Why ODU for Secondary Education?

As a secondary education teacher with a provisional license in Virginia, you have more classes to take. ODU's certificate in Secondary Education Professional Studies will help you complete those requirements. You'll also build a strong foundation of teaching knowledge and skills.

This certificate is cohort-based. You'll take four online courses that will fit around your schedule as a full-time teacher.

This 12-credit sequence meets most of the professional studies competency areas described by the Virginia Department of Education. (It is not a state-approved endorsement education program.)

You also can apply these credits towards ODU's Master of Science in Education for licensed secondary education teachers.

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Total
12 Credit Hours

This program includes the four most required courses that a provisionally licensed teacher must take:

  • Human Growth and Development
  • Reading Across the Content Areas
  • Classroom and Behavior Management
  • Foundations of Education

Students with a Virginia provisional license should have received a letter that outlines the coursework/competencies that must be completed for licensure. In some cases, one additional methods course in the content area may be required. ODU offers this course as well, but it is not part of this certificate.

See Course Descriptions on the Department's Web Page

Access course materials online from any location. Some classes will have live, regular online meeting times, while others will not. Instructors may schedule assignments and exams at specific times. This program requires a practicum or internship. All courses follow ODU's regular academic calendar.

Total
12 Credit Hours

This program includes the four most required courses that a provisionally licensed teacher must take:

  • Human Growth and Development
  • Reading Across the Content Areas
  • Classroom and Behavior Management
  • Foundations of Education

Students with a Virginia provisional license should have received a letter that outlines the coursework/competencies that must be completed for licensure. In some cases, one additional methods course in the content area may be required. ODU offers this course as well, but it is not part of this certificate.

See Course Descriptions on the Department's Web Page

Access course materials online from any location. Some classes will have live, regular online meeting times, while others will not. Instructors may schedule assignments and exams at specific times. This program requires a practicum or internship. All courses follow ODU's regular academic calendar.

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In-state Virginia Residents
$486 per credit hour*
Out-of-state Students
$649 per credit hour

Rates are effective Fall 2025 and subject to change.
* In-state rate assumes residency requirements are met.

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To take courses for this certificate, you should have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited undergraduate institution. You must be admitted to ODU as a non-degree or degree seeking graduate student. 

There may be additional requirements if you want to transfer your certificate credits toward a Master of Science in Education at ODU.

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