I am a mid-career professional interested in teaching.
Teaching might not be your first career . . . but it could be your best!
If you’ve thought about trading your current job for a career that’s rich with challenges and personal rewards, consider becoming a teacher. Our online programs offer the courses and credits you need to become licensed to teach school in North Carolina . . . and we provide all the career guidance you’ll need along the way. You’ll study and learn on your 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 of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. If you wish to teach while you complete your coursework, you may pursue lateral entry programs, such as NC TEACH.
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, one of the state’s Regional Alternative Licensure Centers, or, if you're in the military, the North Carolina Division of Troops to Teachers.
If you're employed by a North Carolina school, school system, university, communiity college, or state education agency, you may be eligible for extraordinary benefits, including tuition reimbursement, through the North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium.
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. We can help move you out of the cubicle and into the classroom.
