...
Licensure Area | Required Test (test codes listed in parentheses)
| Minimum Passing Score |
All | Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) Composite score Includes Reading subtest (091) and Writing subtest (092) | 470 |
All | Entry Assessment – can be met in ONE of the following 3 ways: | 1. SAT Qualifying Scores (for SAT taken after March 1, 2016) Contact the education department for qualifying scores on SAT taken prior to March 1, 2016.
| 2. ACT Qualifying Scores
| 3. Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core)
|
Praxis Subject Assessment Requirements for Licensure (http://www.ets.org/praxis)
Licensure Area | Required Test (with test codes) | Minimum Passing Score |
PreK-3 and PreK-6
| Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (use test code 5001 when signing up for all subtests at once)
| 157 157 155 159 |
Praxis |
Teaching Reading: Elementary |
( |
157
Special Education
It is recommended that you take Special Education: Core Knowledge and Application (5354), or you may take a special education test required by another state. Praxis Subject Assessment in this area is not a VA licensure requirement, but is an EMU program requirement.
n/a
Reading for Virginia Educators: Elementary and Special Education (5306)
5205) | 159 | |
Secondary Education (6-12) programs | ||
Biology | Biology: Content Knowledge (5235) | 155 |
Chemistry | Chemistry: Content Knowledge (5245) | 153 |
Computer Science | Computer Science (5652) | 142 |
English | English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038) | 167 |
History and Social Science | Social Studies: Content Knowledge (5081) | 161 |
Mathematics | Mathematics | |
( |
5165) |
159 | ||
All Grade Education (PreK-12) programs | ||
English as a Second Language | English to Speakers of Other Languages (5362) | 149 |
Foreign Language: Spanish | Spanish: World Language (5195) | 168 |
Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge (5857) | 160 |
Music (Vocal/Choral or Instrumental) | Music: Content Knowledge (5113) | 160 |
Theater Arts
Theatre (5641)
Praxis Subject Assessment in this area is not a VA licensure requirement, but is an EMU program requirement.
Visual Arts | Art: Content Knowledge (5134) | 158 |
Candidates are required to report their official scores to the teacher education department program office in two ways:
- Bring/send a hard copy of your score report to the teacher education department program office once you receive your scores electronically.
- Enter EMU as a score recipient (along with the Virginia Department of Education and the state in which you plan to teach).
- EMU’s VCLA score recipient number is 011
- EMU’s ETS Praxis institutional score recipient number is 5181
*If you plan to apply for licensure in another state, your Praxis Core & Praxis Subject Assessment scores may need to be submitted directly to the state department of education as some states do not accept photocopies of the scores. You need to know this information when you register to take the Praxis Subject Assessments. A fee is charged if you send your scores after you have already taken the test. Required tests for licensure vary from state to state. It is possible that you will need to take additional tests and/or courses to qualify for licensure in the state to which you are applying.