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Students may not take courses outside the education department during this semester without
the approval of the department chair.
Exit Requirements. Students must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average while enrolled in
the teacher education program and complete the program with a minimum grade point average
of 2.5. The state of North Carolina requires candidates for professional licensure in elementary
education to successfully complete the appropriate Praxis II Subject Assessment Exam(s).
Teaching Area Requirements: Secondary Licensure
Junior Year: EDU 201 and 311
Senior Year: EDU 307, 354; 364, 374 and 381
English. Thirty hours, including ENG 287, 323, and 390 or its equivalent. A course in world
literature is also required.
French. Licensure in K-12 in French: A minimum of nine three-hour French courses numbered
above FRH 213. FRH 215, 216, 219, 220, 222, 370, one of the genre courses (363, 364, or 365), and
two additional advanced level courses are required.
Spanish. Licensure in K-12 in Spanish: A minimum of nine three-hour Spanish courses numbered
above SPA 213. SPA 217, 218, 219, 220, 322, plus three advanced courses in literature, of
which one must be in Spanish literature and one in Spanish-American literature, are required.
German. Licensure in K-12 in German: A minimum of twenty-eight hours beyond GER 112
or 113. These must include GER 217; 218, 219, 220, or 221; at least one course from among the
sequence 249, 281, 285, and 300.
Latin. The requirements are the same as those for the major in Latin.
Mathematics. Thirty-two hours, including MTH 111, 112, 113, 121, 221, 331, 357, (211 or 311), and
two other courses beyond 113.
Science. Licensure in the individual fields of science: biology (thirty-five hours), chemistry
(forty-four hours for BA), and physics (twenty-eight hours). All courses must be from the same
courses required for majors in those fields.
Social Studies. Thirty hours, including eighteen hours in history and twelve hours from four
other social sciences. History hours include six hours from European or world history, six hours
from U.S. history, and six hours from nonwestern history. The twelve additional hours come
from one course each in economics, geography, political science, and anthropology or sociology.
Education courses required for a secondary license include EDU 201, 307, 311, 354, 364, 374,
and 381.
Teaching Requirements: Elementary Licensure
A major in elementary education requires thirty-nine hours including EDU 201, 202, 203, 221,
222, 250, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 307, 311, 312, and 382. In addition to or as part of lower division
requirements, all education majors must have taken at least one course in biology, one course in
mathematics, one course in art or music, and PSY 151.
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