 | The University of Virginia record February 15, 1936 |  |
COLLEGIATE PROFESSIONAL
The Collegiate Professional certificate is issued to the holder of a baccalaureate
degree conferred by a standard university, teachers college, arts
college, or technical college, who has completed at least nine college session-hour's
work in teacher-training courses, distributed as described below:
Required courses in education:
| Session-hours | |
| [5] Practice teaching | 3 |
| School and community hygiene, including physical inspection of school children |
1 |
| Elective courses in education | 5 |
| Total credits education courses | 9 |
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
The holder is permitted to teach all subjects in the 6th and 7th elementary
grades and in the high schools those subjects in which he has six session-hours
credit.
The Collegiate Professional certificate will be endorsed for teaching
Library Science on presentation of six college session-hours in Library
Science as follows:
| Session-hours | |
| Cataloguing and Classification | 1 |
| Reference and Bibliography | 2 |
| Administration of School Library | 1 |
| Adolescent Literature | 1 |
| Children's Literature | 1 |
Although the present requirement is only six session-hours in Library
Science, it is highly desirable that all applicants for licenses to teach this
subject present credit for at least fifteen session-hours in this field of work.
This certificate is issued for ten years and is renewable, subject to the
regulations for the renewal of certificates, for periods of ten years.
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.
| The University of Virginia record February 15, 1936 | |