NC TEACH Alternative Licensure Program

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

Alternative Licensure Requirements

Required: 18 or 24 credit hours 

Content Courses

Students must have at least 24 credits in their teaching areas or passing scores on the PRAXIS II teaching examinations. After a review of transcripts, students may also be required to complete additional course work to meet teaching standards.

Elementary Education (K-6) Licensure Area

Required: 24 credit hours

Required Courses (6 credits)
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
or TED 636 Educational Psychology and Differentiated Instruction
Methods Courses (12 credits)
TED 518Mathematics in the Elementary Schools3
or TED 625 Mathematics in the Elementary School II
TED 519Science in the Elementary School3
TED 520Social Studies in the Elementary School3
TED 641Reading Instruction3
or TED 642 Language Arts Instruction
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours24
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

French (K-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
LLC 512Teaching Second Languages in K-123
Clinical Experience (6 credits) *
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching3
LLC 665Clinical Practice/Seminar in Teaching World Languages **3
Total Credit Hours18
*

3 credits of clinical experience must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

**

Students may elect to take another 3 credits of TED 680A instead of LLC 665.

Latin (9-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
LAT 552Teaching Secondary-Level Latin: Current Trends3
Clinical Experiences (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Middle Grades Language Arts (6-9) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 530Middle Grades Language Arts3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Middle Grades Math (6-9) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 558Middle and Secondary Mathematics Education3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Middle Grades Science (6-9) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 560Middle Grades Science Education3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Middle Grades Social Studies (6-9) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 554Middle Grades Social Studies Education3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Secondary English (9-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 551Teaching Practices and Curriculum in English3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Secondary Math (9-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods and Clinical Sequence (9 credits)
MAT 505Foundations of Mathematics for Teaching I3
MAT 506Foundations of Mathematics for Teaching II3
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching3
Total Credit Hours18

Secondary Science (9-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 559Teaching Practices and Curriculum in Science3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Secondary Social Studies (9-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 553Teaching Practices and Curriculum in Social Studies3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

Spanish (K-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 535Literacy in the Content Area3
TED 545Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
Methods Course (3 credits)
LLC 512Teaching Second Languages in K-123
Clinical Experience (6 credits) *
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching3
LLC 665Clinical Practice/Seminar in Teaching World Languages **3
Total Credit Hours18
*

3 credits of clinical experience must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.

**

Students may elect to take another 3 credits of TED 680A instead of LLC 665.

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) (K-12) Licensure Area

Required: 18 credit hours

Required Courses (9 credits)
TED 523Legal, Historical, and Cultural Issues in ESL3
TED 604Applied Linguistics for Teachers3
TED 669Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory3
or TED 636 Educational Psychology and Differentiated Instruction
Methods Course (3 credits)
TED 618Teaching English as a Second Language3
Clinical Experience (6 credits)
TED 680AClinical Experience in Teaching *6
Total Credit Hours18
*

TED 680A must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits. 3 credits must be taken in the first (Fall) semester and 3 credits must be taken in the second (Spring) semester.