Kelly Rippard, Coordinator
This certificate program is designed to support provisionally licensed teachers, who are employed by a school division in the Commonwealth, in meeting teacher licensure requirements. The certificate consists of four courses—12 semester hours— that move toward meeting the professional studies competency areas described by the Virginia Department of Education and required by all fully licensed teachers. It is not a state-approved endorsement education program.
Curriculum Requirements
This certificate is designed to support provisionally licensed teachers, who are employed by school division in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in meeting teacher licensure requirements. The certificate consists of a four course sequence—12 semester hours—that moves toward meeting the professional studies competency areas described by the Virginia Department of Education and required by all fully licensed teachers. It is not a state-approved endorsement education program.
The professional studies certificate will be comprised of the following courses. All of these courses are currently taught at ODU as part of the MSEd in Secondary Education.
*Required Courses (12 hours)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| READ 680 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| SPED 613 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| TLED 608 | Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment | 3 |
| TLED 640 | The Management of Learning and Instruction | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
*Additional course work might be necessary to fully meet teacher licensure requirements
Additional Requirements
Course Delivery Format
The courses are all currently available in both traditional face-to-face and web-based formats. This certificate will be available in both formats.
