I am a high school student interested in a career in teaching.
You’ve no doubt been inspired by great teachers over the years! If you see yourself in that role, you’re smart to consider—and start planning for—a teaching career while still in high school!
North Carolina needs teachers, and many terrific opportunities await you in classrooms across the state.
The basic requirements
To be admitted to a teacher education program at one of The University of North Carolina's fifteen schools of education, you’ll typically need to complete prerequisite general education courses at a university or a community college with a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Our online curriculums offer the courses you need to become licensed as a teacher . . . and we provide all the career guidance you’ll need along the way.
Learn more about teaching
Many opportunities are available to you to learn more about the profession of teaching and its many rewards. The best place to start is in your own school, by talking with your guidance counselor and teachers you respect, or investigating Teacher Cadet and Future Teachers of America programs.
Next, consider enrolling in one of many online programs for high school students, such as Learn and Earn Online, UNC Greensboro’s iSchool, and the North Carolina Virtual Public School.
Also, partnerships have been forged between North Carolina community colleges and universities that allow you to take courses at your local community college and easily transfer your credits to a teacher education completion program at a four-year institution. It’s called the 2+2 E-Learning Initiative.
Many scholarships, too, are available to students enrolled in teaching programs. Your guidance counselor will have information about, for example, the Teaching Fellows Program, the Prezell R. Robinson Scholars Program, and the North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium.
As you can see, plenty of help is available to you if you're interested in becoming a teacher.
Ready to make a difference? You can make a career of it!
