Theatre Arts Education P-12 (36 Hours) – Virginia

Educational Requirements

According to the Virginia Department of Education: 

The state of Virginia offers the following endorsements. 

• Virginia offers Theatre Arts Education.

Program requirements are located in the Virginia Administrative Code.

1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in theatre arts; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in theatre arts or 33 semester hours distributed among the following areas:
a. Directing: 6 semester hours;
b. Technical theatre: 9 semester hours;
c. Cultural context and theatre history: 3 semester hours;
d. Performance: 6 semester hours; and
e. Dramatic literature: 9 semester hours.
B. Add-on endorsement requirements in theatre arts preK-12. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area; and
2. Completed 15 semester hours distributed in the following areas:
a. Directing: 3 semester hours;
b. Technical theatre: 3 semester hours;
c. Cultural context and theatre history: 3 semester hours; and
d. Performance: 6 semester hours.