Program Requirements
Program
The School of Theater offers a graduate certificate program for Teaching Theatre PK-12. To apply to the program, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:
Completed a major in theater or 33 semester hours distributed among the following areas:
- Directing: 6 semester hours
- Technical theater: 9 semester hours
- Cultural context and theater history: 3 semester hours
- Performance: 6 semester hours
- Dramatic literature: 9 semester hours
Students who have completed ALL endorsements, including Praxis Core, are eligible for enrollment into the Graduate Certificate Program for Teaching Theatre PK-12. This certificate can be earned on a full time or part time basis. All Virginia requirements must be met to achieve licensure.
Students must earn a B- or higher in all coursework.
Licensure Program Requirements
- THR 548 - Advanced Foundations of Theater Education (3 credits)
- EDRD 501 - Literacy and Curriculum Integration, PK-12 (3 credits)
- EDUC 539 - Human Development and Learning PK-12 (3 credits)
- THR 549 - Advanced Elementary Theater Ed (3 credits)
- THR 550 - Advanced Secondary Education (3 credits)
- THR 555 - Theater Education Internship (4-12 credits) - must be taken for 6 credits, prior to internship, students must pass: VCLA, technology & child abuse standards
Total: 21 credits