How to Get a Teaching License in North Carolina
North Carolina is consistently ranked as one of the most desirable places to live and attracts many new residents because of this. That means there are more and more children going into the state's public schools...and more and more jobs for teachers in North Carolina. Want to become one? Follow these steps to get your North Carolina teaching license.
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Things You'll Need
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accredited program
- Program that meets the standards set by NASDTEC
- Teacher's licenses or teaching certificates you already hold
- Form A
- Form E
- Form V
- Praxis test application
- Experience Credit Information form
- College transcripts
- NTE scores
- GRE scores
- Personal check, certified check or money order
- Envelope big enough to hold all your paperwork
Instructions
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Qualify for a license due to education or experience. You must have one of the following four qualifications: completion of a National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accredited program, completion of a program that meets the standards set by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), a previous license in a state that has a reciprocity agreement with North Carolina or completion of a program approved under a reciprocity agreement.
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Fill out the forms in the Initial Application Kit available online. (See Resources below.) Complete Forms A, E and V along with the Praxis and Experience Credit Information.
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Submit supporting documents for your application. This includes original or legible copies of transcripts for all degrees you earned, front and back copies of any other teaching licenses you hold and official NTE or GRE test scores if you have them.
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Place your materials in the following order: Form A goes first, followed by your transcripts, certificates from other states, Form V, test scores if you have them and finally Form E. Do not fold down corners, staple or clip your materials together, as this will delay the processing of your application through the automated system.
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Write a check payable to Department of Public Instruction and place on top of the materials you assembled in the previous step. Personal checks, certified checks and money orders are acceptable forms of payment for the processing fee.
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Send all of the paperwork to the Department of Public Instruction, 301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC 27601. Use a single envelope.
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Tips & Warnings
North Carolina has reciprocity agreements with the following states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. It also has a reciprocity agreement with Washington, D.C.
