A lateral entry license entitles the holder to be employed as a teacher in North
Carolina schools. Lateral entry licenses are authorized on a provisional basis
in major areas of academic study for which the state has established licensure.
Criteria
- Applicants for a lateral entry license must be employed by a North Carolina school system and hold at least a bachelor's degree from a
regionally accredited institution in the subject area they are employed to teach or hold at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and have satisfied Praxis II testing requirements for
the license area.
- Individuals must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or have passed the NTE/Praxis I tests and have earned one of the following: a GPA of 3.0 in the major field of study; a GPA of 3.0 on all work completed in the senior year; a GPA of 3.0 on a
minimum of 15 semester hours of course work (related to the area of licensure completed during the preceding five years.
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Graduates of approved education programs who are not recommended for licensure by their college or university are not eligible for a lateral
entry license. However, a person who has satisfied all major degree requirements but has a minor deficiency or technical requirement can apply of a lateral entry license if employed by a school system. Such a
deficiency cannot exceed six semester hours and must be corrected during the first year of licensure. Individuals who have completed all education program requirements except the Praxis Series tests are not
eligible for lateral entry licensing.
For a complete policy statement on the criteria and conditions of lateral entry licensure in North Carolina go to:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure/pdfs/IS-LE.pdf
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Important:
Students wishing to enroll in the lateral entry classes offered through UNCA must have at least a bachelor's degree and be employed as a teacher
in a North Carolina school system. The individual must also have a Regional
Alternative Licensing Center (RALC) plan of study and submit it with his/her
application.
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Application form:
Click here to access an application form that you can download, complete and mail in with your $20 application fee
and tuition payment to:
UNCA Extension and Distance Education
One University Heights
Karpen Hall Rm 122, CPO #2140
Asheville, NC 28804
NOTE: A copy of your RALC plan of study MUST accompany your application. Returning Student Application: If you have already enrolled in one of our lateral entry courses, use the
Returning Student Application.
No app fee is required but tuition payment is.
You do not have to re-submit your RALC Plan of Study if you have already
done so.
Extension Tuition Information
Tuition /Fees Payment Instructions
Grade Access
For further information contact
Dr. Elaine Fox, Director,
Extension & Distance Education
828/232-5122 or email fox@unca.edu |
