Faculty: Marchetti, Chair; Conrad, Love, McDonnell-Jones, Peacock, and Yesbeck.
The elementary education major consists of required education courses as well as affiliated courses from departments across the College (which develop students’ breadth and depth of content knowledge). The sequence of required courses is informed by our state and national accrediting agencies, the VDOE and CAEP. Starting to plan your education program as early as possible is advisable, and students should begin education and non-EDUC coursework during their freshmen year. Application to the program is submitted in spring of the student’s sophomore year. For acceptance to the program, students must have a GPA of 2.8, have taken or be enrolled in EDUC 220 and must have earned passing scores on the Praxis Core Math Exam and the VCLA exam. For licensure in Virginia, candidates must achieve passing scores on Praxis Subject Assessments, and the Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE). They must also complete a series of online trainings and become CPR certified.