Graduate students in the Secondary School Teaching M.A.Ed. program complete a 42-semester hour program that includes educational foundations course work, methods and curriculum courses relevent to their teaching specialty, clinical and student teaching experiences, and a culminating curriculum project. Students must have completed a baccalaureate degree in the arts and sciences discipline they wish to teach or have the equivalent in coursework in the discipline, plus satisfy all state requirements for endorsement in that teaching field. A list of these requirements may be found below. Teaching endorsement in Virginia will include grades 6-12.

**The M.A.Ed. Program in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Secondary Education which leads to initial certification is open to, and only to, people who are not already certified.

Secondary Education - Subject Area Endorsement Requirements

This program is supported by having full-time students completing the program according to a set four semester course sequence. Students also have important field experiences prior to their student teaching semester. Because these students will be placed in the same school for fall and spring semester, they should be better prepared for their ten week student teaching experience. The seminar that accompanies student teaching should also allow more group discussion and university instructor feedback about their teaching experiences.

To satisfy the state of Virginia 's Testing Requirement in the C&I Master of Arts in Education (Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education Initial Licensure Programs), two exams are required: Praxis I and II. Praxis I is an academic skills assessment of mathematics, reading, and writing.

Praxis I must be passed before student teaching.

Praxis II is a content knowledge exam for teachers. Praxis II must be passed before program completion.

Students are responsible for providing copies of Praxis I and II results to the Office of Professional Services in Jones 100 prior to student teaching (Praxis I) and prior to program completion (Praxis II). When reporting results for Praxis II, students must submit a paper copy of the "Examinee Score Report" directly to the Office of Professional Services. The Examinee Score Report is sent to the student by ETS, and it provides detailed score information that the Office of Professional Services is required to collect. (This information is NOT available on the "Designated Institution Score Report" sent to William & Mary by ETS.)

 The Board of Education has approved an SAT score substitution for Praxis I. A score of 1100 on the SAT, taken after April 1, 1995, with at least a 530 on the verbal and a 530 on the mathematics tests OR a score of 1000 on the SAT, taken prior to April 1, 1995, with at least a 450 on the verbal and a 510 on the mathematics tests may be used as a substitute for Praxis I.

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