Spanish Education P-12 (45 Hours) – Virginia

Educational Requirements

According to the Virginia Department of Education: 

The state of Virginia offers the following endorsements. 

• Virginia offers Spanish Education.

Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:

A. The specific language of the endorsement will be noted on the license.
B. Endorsement requirements for foreign language preK-12 – languages other than Latin and American Sign Language. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in a foreign language; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university, and completed a major in the foreign language or 30 semester hours of coursework above the intermediate level in the foreign language distributed in the following areas:
a. Advanced grammar and composition;
b. Conversation, culture and civilization, and literature; and
c. In addition to the 30 semester hours, completed a minimum of 3 semester hours of methods of teaching foreign languages at the elementary and secondary levels.
3. Endorsement in a second foreign language may be obtained by successfully completing 24 semester hours of coursework above the intermediate level.
4. Candidates who have learned a foreign language without formal academic credit in a regionally accredited college or university shall complete the following requirements:
a. Achieve a qualifying score on a foreign language assessment in the appropriate language as prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education; and
b. Earn a minimum of 3 semester hours of methods of teaching foreign languages at the elementary and secondary levels from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or obtain teacher certification in another country with at least 3 semester hours of methods of teaching foreign languages at the elementary and secondary levels at a foreign institution.