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The Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities

Overview

The Consortium is designed to increase the number of highly skilled teachers who are endorsed in Severe Disabilities. The Consortium includes teacher education programs in severe disabilities from five participating universities: George Mason University, Norfolk State University, Radford University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

A common licensing curriculum, which includes 33 graduate credit hours of coursework and field experiences, has been developed across participating universities. Each class uses video conferencing technology to establish real-time, interactive, multipoint conference instruction among the five university sites.

Individuals interested in applying to the Severe Disabilities (SD) Consortium must meet the admission requirements of their selected university. Furthermore, individuals need to complete the SD Consortium application and submit it to the SD faculty member at their university.

Please note that application procedures vary for each university. However, all applicants must have passed Praxis I or the SAT/ACT equivalent for admission into the SD Consortium. For more information, visit the Consortium website at: http://www.kihd.gmu.edu/sdc.