 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1922 |  |
REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
GOVERNING ELEMENTARY AND
SPECIAL CERTIFICATES IN VIRGINIA.
These regulations apply only to students desiring to procure
license to teach in Virginia. Students from other States need not
be guided by them in the election of their program of work.
I. ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATES.
A. Students registering after June 1, 1922, must meet the following
conditions for certificate.1. Entrance.
a. Graduation from an accredited high school, or
b. An accredited private secondary school.
c. Graduates admitted upon less than the above requirements
cannot apply for a certificate of any type until
satisfactory credits have been placed before the State Department.d. Holders of First Grade Certificates who are more than
twenty-one years of age and have had at least three years
of teaching experience after receiving First Grade Certificate,
may be permitted to enter the course.
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2. Requirements.
Amount of credits required for Elementary Certificate:
College session hours 15 Laboratory periods have one-half value
3. Distribution of Credits.
a. Academic subjects,—
English, History or Science 3-4 session hours b.
Educational Subjects,— 2-3 session hours (1) General Education, Educational Psychology (2) Health and Physical Education 2 session hours (a) Course in School Hygiene and Physical Inspection
of School Children as outlined by the State
Board.(b) Course in Physical Education c.
Elementary Education 3-5 session hours d.
Applied Arts 2 session hours Music Manual Training Drawing Penmanship.
4. No credit on this course can be allowed those who have had
normal training high school work. Credits secured for education
in high schools can only be accepted as high school
units for admission to course.5. Students are not permitted to carry more than three subjects
in the summer terms.
B. Old Elementary Courses.
1. Second and Third years will be given in 1922-1924—see
page 26.2. No student can register under regulations set up for old
elementary courses, as outlined.3. Following regulations are in force in so far as the second
and third years of elementary professional courses are
concerned:—a. Any person who began the elementary course prior to
July 1, 1922, and who presents credit for the first year of
this course, may be permitted to take the second and third
year of the course in one summer session of twelve weeks.b. Graduates of the normal training departments in high
schools who enter the elementary professional course
may be credited with one-third of the requirement for
this course, said one-third to be fixed in the discretion
of the summer school director.c. An applicant who has taught for at least three years on a
first grade certificate may, if she so elect, complete the
elementary professional course in two summers, and be
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in the first summer.d. The number of subjects in the elementary professional
course will be strictly adhered to, namely, four (4) subjects
in the second year; and five (5) subjects in the
third year.e. Applicants who have completed two years of the three
year course, as outlined to 1920, and thus have credit
for the ten courses, shall take in the summer school the
third year of the present professional course embracing
five subjects. In cases where obvious duplication of
branches occurs, the director of the summer school
shall have discretion to make appropriate substitutes.f. The subjects of writing shall be taken in either the second
or the third year of the elementary professional course
unless the applicant can present a certificate showing
proficiency to teach this subject, or can present a grade
on her course in writing which would entitle her to such
a certificate.g. Applicants who have credits upon course as outlined
prior to the summer of 1917, will have to enter the
course under the regulations set up for January 1922,
appropriate credit being allowed for courses completed.h. CREDITS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THE
ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE MAY BE OBTAINED
IN ONE SUMMER, UNLESS A WRITTEN PERMISSION
HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE STATE
DEPARTMENT.
II. SPECIAL CERTIFICATES.
A. A College hours.
"A class period for college credit must be sixty (60) minutes
with at least fifty (50) minutes in the clear for class room
work".B. Prerequisites set up by State Department for Special Certificates.
1. Graduation from
a. an accredited high school, or
b. an accredited private secondary school.
2. Two units of high school credits in the field of specialization.
a. In the field of Home Economics evidence of skill may be
accepted if high school units cannot be presented.3. Must be nineteen years of age.
4. Six session hours of college work based upon two high
school units represent two years of college work in a subject.
