Educator Preparation in West Virginia

Alternative Routes
for Certification

• Summary
• General Education
• Special Education
• Course Offerings
• Internship
• Approved Programs
• Professional Development
• Applications
• Transition to Teaching

Institutions of
Higher Education

• Approved Programs
• Acceditation Cycle
• Map of Institutions
• Program Review Board
• Summary
• Proposed Program Requirements
• Proposed Changes to Programs Requirements
• Calendar
• Accreditation
• NCATE Protocol
• NCATE Website
• State Protocol
• Curriculum Analysis Report
• TEAC Protocol

Reports

• Personnel Data
• QTP Report

Students

• Certification
• K-12 Job Bank
• PRAXIS

The preparation of individuals to meet the ever-increasing demands placed upon schools to meet the needs of all children such that "no child is left behind" is an enormous task, one that nineteen institutions of higher education located in West Virginia have chosen to undertake.

The twenty institutions currently offer a variety of educator preparation programs, approved by the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), to a host of individuals who desire to work in the nation's classrooms. These programs are designed to provide and foster the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for teachers, student support service personnel and administrators to deliver services (i.e., instructional, support) to students at all grade levels (elementary, middle and secondary).

Furthermore, programs are delivered at undergraduate and/or graduate levels of education depending upon the institution and/or the needs of the individual.