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Certification Programs at
West Virginia University

Elementary/Preschool Areas
Preschool Education 1 Birth – Pk
Elementary Education K – 6
Middle School Areas
English Language Arts 5 – 9
Mathematics 5 – 9
General Science 5 – 9
Social Studies 5 – 9
French 5 – 9
Spanish  5 – 9
Secondary Areas
Agriculture 5 – Adult
Art Education 2 Pk – Adult
Biology  9 – Adult
Chemistry 9 – Adult
English Language Arts 5 – Adult
French    5 – Adult
General Science 5 – Adult
German 9 – Adult
Health Education 3 5 – Adult
Mathematics 5 – Adult
Music     Pk – Adult
Physical Education 4 Pk – Adult
Physics  9 – Adult
Social Studies       5 – Adult
Spanish 5 – Adult
Special Education Areas
Autism K – 6/5 – Adult
Multi-Categorical Special Education K – 6/5 – Adult
Preschool Special Needs Pk – K
Severe Disabilities
K – Adult
Visually Impaired Pk – Adult
Service Certificate Areas
School Counselor Pk – Adult
Speech Language Pathologist Pk – Adult
Administration
Principal Pk – Adult
Superintendent Pk – Adult
Supervisor of Instruction Pk – Adult
Additional Endorsements 5
Early Education 6 Pk – K
Reading Specialist 7 K – Adult
Gifted Education 8 1 – 12
Autism 9 K – 6
Multi-Categorical Special Education 10  K – 6
ESL 11 K – 6/5 – Adult
1 Preschool Education is completed through Child Development Family Studies Department
2 Art Certification is completed through the College of Creative Arts
3 Health Education is completed through Community Health Promotion
4 Physical Education is completed through the College of Physical Education
5 Additional Endorsements are an add-on certifications that are completed in addition too another certification area.
6 An Additional Endorsement that must be     accompanied by an Elementary K-6 certification.
7 Reading Specialist is only an endorsement area you can complete if you are already certified in Elementary/Secondary Education
8 Gifted Education 1-12 is an endorsement area you can complete if you are already certified in Elementary/Secondary Education.
9 Autism K-6 is an endorsement area you can complete if you are already certified in Elementary.
10 Multi-Categorical Special Education K-6 is an endorsement area you can complete if you are already certified in Elementary.
11 Additional Endorsement that can be completed in conjunction with any certification area.


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