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.
- 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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Fall 2008
Spring 2009
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.
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For further information contact
Dr. Elaine Fox, Director,
Extension & Distance Education
828/232-5122 or email fox@unca.edu
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