 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1928 |  |
VIRGINIA CERTIFICATES
During the Summer Quarter courses are offered which will meet the
requirements for the following certificates:
1. The Elementary Certificate for either primary or grammar grades.
2. The Normal Professional Certificate for primary grades and for
grades 6, 7, 8.3. The Special Certificate for high school teachers.
4. The Collegiate Certificate for high school teachers.
5. The Collegiate Professional Certificate for high school teachers.
6. The renewal of certificates.
7. Requirements of the West Law.
8. Provisional Elementary Certificate (for the completion of ten
hours toward the Elementary Certificate—see "Certificates
Granted on Partial Course").
Note.—The old Provisional First Grade Certificate, based on five
session-hours' credit and the old First Grade Certificate, based on ten
hours' credit, are no longer issued by the State Board of Education.
THE ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE
This certificate formerly known as the Elementary Professional Certificate
is issued to an applicant who has secured a minimum of fifteen
(15) session-hours' credit representing one year (Junior) of a normal
school course at a standard normal school or teachers college offering
the required subjects. These credits may be secured through summer
schools, or regular sessions. This certificate is issued for six years,
and is renewable for a similar period in accordance with the regulations
for renewal. It permits the holder to teach in the elementary
schools.
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE
I. Entrance Requirements to the Course.
1. Graduation from an accredited high school, or
2. An accredited private secondary school.
3. Graduates admitted upon less than the above requirements cannot
apply for a certificate of any type until satisfactory high
school credits have been placed before the State Department.4. Holders of First Grade Certificate may be permitted to enter
the course. Such students may receive an Elementary Certificate
upon presentation of credits but cannot secure credit
for a normal diploma until the necessary high school units
have been presented.
Note.—No credits on this course can be allowed those who have
had normal training in high school. Credits secured for education
in high schools can only be accepted as high school
units.
II. Distribution of Credits.
Fifteen session-hours, selected as follows:
| 1. | English, History and Social Science | 4 to 5 session-hours |
| 2. | Education (General) | 2 to 3 session-hours |
| 3. | Health and Physical Education | 2 session-hours |
| 4. | Elementary Education, including Special Methods of teaching school subjects |
3 to 5 session-hours |
| 5. | Applied Arts | 2 to 3 session-hours |
Note: Graduates of accredited high school, who began work toward
the Elementary Certificate in or before 1927, will receive a Provisional
Elementary Certificate, good for one year, upon the completion
of ten session-hours work.
III. Courses.
1.
Academic Subjects 4 to 5 session-hours Required:
(a) English—s41, s42, or sA1-I 2 session-hours (b) History sB3-I, or sB3-II, or sB3-III 1 session-hour Elect one or two session hours:
(c) English (any college course in English) 1 session-hour (d) History (any college course in History) 1 session-hour (e) Science (any college course in Science) 1 session-hour 2.
General Education 2 to 3 session-hours Required:
(a) Educational Psychology — Education
sB2-I or s33 or s34, or s401 session-hour (b) School Management—Education sB2-II,
or s411 session-hour Elect One:
(c) Education sB5-III (Standard Tests in
Elementary School Subjects)1 session hour (d) Education sB9-I (Elementary School Organization
and Administration)1 session-hour (e) Education sB9-II 1 session-hour (f) Education sB9-III (The Curriculum of
the Elementary School)1 session-hour 3.
Health and Physical Education 2 session-hours (a) Education sB12-I (School Hygiene and
Physical Inspection of Children)1 session-hour (b) Physical Education s94 and s92 or s93
or s95-I1 session-hour 4.
Elementary Education 3 to 5 session-hours (a) For Primary Teachers—
(1) Education s36 (The Teaching of
Reading in Primary Grades), or(2) Education s32 (Child Literature), or (3) Education s38 (Methods in Language
and Spelling—Primary Grades)2 session-hours (b) For Grammar Grade Teachers—
(1) Education s37 (The Teaching of
Reading in Grammar and Upper
Grades), or(2) Education s43 (Methods in Language
and Spelling), or(3) Education s44 (Literature for the
Grammar Grades)(4) Education s46 (General Geography) 2 session-hours
Required:
(1) Education s31 (Nature Study),
(2) Education s45 (The Teaching of Arithmetic),
(3) Education s41 (Kindergarten Methods),
(4) Education s42 (Methods in Civics and History),
(5) Education s35 (The Teaching of Geography).
Elect one or two session hours:
5.
Applied Arts 2 to 3 session-hours (a) For Primary Teachers—
(1) Music,
(2) Manual Training,
(3) Industrial and Fine Arts or Ed. s41,
(4) Penmanship.
