Our Basic Qualifications
Elementary Education Track, Master of Teaching
- LSEE major at VCU or Liberal Arts equivalent
- 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of your college work
- 12 credits of English (composition, oral, and literature)
- 12 credits of math
- 12 credits of in science (2 disciplines + 1 lab course)
- 9 credits in history (American and world history)
- 6 credits in social science (geography and economics) and 6 credits in arts and humanities
- Passing scores on the GRE or MAT, VCLA, Praxis Core Math and the Praxis Subject Test: Elementary Education (5001) which includes 4 sub-tests in Math, Reading & Language, Science and Social Studies.
- A passion to impact high-needs and hard-to-staff schools
- A fundamental respect for all students
- A desire to teach for change
Elementary Education Track, Post Baccalaureate Certificate
- Any major
- 6 credits of English
- 6 credits of math
- 9 credits of science in 2 different science disciplines
- 3 credits of history
- 3 credits of either geography or economics
- 3 credits of an applied arts course
- Passing scores on the VCLA (Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment /both reading and writing) and Praxis Subject Test: Elementary Education (5001) which includes 4 sub-tests in Math, Reading and Language, Science and Social Studies
- A passion to impact high-needs and hard-to-staff schools
- A fundamental respect for all students
- A desire to teach for change
Secondary Education Track Qualifications
- A major in what you would like to teach (math, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, environmental science, English, history, international relations or political science)
- 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of your college work
- Passing scores on the VCLA, Praxis Core Math, and the Praxis Subject Test for your content area (what you will be teaching)
- A passion to impact high-needs and hard-to-staff schools
- A fundamental respect for all students
- A desire to teach for change
Special Education Track, Master of Education
- Any major
- 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of your college work
- Passing scores on the GRE or MAT, Praxis Core Math and VCLA
- A passion to impact high-needs and hard-to-staff schools
- A fundamental respect for all students
- An understanding that all students learn differently; and that all students can be positioned for success
- The creativity, ability and passion to translate complex ideas into a variety of medians to meet the differing needs of learners
- A desire to teach for change
Special Education Track, Post Baccalaureate Certificate
- Open to all Instructional Assistants (IA’s) in any of our four partner school divisions.
- Any major.
- Passing scores on the VCLA
- A passion to impact high-needs and hard-to-staff schools
- A fundamental respect for all students
- An understanding that all students learn differently; and that all students can be positioned for success
- The creativity, ability and passion to translate complex ideas into a variety of medians to meet the differing needs of learners
- A desire to teach for change
If you are passionate about social justice — about teaching for change — about changing lives, communities, and student outcomes — then RTR is where you need to be.