The School of Education offers the Virginia Department of Education ESL preK-12 endorsement for pre-service and in-service teachers. The ESL endorsement program at VCU requires 18 credit hours of ESL course work and 6 credit hours of a modern foreign language. Candidates must complete the following courses:

	Credits
ESL qualifying courses

ENGL/LING/ANTH 390 Introduction to Linguistics	3
ENGL/LING/TEDU 552 Teaching English as a Second Language	3
TEDU 561 Reading Foundations	3
TEDU 562 Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3
TEDU/FRLG 575 Intercultural Communication	3
TEDU 681 Investigations and Trends in Teaching (ESL curriculum and assessment)	3
Foreign language courses (modern languages only)	6

Total	24

Add-on endorsements in grades 6 through 12, science

Add-on endorsements in science are available in biology, chemistry, earth science and physics. Each add-on requires a first endorsement in one science and at least 18 semester hours in the add-on science that includes preparation in specified areas. The earth science added endorsement is listed below. For information about the added endorsements in biology, chemistry or physics, contact the Department of Teaching and Learning.

Earth science

To add an earth science endorsement to an endorsement in another science discipline, the individual must earn at least 18 semester hours in the earth sciences, including preparation in geology, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy. Courses to meet these requirements include:

GEOG/ENVS and GEOZ/ENVZ 105 Physical Geology and Laboratory
GEOG/ENVS and GEOZ/ENVZ 335 Environmental Geology and Laboratory
GEOG/ENVS 411 Oceanography
GEOG/ENVS 401 Meteorology and Climatology
PHYS 103 Astronomy
Elective courses to complete at least 18 hours include: GEOG 203 and 204 Physical Geography and PHYS 391 Fieldwork and Special Topics.