preK-12. The candidate shall have:\n\n1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and hold a license issued by the Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area; and\n\n2. Completed 15 semester hours distributed in the following areas:\n\na. Directing: three semester hours;\n\nb. Technical theatre: three semester hours;\n\nc. Cultural context and theatre history: three semester hours; and\n\nd. Performance: six semester hours.","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/section600/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:27Z","sha256":"26f146523460cec5c03e7ca1cbf3ea1445135266506dd6ac345a1d96b3533fa7","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-23-590","next":"us-va/8vac20-23-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}