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How Do I Apply?

Application Procedures

Please click here to download the Severe Disabilities Consortium Application.

Individuals interested in applying to the Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities Program must submit application materials to their home university.

Please note that application procedures for each university vary. To apply to the Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities program, individuals must follow the guidelines listed below for their specific university.

George Mason University, Radford University, Norfolk State University and University of Virginia

  • Have an admissions application on file with the University's Admissions Office for masters degree or non-degree status (need to have already been accepted or waiting for acceptance for the upcoming semester).
  • Submit a completed Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities application form.
  • Submit a current resume.
  • Submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts (non official) as part of the SD Consortium Application.

Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Submit a completed Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities application form. Individuals seeking to enroll in the Masters Degree program should have an admissions application on file with the University Admissions Office.
  • Submit a current resume. Submit two letters of reference (not required for students in or applying to the masters degree program).
  • Submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts (non official) as part of the SD Consortium Application.

All Applicants

SD Applications need to be in at least a month before semester courses begin. Student transcripts (non official) must be attached and an interview must occur.

Applicants applying to the Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities must also have passed Praxis I or the SAT/ACT equivalent.

  • Individuals may meet the Praxis I assessment requirement by achieving the scores established by the Board of Education on October 26, 1995, for each of the three Praxis I tests: mathematics (178), reading (178), and writing (176)--or by achieving the established composite score (532) on all three tests.
  • A passing score for the SAT is 1000, taken prior to April 1, 1995, with at least 450 on the verbal and 510 on the mathematics tests or a score of 1100 on the SAT, taken after April 1, 1995, with at least 530 on the verbal and 530 on the mathematics tests.
  • For the ACT taken prior to April 1, 1995 a composite score of 21 with the ACT mathematics score no less than 21 and an ACT English Plus Reading score no less than 37 is considering passing. For the ACT taken after April 1, 1995 a composite score of 24 with the ACT mathematics score no less than 22 and an ACT English Plus Reading score no less than 46 is considering passing.

Please read the Application Procedures before you apply to the program. Applications must be received and reviewed well before you want to enroll in a course. To obtain funds for tuition support you first must be accepted by the university and by the faculty member at that university associated with the SD consortium. For more details please use the information listed below to contact the faculty member associated with the university that serves you.