STEPS TO A NORTH CAROLINA TEACHER LICENSE

1:  SAT/ACT/Core PRAXIS

All candidates are required to take the CORE Praxis prior to acceptance into the Teacher Education program unless they have acceptable SAT/ACT scores.  During the EDUC 221 (Introduction to Education) course, all students will provide documentation of SAT/ACT scores.  It will be determined which student will need to take the CORE Praxis (or subtests).  At the conclusion of the course, candidates required to take the CORE Praxis will register for and take the assessment.

2:  ACCEPTANCE INTO TEACHER EDUCATION 

​3:  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIELD EXPERIENCES AND STUDENT          TEACHING BINDER  (See Field Experiences)

4:  LICENSURE EXAMS

Elementary and Special Education Candidates are required to pass these assessments in order to receive a North Carolina initial teacher license.
Middle Grades, Secondary, and K-12 Candidates are required to pass these assessments in order to receive a North Carolina initial teacher license.
The charts below show the "current" (effective September 1, 2014) licensure testing for all areas offered at Campbell University.  (Click on each chart to enlarge.)

5:  APPLICATION TO NCDPI FOR NC TEACHER LICENSE 

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Upon successful completion of all requirements (student teaching, proficiency on ALL components of the Student Teaching Binder, and appropriate GPA (minimum 2.5); successfully passing the PRAXIS II (Middle, K-12, and Secondary) and NC Foundations of Reading, Multi-Subject (Elementary/Special Education Candidates [General Curriculum]) all candidates should visit the link above and complete an application for an initial North Carolina Teacher Licsense.  Candidates should download the documents below and submit to the LIcensure Office at Campbell University (Ms. Charity Tart) in the School of Education Main Office (Taylor Hall).