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.
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licensure programs
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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