Overview

Our work is driven by the needs of our local, regional and national community. To best serve our communities and actively work to ensure equitable access to resources and education, we have a number of programs through our Office of Strategic Engagement to connect students to training and engagement opportunities.

Substitute Teaching the VCU Way aims to provide opportunities for VCU students to build professional competencies while working as a substitute teacher in local schools.
Innovative Teacher Pipeline is a professional learning process for pre-service teachers to engage in co-curricular course work along with seminar trainings and career coaching focused on in-depth implicit bias training.

RTR Residency Program

The RTR Residency program is an innovative graduate teacher residency that pairs residents with an experienced mentor for our most challenged schools in Richmond, Petersburg, Chesterfield and Henrico.

Student Teaching Requirements

All students pursuing the Master of Teaching (Early and Elementary Concentration) program at Virginia Commonwealth University are required to complete requisite student teaching experiences. Please review our Teacher Preparation Application for more information on the requirements for practicum and student teaching. Interns and student teachers are typically assigned to public school teachers who have been trained as part of our Clinical Faculty Program.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Democracy, Equity and Ethics in Education

Theory and Practice of Educating Individuals with Special Needs

Science Education in the Elementary School

Teaching Mathematics for Elementary Education

Diagnosis and Remediation in Reading

Social Studies Education in the Elementary School

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , National

More details

International applicants must submit their applications no later than one month before the deadlines for nationals

Language

English

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Credits

34 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

VCU Graduate School requirements
Received or pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies for Early and Elementary Education
Written essay addressing your career interests
Three letters of recommendation
Transcripts from previous academic work
Completion of the Teacher Preparation Application* and required testing requirements for Virginia licensure
*VCU extended teacher preparation students have already completed the Teacher Preparation Application as part of your undergraduate program.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

33008 USD / year

≈ 33008 USD / year
Out-of-State

33008 USD / year

≈ 33008 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

17790 USD / year

≈ 17790 USD / year

Living costs

Richmond

United States

1071 - 1750 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

RTR Residency Program

Student Teaching Requirements

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Richmond

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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