Add Additional Endorsements to a 5-yr Professional License By Passing Applicable Praxis II Exams

Limited to specific license types and endorsements as indicated below:

SPECIALTY AREA TEST	TEST CODE	PASSING SCORES	ENDORSEMENT AREA
Art: Content Knowledge (taken before 9/1/2011)	(0133)	159	Visual Arts
Art: Content Knowledge (taken after 9/1/2011)	(0134)	158	Visual Arts
Biology: Content Knowledge	(0235)	155	Biology
Business Education (taken before 9/1/2010)	(0100)	590	Business and Information Technology
Business Education (taken after 9/1/2010)	(0101)	157	Business and Information Technology
Chemistry: Content Knowledge	(0245)	153	Chemistry
Earth Science: Content Knowledge	(0571)	156	Earth Science
English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge	(0041)	172	English
French: Content Knowledge (taken before 9/1/2010)	(0173)	169	French
French: Content Knowledge (taken after 9/1/2010)	(5174) Computer-based	163	French
German: Content Knowledge (taken before 9/1/2010)	(0181)	162	German
German: Content Knowledge (taken after 9/1/2010)	(5183) Computer-based	163	German
Family and Consumer Sciences (taken before 9/2008)	(0120)	550	Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences (taken after 9/2008)	(0121)	150	Family and Consumer Sciences
Health and Physical Education PreK-12	(0856)	151	Health and Physical Education
Marketing Education (taken before 9/2008)	(0560)	570	Marketing Education
Marketing Education (taken after 9/2008)	(0561)	147	Marketing Education
Mathematics: Content Knowledge	(0061)	147	Mathematics
Middle School English/Language Arts	(0049)	164	Middle Education English
Middle School Mathematics	(0069)	163	Middle Education Mathematics
Middle School Science	(0439)	162	Middle Education Science
Middle School Social Studies	(0089)	160	Middle Education History and Social Sciences
Music: Content Knowledge	(0113)	160	Music-Vocal/Choral or Instrumental
Physics: Content Knowledge	(0265)	147	Physics
Social Studies: Content Knowledge	(0081)	161	History and Social Science
Spanish: Content Knowledge (taken before 9/1/2010)	(0191)	161	Spanish
Spanish: Content Knowledge (taken after 9/1/2010)	(5195) Computer-based	168	Spanish
Technology Education (taken before 9/1/2011)	(0050)	610	Technology Education
Technology Education (taken after 9/1/2011)	(0051)	162	Technology Education

Does not apply to individuals who are seeking prek-3 or prek-6 or other endorsement areas that do not have or match VA Praxis II requirement.
Does not apply to individuals who hold a technical professional license, vocational evaluator license, pupil personnel services license, or division superintendent license.
One or more endorsements may be added to a collegiate or post graduate professional license or a provisional license provided its specific endorsement requirements have been met.

To transmit your request to VDOE, please provide the two following items to FCPS Licensure Office:

Send your signed and dated letter to VDOE licensure requesting the addition of the endorsement(s) to your teaching licenses

AND

Attach copies of your ETS score sheet(s) reflecting your passing Praxis II applicable to the endorsement(s) you are requesting in your letter.

Please email HRLicensure@fcps.edu an inquiry if you have any questions regarding this licensure regulation change.

Add Additional Endorsements to a 5-yr Professional License By Passing Applicable Praxis II Exams

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