JMU Secondary Education Licensure Guidelines for Germanna Students
Secondary Education
Licensure Area
Art
Germanna Degree
JMU Major
Essential Courses
A.A.&S. General Studies*
ART101 - 102; ART121; ART131 – 132; PSY230 & EDU200. The B.A. degree
requires foreign language proficiency through the intermediate level (see
notes)
Biology
A.A. & S. Science*
B.A. Art History or
Studio Art
B.F.A Architectural
Design or
Graphic Design or
Studio Art
B.S. Industrial
Design or
Studio Art or
Minors in Art
History or Studio
Art
B.A. or B.S. Biology
+ 1 year M.A.T.
Chemistry
A.A. & S. Science*
CHM 111 - 112; PHY 241- 242; MTH 173 - 174; PSY 230; EDU 200
Earth Science
A.A. & S. Science*
English
A.A. & S. Liberal Arts* General
Studies* or Education
B.S. Chemistry + 1
year M.A.T.
B.A. Earth Science +
1 year M.A.T.
B.A. English + 1 year
M.A.T.
Updated 3/1/16
BIO101-102; CHM111-112; MTH173 & MTH240; PSY230; EDU200. Science and
transfer electives can include GOL105 or (PHY201-202 or PHY241-242). The
B.A. degree requires foreign language proficiency through the intermediate
level (see notes)
CHM 111 - 112; BIO101 - 102; GOL 105; PHY 201; MTH 173 or 270; PSY 230;
EDU 200. Foreign language through the intermediate level (see notes)
English majors must take three of the following: ENG 241, 242, 243, 244, 251,
252. One must be either ENG 241 or ENG 243; PSY 230; EDU 200. Foreign
language through the intermediate level (see notes)
Foreign Language
A.A. & S. Liberal Arts* or
General Studies* or Education
B.A. Modern
Foreign Language
JMU offers majors in Spanish, French, Italian and German. Students should try
to be proficient through the intermediate level (202) by the time they transfer
so they can enroll in 300-level classes in the major. PSY 230 EDU 200;
Mathematics
A.A.&S. General Studies*
MTH 173 - 174, 277, 279, and 240; PSY230; EDU200
Physical and Health
Education
A.A.&S. General Studies*
Physics
A.A.&S. Science*
B.S. Mathematics +
1 year M.A.T.
B.S.
Kinesiology/PHETE
Concentration
B.A. or B.S. Physics
+ 1 year M.A.T.
Social Studies
A.A. & S. Liberal Arts* or
General Studies* or Education
B.A. History or
Political Science + 1
year M.A.T.
BIO 141, 142 (only BIO 290, Human Anatomy) is required, but both semesters
must be taken at GCC in order to get credit at JMU); PSY 230; EDU 200
PHY 241 - 242; CHM 111 - 112; MTH 173 - 174; PSY 230; EDU 200. The B.A.
degree requires foreign language proficiency through the intermediate level
(see notes)
HIS 111-112; PLS 135 or 211; GEO 210; ECO 201 or 202; PSY 230; EDU 200.
Foreign language proficiency through the intermediate level (see notes);
Additional 200 level history courses required by the JMU History major can be
chosen from HIS101-102 or HIS121-122(both semesters must be taken to get
credit at JMU) + either HIS101 or 102 for students who don’t need to start
their foreign language at the 101 level
Academic Advising Notes for Secondary Education
*The associate’s degrees marked with the asterisk * do not include EDU200 as part of those curriculums. These degrees are recommended to best
prepare students for their chosen major at JMU. EDU200 is required for admission into the JMU teacher education program. If EDU200 is not
completed at Germanna the student will need to complete the equivalent, EDUC300 during their first semester at JMU.
Art
Students interested in art education will need to be admitted to the University and into the School of Art Design and Art History via submissions of
an electronic portfolio with the exception of art history majors & minors and art minors. ALL majors in the School may also apply for K-12 art
teaching licensure including art and art history minors. Studio Art is offered with concentrations for the major in Ceramics, Fibers, Metals,
Painting and Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. The B.A. degree requires foreign language through the intermediate level and a
philosophy course other than those fulfilling Cluster 1 requirements. See additional information under Foreign Language note. The B.S. degree
requires a scientific literacy course beyond the general education requirements and two transferable math courses.
Updated 3/1/16
Foreign Language
Earth Science, English, Modern Foreign Language, History and Political Science are B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degrees. Art History and Studio Art
majors may also be earned as a B.A. degree. The B.A. requires foreign language proficiency at the intermediate level. This can be met through
JMU’s foreign language placement test (once admitted to the university), or with credit for the 202 level of a language. Please Note: JMU does not
grant credit for the introductory levels of a language that a student has studied for two or more years in high school. Students who are proficient
or fluent in another language may elect to wait and take JMU’s foreign language placement exam.
Math
All transfer students are required to complete the JMU math placement test upon admission and before attending orientation, regardless of the
math taken at Germanna (GCC). For example, a biology transfer who takes MTH 163 and 164 or MTH166 at GCC, must test into MATH 235 (MTH
173 at Germanna) via JMU’s math placement test, even though they have credit for 163/164.
Admission to the College of Education
Once admitted and enrolled in courses at JMU, all students must apply to teacher education and be accepted before they can take the required
education courses. Conditional admission to teacher education programs requires the completion of ENG112 (must transfer to JMU as WRTC103),
a math class, PSY 230, and EDU 200 with a grade of C or better, and a passing scores on the Praxis Core Mathematics and the Virginia
Communication Literary Assessment (VCLA) test or passing scores on the Praxis Core Math, Reading, and Writing assessments (or minimum
required SAT or ACT scores), see http://www.jmu.edu/coe/esc/assessmentsadmission.shtml for more information. Students are strongly
encouraged to take and pass the Praxis Core Math and VCLA assessments or the Praxis Core Math, Reading, and Writing assessments prior to
transfer with an associate’s degree. Students cannot have any record of felony convictions or misdemeanors involving children or drugs.
Other admission requirements include a cumulative JMU GPA of at least 2.5, satisfactory completion of training modules in universal precautions
and child abuse prevention, and submission of two reference forms. These requirements should be completed by the end of a transfer student’s
first semester at JMU.
Secondary Education students take their major and education coursework concurrently during each semester of enrollment. In addition,
candidates must earn a grade of "B-" or better in all required pre-professional undergraduate courses in the education program and at least a "C-"
in content course work to continue in and complete the pre-professional program.
Graduate Program
Consult the graduate catalog for M.A.T. graduate requirements. Admission to and the satisfactory completion of the M.A.T. program are required
in order to receive a recommendation through JMU for a teaching license at the secondary school level.
JMU Transfer Advisor - Regina Adams adamsrx@JMU.edu
Updated 3/1/16