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I recently graduated from college but do not have a degree in education.

. . . and you’ve been thinking, “Someday, I’d like to teach.”

Now’s a great time to get started!

If you’ve ever thought about becoming a teacher, we can help get your new career underway even if your undergraduate degree was not in education. Our online programs offer the courses and credits you need to become licensed to teach. Plus, we provide all the career guidance you’ll need along the way. You’ll study and learn on your own schedule and graduate from one of fifteen highly respected University of North Carolina schools of education.

You may become licensed to teach even if you did not complete a teacher education degree program.  If you hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and graduated with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, you may qualify for acceptance into an alternative licensure program.

Several alternative licensure programs exist in North Carolina. If you wish to complete your coursework before you begin teaching, you may pursue a licensure only program or a Master in Teaching (MAT) degree. If you wish to teach while you complete your coursework, you may pursue lateral entry programs, such as NC TEACH. If you're employed by a North Carolina school, school system, university, community college, or state education agency, you may be eligible for extraordinary benefits, including tuition reimbursement, through the North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium.

For more specific information, contact the human resources office in the local education agency (school district) where you’d like to teach, the Lateral Entry Coordinator at the school of education you're interested in attending, or one of the state’s Regional Alternative Licensure Centers.

North Carolina needs more teachers who are passionate about making a difference in the world. If the classroom is calling you, we can help get your teaching career started.

You’ve been inspired by great teachers. Now become an inspiration yourself. Be a teacher!