Chapter 542. Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia  


Section 10. Definitions
Section 20. Administering the regulations
Section 30. Options for accreditation or a process approved by the Board of Education
Section 40. Standards for biennial approval of education programs
Section 50. Application of the standards
Section 60. Standards for Board of Education approved accreditation process
Section 70. Competencies for endorsement areas
Section 80. Professional studies requirements for early/primary education, elementary education, and middle education
Section 90. Early childhood for three-and four-year-olds (add-on endorsement)
Section 100. Early/primary education preK-3
Section 110. Elementary education preK-6
Section 120. Middle education 6-8
Section 130. Professional studies requirements for preK-12 endorsements, special education, secondary grades 6-12 endorsements, and adult education
Section 140. Adult education
Section 150. Adult English as a second language (add-on endorsement)
Section 160. Career and technical education – agricultural education
Section 170. Career and technical education – business and information technology
Section 180. Career and technical education – family and consumer sciences
Section 190. Career and technical education – health and medical sciences
Section 200. Career and technical education – industrial cooperative training (add-on endorsement)
Section 210. Career and technical education – marketing education
Section 220. Career and technical education – technology education
Section 230. Career and technical education – trade and industrial education
Section 240. Career and technical education – vocational special needs (add-on endorsement)
Section 250. Computer science
Section 260. Dance arts preK-12
Section 270. Driver education (add-on endorsement)
Section 280. English
Section 290. English as a second language preK-12
Section 300. Foreign language preK-12
Section 310. Gifted education (add-on endorsement)
Section 320. Health and physical education preK-12
Section 330. History and social sciences
Section 340. Journalism (add-on endorsement)
Section 350. Keyboarding (add-on endorsement)
Section 360. Library media preK-12
Section 370. Mathematics
Section 380. Mathematics – Algebra I (add-on endorsement)
Section 390. Music education – instrumental preK-12
Section 400. Music education – vocal/choral preK-12
Section 410. Science – biology
Section 420. Science – chemistry
Section 430. Science – Earth science
Section 440. Science – physics
Section 450. Special education early childhood (birth through age 5)
Section 460. Special education hearing impairments preK-12
Section 470. Special education adapted curriculum K-12
Section 480. Special education general curriculum K-12
Section 490. Special education visual impairments preK-12
Section 500. Speech communication (add-on endorsement)
Section 510. Theater arts preK-12
Section 520. Visual arts preK-12
Section 530. Administration and supervision preK-12
Section 540. Mathematics specialist for elementary and middle education
Section 550. Reading specialist
Section 560. School counselor preK-12
Section 570. School psychology
Section 580. School social worker
Section 590. Special education speech-language disorders preK-12
Section 600. Vocational evaluator