(b) For Grammar Grade Teachers—
(1) Music,
(2) Manual Arts,
(3) Industrial and Fine Arts,
(4) Penmanship.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NORMAL PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE
The work for this certificate in the Summer Quarter was authorized
by the State Board of Education by resolution December 15,
1924. Thirty session hours are required for its completion.
This certificate permits the holder to teach in the elementary
schools. It is valid for ten years and renewable for periods of ten
years.
1. It is necessary for those taking work toward the Normal Professional
Certificate to make formal application on blanks which will be
furnished by the Registrar.
2. It is necessary to accompany this application with a statement of
graduation from an accredited high school, or its equivalent. ONLY
SUCH GRADUATES MAY SECURE CREDIT FOR THIS
COURSE.
3. It is necessary to file in the Registrar's office, a complete transcript
of all credits earned at any other institution.
4. There is a residence requirement of six summer terms or three
full Quarters for this certificate. Under no circumstances may a student
earn this certificate—having spent less than the required time at
the University.
I. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Teachers
of Grammar Grades:
| 1. | Academic Subjects | 19 session-hours |
| (a) | English s41—Survey of English Grammar | 1 session-hour |
| English s42—The Teaching of Composition | 1 session-hour | |
| English sA1-I—Grammatical Analysis and Composition |
1 session-hour | |
| English Electives | 3 session-hours | |
| (b) | History sB3-I, or II, or III—American | 1 session-hour |
| (c) | Government sB1-I—United States Govment | 1 session-hour |
| (d) | Psychology—Education sB2-I | 1 session-hour |
| (e) | Electives (5 in each of two subjects) | 10 session-hours |
| 2. | Education | 8 session-hours |
| Education s33, or s34—Educational Psychology | 1 session-hour |
| Education sB2-II—Principles of Teaching | 1 session-hour |
| Supervised Teaching | 2 session-hours |
| Education s37, s43, or s44—Elementary Grade Methods |
1 session-hour |
| Education s46—General Geography | 1 session-hour |
Electives in Education—Elect two of the following:
| Education s42—Methods in Civics and History | 1 session-hour |
| Education sB9-III—The Curriculum of Elementary School |
1 session-hour |
| Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic | 1 session-hour |
| Education sB5-III—Standard Tests in Elementary School Subjects |
1 session-hour |
| Education sB9-II | 1 session-hour |
| Education s35—The Teaching of Geography | 1 session-hour |
| Education s31—Nature Study | 1 session-hour |
| Education s30—Teaching General Science | 1 session-hour |
| 3. | Health and Physical Education | 3 session-hours |
| Education sB12-I—Hygiene and Sanitation | 1 session-hour |
| Physical Education s92 | ½ session-hour |
| Physical Education s94 | ½ session-hour |
| Physical Education (Elective) Education sB12-II |
1 session-hour |
II. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Kindergarten
and Primary Grade Teaching:
| Industrial and Fine Arts I—Introduction to Industrial and Fine Arts or Ed. s41 |
1 session-hour |
| Education sB2-I—Educational Psychology | 1 session-hour |
| Education s31—Nature Study | 1 session-hour |
| Education s33—Elementary Educational Psychology | 1 session-hour |
| Education sB2-II—Principles of Teaching | 1 session-hour |
| Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic | 1 session-hour |
| Education s32—Child Literature | 1 session-hour |
| Education s36—The Teaching of Reading | 1 session-hour |
| English s41—Survey of English Grammar | 1 session-hour |
| Education s38—Methods in Language and Spelling, Primary Grades |
1 session-hour |
| Phy. Ed. s92—Physical Education—Primary Grades |
½ session-hour |
| Phy. Ed. s94—Theory, Methods and Practice | ½ session-hour |
| Education sB12-I—School Hygiene | 1 session-hour |
| Music—Public School Music | 1 session-hour |
| Education s46—General Geography | 1 session-hour |
| Elective | 1 session-hour |
| 15 session-hours |
| Education sB5-III—Standard Tests in Elementary School Subjects |
1 session-hour |
| Education sB1-I—History of Education | 1 session-hour |
| Education s42—Civics and History | 1 session-hour |
| History sB3-I—American History | 1 session-hour |
| Education—Supervised Teaching | 2 session-hours |
| Dramatic Art s44—Art of Expression; Reading and Speaking |
1 session-hour |
| English s42—The Teaching of Composition | 1 session-hour |
| English sA—Literature | 1 session-hour |
| Physical Education s95—Folk and Aesthetic Dancing |
½ session-hour |
| Electives | 5½ session-hours |
| 15 session-hours |
Appropriate credit will be allowed on this certificate for courses taken
in other standard teachers colleges or normal schools.
