How to Become a Teacher in North Carolina
Whatever your background and interest, the NC State College of Education has a program that will help you earn your teaching license and leverage your experiences to make an impact in the classroom as a highly effective educator.
120
licensure programs
State-Approved
educator preparation programs
Tell Us Who You Are
I do not have an undergraduate degree and wish to major in education and earn a teaching license.
I am already teaching and need to affiliate with a state-approved, Educator Preparation Program (EPP) to clear my license.
I have a bachelor’s degree and wish to teach now, earning my license as I teach.
I have a bachelor’s degree and wish to enter a program, complete student-teaching and earn my license and a master’s degree.
“If anybody is considering going into education, I would say their first stop should be the NC State College of Education.”
Terry Hennings ’15MAT
Wake County Public School System’s 2023 Teacher of the Year
Extraordinary Educators Prepare at the NC State College of Education
Highest
ratings on effectiveness of graduates of our teacher preparation program by employers
Highest
passage rate on EdTPA by graduates of our teacher preparation programs than all public colleges of education in N.C.
#1
producer of STEM Educators and Teaching Fellows in N.C.
UNC Educator Quality Dashboard and N.C. Department of Public Instruction