The State Department of Education has used this as
a basis for a Special Certificate to teach a specific subject in
the high school.5. One session hour in Education may be substituted for one
of the six required session hours for any special certificate.6. When a course in Education is used to complete six session
hours' credit in any subject, this course should be directly
related to the specific subject to which the credit is to
be applied or to the general field of high school education.
HOME ECONOMICS—COOKING AND SEWING.
Prerequisites for Course.
a. Graduation from accredited high school.
b. Two high school units in Home Economics, or sufficient evidence
of skill in cooking and sewing.c. Two session hours of college chemistry.
1. Clothing:
a. Plain Sewing 1 session hour b. Elementary Dressmaking 1 session hour c. Advanced Dressmaking 1 session hour d. Design 1 session hour e. Textiles 1 session hour 2. Foods:
a. Cookery 1 session hour b. Menu Making—Marketing 1 session hour c. Dietetics 1 session hour d. Food Study 1 session hour e. Household Management 1 session hour 3.
Home Nursing 1 session hour 4.
Care and Feeding of Children 1 session hour 5.
Elective 1 session hour 6.
Methods and Practice Teaching 2 session hours 15 session hours
1.
History six session hours credit Suggested distribution of credits:
European
English
American
Government
Elective
Teaching of History
2. Languages:
a. English six session hours Rhetoric and Composition two session hours credit English Literature one session hour credit American Literature one session hour credit Elective one session hour credit Teaching English in high school one session hour credit b. French six session hours credit c. German six session hours credit d. Spanish six session hours credit e. Latin six session hours credit 3. Manual Arts:
1.
Elementary Schools six session hours a. Drawing three hours per day for thirty days Credit two session hours This course should include one hour of lecture and two
hours of laboratory work.b. Industrial Arts four hours per day for thirty days Credit three session hours This course should include two hours of lecture and two
hours of laboratory work.c. One course of thirty hours in elementary education. 2.
Drawing for secondary schools six session hours a. One course of thirty hours in Art Appreciation or History
of Art.Credit one session hour b. Composition and Design five hours per day for thirty days One hour lecture and four laboratory. Credit three session hours c. One course of thirty hours in Theory and Practice of teaching
drawing.Credit one session hour d. One course of thirty hours in secondary education. 3. Manual Training for Secondary Schools:
a. Mechanial Drawing and Design two hours per day
for thirty days.Credit one session hour b. Shopwork five hours per day for thirty days Credit one session hour One hour lecture and four hours shop. c. One course of thirty hours in Theory and Practice of Manual
Training.Credit one session hour d. One course of thirty hours in Secondary education. Credit one session hour
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g. Mathematics six session hours credit h. Music: Skill and six session hours in teaching public school music. i. Physical Education.
The applicant must be a graduate of a four year high school, and in
addition must have pursued a course of college grade for at least two
years, offering the following approximate content:
Anatomy, physiology, three (3) session hours; History, general principles
of physical education, and physiology of exercises, three
(3) session hours; Medical inspection, preventive medicine and corrective
exercises, three (3) session hours; Organization and administration
of physical education, theory of play, practice teaching,
gymnasium and related training, three (3) session hours; Participation
in at least one major and one minor sport with athletic
practice.
The graduate of a three or four term summer course given in an institution
of recognized standing will be given this special certificate,
provided the total number of hours devoted to physical education and
related studies approximate the requirements set forth above.
| (1) | Agriculture—six session hours distributed as follows:
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| (2) | Biology | six session hours |
| Botany | two session hours credit | |
| Zoology | two session hours credit | |
| Human Biology | one session hour credit | |
| Teaching Science in high school | one session hour credit | |
| (3) | Chemistry | six session hour |
| (4) | General Science—six session hours distributed as follows:
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| (5) | Geography | six session hours |
| Physical Geography | ||
| Commercial Geography | ||
| Geology | ||
| Meterology | ||
| Education | ||
| Sufficient laboratory work in each course to meet requirements. | ||
| (6) | Physics | six session hours |
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