 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1924 |  |
REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL CERTIFICATE.
(Applying to those students who registered for Special Certificates
prior to June 16, 1924.)
A. Prerequisites.
I. Must be nineteen years of age.
II. Graduation from
a. An accredited high school, or b. An accredited private
secondary school.
III. A minimum of two units of high school credits in the field of
specialization. Three session hours of college work will be
accepted for two high school units in any subject.
B. Academic Requirements.
I. Six session hours of college credit in the special subject for
which the certificate is issued, except where the State Department
has set up special requirements as in the field of
Home Economics, Physical Education and Commercial Subjects.Note:—Laboratory periods can only count for one-half
credit. Courses in Commercial Branches, Home
Economics, Manual Arts, Music, Physical Education
and Science must have at least forty per cent.
of course in laboratory work.Note:—One session hour in Education may be substituted
for one of the six required session hours for any special
certificate. 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
28subject to which the credit is to be applied or to the
general field of high school education.II. Equivalent Requirements for Summer School Courses.
1. Commercial Branches.
a. Typewriting.
(1) English 3 session hours (2) Typewriting—180 recitation periods 3 session hours (3) One year's experience in a business office
or course in Education for high
school teachers1 session hour b. Stenography.
(1) English 3 session hours (2) Stenography—240 recitation hours 6 session hours (3) One year's experience in a business office
or course in Education for high
school teachers1 session hour c. Bookkeeping.
(1) English 3 session hours (2) Penmanship—Standard certificate in
Penmanship6 session hours (3) Bookkeeping—180 recitation hours 6 session hours (4) One year's office experience or a course
in Education for high school teachers1 session hour
2. Home Economics.
a. Clothing.
(1) Plain sewing; (2) Elementary dressmaking;
(3) Advanced dressmaking;
(4) Design; (5) Textiles, each1 session hour b. Foods.
(1) Cookery; (2) Menu making—marketing;
(3) Dietetics; (4) Food study; (5)
Household management, each1 session hour c.
Home Nursing 1 session hour d.
Care and feeding of children 1 session hour e.
Elective 1 session hour f.
Methods and Practice Teaching 3 session hours g. Prerequisites for course.
(1) Graduation from accredited high school.
(2) Two high school units in Home Economics, or sufficient
evidence of skill in cooking and sewing.(3) Two session hours of college chemistry.
3. History.
European History 1 session hour English History or Ancient History 1 session hour American History 1 session hour Government 1 session hour Electives in History 2 session hours or Courses in Education related to teaching
History in the high or junior high school2 session hours 4. Languages.
a. English.
Rhetoric and Composition 2 session hours English Literature 1 session hour American Literature 1 session hour Electives in English 2 session hours or 29
Courses in Education related to teaching
English in the high or junior school2 session hours b. French.
College courses. (Should include one course
in oral composition.)6 session hours c. German.
College courses. (Should include one course
in oral composition.)6 session hours d. Latin.
College courses 6 session hours If based upon four units of high school
Latin, courses in Education related to
the teaching of Latin in high and junior
high school may be substituted for two
session hours' credit in Latin.e. Spanish.
College courses. (Should include one course
in oral composition.)6 session hours
5. Manual Arts.
a. Industrial Arts and Drawings in the Elementary Schools.
(1) Art Structure 1 session hour (2) Industrial Arts for Primary Grades 2 session hours (3) Industrial Arts for Grammar Grades 2 session hours (4) Course of Study 1 session hour (5) Theory and Practice of Teaching fine
and industrial art1 session hour Prerequisites: The equivalent of two high school units in
drawing or manual training.b. Drawing for Secondary Schools.
(1) Art Appreciation or History of Art 1 session hour (2) Composition and design 3 session hours (3) Art Structure 1 session hour (4) Mechanical Drawing 1 session hour (5) Theory and Practice of Teaching Drawing 1 session hour Prerequisites: Equivalent to two high school units in
drawing or manual training.c. Manual Training for Secondary Schools.
(1) Mechanical Drawing 1 session hour (2) Design 1 session hour (3) Shopwork 3 session hours (4) Industrial Arts for Junior High School 1 session hour (5) Study of Industries 1 session hour (6) Theory and Practice of teaching manual
and industrial arts1 session hour Prerequisites: The equivalent of two high school units in
drawing or manual training.
6. Mathematics.
College courses 6 session hours If based upon four units of high school Mathematics, two
courses in Education related to teaching Mathematics in
high and junior high school may be substituted for two
session hours' credit in Mathematics.7. Music.
Courses equivalent to that offered at Cornell
University, or Columbia University, a
minimum of
required.8 session hours 8. Physical Education.
a. Academic subjects.
(1) English and Chemistry 4-6 session hours b. Educational subjects.
(1) Educational Psychology or Sociology 2-4 session hours c. Technical subjects.
(1) Anatomy and Physiology 3.0 session hours (2 Hygiene and Bacteriology 2.0 session hours (3) History and Principles of Physical
Education1.5 session hours (4) Physiology of Exercise 1.5 session hours (5) Kinesiology 1.5 session hours (6) Organization and Administration 1.5 session hours (7) Diagnosis, Remedial and Corrective Exercises. 1.5 session hours (8) Technique of Teaching, Coaching, Officiating 1.5 session hours d.
Physical Practice 8.0 session hours Calisthenics and Marching; Athletics (major and minor games); Apparatus,
boxing and wrestling (men); Apparatus and dancing (women);
Eight (8) hours per week actual practice in the above subjects for
seventy-two (72) weeks is required. Of this amount three (3) actual
hours per week should be devoted to gymnasium work including calisthenics,
marching and apparatus.e.
Amount of credits required for Special Certificate
in Physical Education, Technical
Subjects and Physical Practice22 session hours
9. Science
a. Agriculture.
(1) Animal Husbandry 2 session hours (2) Plant Husbandry 2 session hours (3) Elective in Science 1 session hour (4) Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 session hour b. Biology.
(1) Botany 2 session hours (2) Zoölogy 2 session hours (3) Human Biology 1 session hour (4) Course in Education related to teaching
Science in high and junior high school1 session hour c. Chemistry.
College courses 6 session hours d. General Science.
(1) Economic Geography 1 session hour (2) Biology 2 session hours (3) Physics 2 session hours (4) Methods of Teaching General Science 1 session hour e. Physical Geography.
(1) Physical Geography 1 session hour (2) Commercial Geography 1 session hour (3) Geology 2 session hours (4) Meterology 2 session hours (5) Methods of teaching Geography in high
and junior high schools1 session hour f. Physics.
College courses 6 session hours
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