Virginia Tech offers a Secondary Science Education teacher licensure program in which candidates earn a Master of Arts in Education in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. The Secondary Science Education program is nationally accredited and is approved for licensure in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics (grades 6-12). The Secondary Science Education teacher licensure program is offered at the Blacksburg and Northern Virginia Center.

Program Description and Admissions

Program Application (pdf / word)

Science Content Preparation Checklists

Science Research Requirement (pdf / word)

Added Endorsements (pdf / word)

MAED Licensure Program Checklist (pdf / word)

Professional Education and Licensure (information on licensure, praxis,
scholarships, electronic portfolios, and field placements)

Other Links:

Alternative Licensure in Virginia

Virginia Association of Science Teachers

National Science Teachers Association

National Association for Research in Science Teaching