Agricultural Education (Teacher Licensure)

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Program Overview

Teaching Agriculture, a Teaching Job Like No Other

As you know, agriculture is a very dynamic field, one that provides exciting and fast-paced experiences! Hence, teaching agriculture in a high school is the same. It is like no other teaching job one has ever seen and offers opportunities for:

Working with high school students
Working with business partners in the business community
Taking students to state and national conferences
Teaching variety of agricultural production technology, horticulture, floral design, and animal care, to name just a few

By far, it is the best teaching position in any given school. It involves the best of both worlds – working with students and working with business leaders in the local community!

Why choose this program?

There is a critical shortage of agricultural teachers in Virginia.
Average starting salary is $45,000.00 and depending on where you live it can go as high as $55,000.00 plus. And, this is for a 10-month contract (you have off in the summers and school holidays).
You can earn a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in marketing and a VT master’s degree in one year.

The program can be custom-designed into a hybrid distance program, meaning you only have to spend three weeks in the summer and a fall semester in Blacksburg. If you would like, the remainder of the program can be completed off campus.
The VT CTE program has achieved a 100% placement rate for its’ graduates for the past 10 years!
Career promotion opportunities include being a school administrator or a university professor. Early Field Experience in Career and Technical Education

What You'll Study

The Master's Degree program is a 39-credit hour degree program consisting of coursework, internship, and electives.

Some courses include:

Comprehension and Content Reading
Foundations of Career and Technical Education
Curriculum Development in CTE
Managing the CTE Program
Curriculum and Instructional Processes in Career & Technical Education
Strategies for Teaching Career and Technical Education
Advanced Curriculum Development & Program Mgmt in Career & Technical Education
Schooling in American Society
Internship in Education

Initial Licensure Requirement

Admissions Requirement

_{Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in related areas}
_{GPA: Have earned at least a 3.0-grade point average (GPA) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework for regular admission status or 2.5 GPA to 2.99 GPA for provisional admission status.}
_{Passing scores for Praxis I exam OR at least 1100 on SAT with 530 for the verbal section and 530 for the match section}

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Tuition and Fee

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Funding Opportunities

_{There is a discount for in-state K-12 teachers; use this application form in order to receive the reduced costs. Otherwise, as with on-campus students, we refer you to the VT Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid for information on financial assistance. Generally, distance learners may qualify for federal loans if they take 5 or more credit hours per semester.}

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