Academic Catalog 2010-2011

• Meet all degree and licensure requirements.

• Meet state requirements on Praxis I and II national teachers’ examinations.

Prospective teacher preparation students must submit passing scores on Praxis I or satisfy alternative program requirements as a condition for admission to the Emory & Henry Teacher Preparation Program.

• Apply through the Neff Center for Virginia teaching licensure.

• Complete student teaching successfully. Completion does not guarantee recommendation for licensure.

Required Praxis examinations: Students interested in teacher preparation should take Praxis I, which consists of three basic skills tests. Students may pass each individual test or pass Praxis I by achieving a minimum composite (total combined) score on the three tests during the same semester in which they take Education 114. The fee for Praxis I is included in the course fee for Education 114. All students in teacher preparation must pass Praxis I or satisfy alternative requirements (established by the Neff Center Director) prior to the student teaching semester. To take advantage of this fee-paid registration, the student must register for Praxis I during the semester of enrollment in Education 114, prior to the last day of class for that semester. Students who have met the Praxis I requirement must file for reimbursement for the fee during their enrollment in Education 114.

The Praxis II subject area test is to be taken during the semester in which the student is completing all course work. Although successful completion of Praxis II is not a graduation requirement, it is required for completion of the Emory & Henry College Teacher Education Program. Only students who have passed the Praxis II subject area test as required by Virginia will be recommended to the State for licensure as program completers. The college pays one Praxis II registration fee for students who register for the test prior to graduation from Emory & Henry and prior to completion of Supervised Teaching.

For detailed information on admission and retention procedures and course requirements, consult the Neff Center for Teacher Education. Emory & Henry’s teacher preparation programs are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council nationally and by the Commonwealth of Virginia, meet standards of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, and qualify for interstate acceptance under the terms of the Interstate Licensure Contracts.

The college provides approved programs in these areas: (1) elementary (PK-3, PK-6), elementary and middle school (PK-6, 6-8), all centered around a major in Interdisciplinary English, Interdisciplinary Mathematics, or Interdisciplinary History and Social Sciences; (2) secondary licensure in the following subjects for grades indicated:

• Art PK-12

• Biology 6-12

• Business Education 6-12

• Chemistry 6-12

• Earth Science 6-12

• English, English and Journalism, English and Theatre, English and Speech 6-12

• French PK-12

• Geography 6-12

• History and Social Sciences 6-12

• Mathematics 6-12 52