Here is a timetable for you to follow:

**Student teaching locations for French, German, Spanish, and ESL,  unlike your Practicum placements, must be within a radius of 1 and 1/2 hours from Longwood University.  Plan ahead if this means you must live here on campus instead of at home for the student teaching semester.

Praxis I Requirement for admission to “Teacher Preparation”

Individuals may meet the Praxis I assessment requirement by achieving the scores established by the Board of Education for each of the three Praxis I tests—mathematics, reading, and writing--or by achieving the established composite scores on all three tests. A minimum score on each of the tests is not required provided the composite score is achieved. (The SAT and ACT have been approved as alternate assessments for Praxis I.  See below.)

Required Praxis Scores

Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Test

(Paper/pencil PPST)   or    (Computerized  C-PPST)

Mathematics 10730   or   5730               178

Reading 10710   or   5710                       178

Writing 20720   or   5720                        176

Composite Score                                     532

Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment
Requirement for Licensure

The Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment will be required for initial licensure effective January 1, 2006. Refer to the following Web site for more information about the test content, test dates, costs, accommodations for individuals with disabilities, and registration: www.vcla.nesinc.com.  Individuals who graduate from Virginia approved programs prior to December 31, 2006, and who have taken and passed the Praxis I (ACT or SAT); Praxis II; and the Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA), if applicable, will not be required to take and pass the Virginia Communication and Literacy AssessmentTM (VCLA).  On March 22, 2006, the Board of Education approved cut scores for the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA).

The scores for the VCLA are:
Writing Sub Test: 235
Reading Sub Test: 235
Composite Score: 470

SAT as a Substitute Test for Praxis I

The use of the SAT® as a substitute test for Praxis I (Reading, Writing, and Mathematics) is permitted, with the following scores.

                SAT Taken Before April 1, 1995 -- a score of 1000 with at least 450 on the verbal and 510 on the mathematics tests;

                SAT Taken After April 1, 1995 -- a score of 1100 with at least 530 on the verbal and 530 on the mathematics tests.

ACT as a Substitute Test for Praxis I

The use of the ACT as a substitute test for Praxis I (Reading, Writing, and Mathematics) is permitted, with the following scores.

                ACT Taken Prior to April 1, 1995 -- a composite score of 21, with the ACT mathematics score no less than 21, and an ACT English Plus Reading score no less than 37. [Please note that you must have taken and met passing scores for the ACT Mathematics and English Plus Reading tests. At one time, the English Plus Reading test was not offered.]

                ACT Taken After April 1, 1995 – a composite score of 24, with the ACT mathematics score no less than 22, and an ACT English Plus Reading score no less than 46.

PRAXIS II: Specialty Area Tests
(subject area assessment) for initial licensure.

The following tests are required for the endorsement (teaching specialty) area. Individuals are required to satisfy the Specialty Area test(s) requirement for only one endorsement area. For information regarding registration, test administration, fees, the policy for testing individuals with disabilities, etc., please refer to the Web site, www.ets.org, or contact the Educational Testing Service (ETS) at 1-800-772-9476 or 609-771-7395 for THE PRAXIS SERIES Registration Bulletin.  Praxis II SPECIALTY AREA TEST codes and passing scores:

French: Content Knowledge (0173) 169                           German: Content Knowledge (0181) 162          Spanish: Content Knowledge (0191) 161

There is no Praxis II for English as a Second Language

NOT required for K-12 licensure in languages: 
VIRGINIA READING ASSESSMENT (VRA)

Modern Language Licensure Curriculum

In addition to the language major requirements, you will complete the following: