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You will be required to take the Praxis Subject Assessment and Reading for Virginia Educators exam (if applicable) to receive initial licensure in Virginia and most other states. You should register directly through the Educational Testing Services. Registration information is available on the web at http://www.ets.org/praxis and in the teacher education departmentoffice. When registering for Praxis tests, please select EMU as the institutional score recipient. You are responsible to submit a copy of your score report to the teacher education departmentprogram office.
You will also be required to pass the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) for licensure in Virginia. This test is administered in Virginia with dates announced at the beginning of each school year. You should register directly through the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES). Registration information is available on the web at http://www.va.nesinc.com/. A copy of your score report must be submitted to the teacher education departmentprogram office.
You are responsible for all test fees. Current cut-off scores for each test are listed in Appendix A of this handbook and on the web: http://www.emu.edu/education/test-scores/.
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