Note.—Teachers who desire to take Supervised Teaching, must notify the Dean of
the Summer Quarter at least 30 days before the opening of the first term in order to
be assured of securing it, as the number of such students who may be accommodated
is necessarily limited. Students are urged to take this course immediately after securing
18 session-hours credit.
REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL CERTIFICATES
A. Prerequisites—
I. Must be eighteen years of age.
II. Graduation from
a. An accredited high school, or b. An accredited private
secondary school.
B. Academic Requirements—
The Special Certificate is issued on the basis of completion of two
years' work in a standard college or graduation from a junior college,
provided the credits aggregate thirty college session-hours' work and
include three college session-hours in education, and one college session-hour
in school hygiene.
The holder is permitted to teach in the high schools those subjects
in which he has credit for six session-hours' work, except as noted below
for science.
This certificate is issued for six years and is renewable, subject to the
regulations for the renewal of certificates, for periods of six years.
Science
Applicants who satisfy all other requirements and present credit for
12 session-hours' work distributed equally among not more than three
sciences may teach the sciences for which credit is presented; if however
credit is presented for four session-hours' work each in biology,
chemistry, and physics the applicant may teach all branches of science
offered in the high schools.
REGULATIONS FOR COLLEGIATE PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE
The Collegiate Professional Certificate is issued to an individual who
holds a baccalaureate degree (B.A., B.S., Ph.B.) conferred by a standard
university, a teachers college, an arts college, or a technical college,
and who has completed one and one-half session-hours' work in
physical education (physical training) and at least nine session-hours
of work in general education (teacher-training courses) distributed as
described below.
This certificate permits the holder to teach all subjects in the elementary
schools and in the high schools those subjects in which he has
credit for six[4]
session-hours of work of specialization.
This certificate is valid for ten years and renewable, subject to the
regulations for the renewal of certificates, for periods of ten years.
From September 1, 1927, all beginning principals of accredited high
schools shall have the qualifications of the Collegiate Professional Certificate
with two years of successful teaching experience, or the Collegiate
with three years of experience.
1. Required courses in education:
[5] Practice teaching 3 session-hours 37
[6] School hygiene, including physical inspection
of school children1 session-hour [6] Teaching physical education (in elementary or
high schools).5 session-hours Total required 4.5 session-hours 2. Suggested courses from which electives in education may be
chosen:Educational psychology
Educational sociology
Elementary school organization, supervision and administration
High school organization, supervision and administration
Curriculum of elementary school
Curriculum of high school
Educational and psychological tests
Problems in secondary education
Special methods in high school subjects
History of education
Exception is made in the case of home economics for which the Board has stipulated
additional requirements.
Three years of successful teaching experience may be accepted in lieu of practice
teaching, provided at least nine session hours' credit in education in addition to
practical experience is offered. This exemption will be granted upon presentation
of statements and ratings from the division superintendents and principals under
whom the individual has taught during each of the three years.
In accordance with provisions of West law requiring all teachers in public schools
to have training in health and physical education.
COLLEGIATE
The Collegiate Certificate is issued to an individual who holds a
baccalaureate degree (B.A., B.S., Ph.B.) from a standard university,
a teachers college, an arts college, or a technical college and who has
completed at least one session-hour's work in school hygiene, including
physical inspection of school children, and one and one-half session-hours'
work in physical education (physical training); one-half
session-hour's work in methods of teaching physical education is recommended
in addition.
The holder of this certificate is permitted to teach all subjects in the
elementary schools and in the high schools those subjects in which he
has credit for six hours of college work.
This certificate is issued for seven years and is renewable, subject
to the regulations for the renewal of certificates, for periods of seven
years.
Collegiate Certificates issued since 1918 for a five-year period will
be extended for two years without condition.
EXTENSION AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES
A certificate may be extended or renewed by the State Department
of Education subject to certain requirements. Information in regard
to renewal and extension of certificates should be obtained from the
State Board of Education, Richmond, Virginia.
Requirement "b", quoted below, of these regulations may be met in
attendance at the University of Virginia Summer Quarter for one term
of six weeks.
"b. Present the equivalent of two session-hours of college or normal
school credit in education or academic subjects or in subjects
directly related to the grade work or branches which the
applicant teaches."
All applications for renewals or extensions should be sent through
the division superintendent and be accompanied by his recommendation
or endorsement. No certificate should be sent to the State Department
of Education for renewal prior to April 1, or subsequent to
September 15, of the year in which the certificate expires.
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