Virginia Licensure and EMU Program Exam Requirements
Updates found at http://www.emu.edu/education/test-scores/
Entry Assessments for admission to Teacher Education:
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 |
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 (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 |
Visual Arts | Art: Content Knowledge (5134) | 158 |
Candidates are required to report their official scores to the teacher education program office in two ways:
- Bring/send a copy of your score report to the teacher education 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 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.