The program requirements described are subject to change by the Department of Education, the State Department of Public Instruction and the University of North Carolina. Changes will be described in the official Education Majors Handbook . Students interested in majoring in education are assigned an advisor in the department during the freshman year. The advisor will assist the student during registration and exercise general supervision over the student s academic progress. All students wishing to receive initial licensure to teach are required to apply for admission to teacher education.
Students apply through the department in which they plan to major.
A student s advisor must submit a completed portfolio containing all appropriate documents, to the Teacher Education Committee to support a student s candidacy for admission to Teacher Education. Students must make formal application for admission during the second semester of their sophomore year. Students must have a minimum cumulative academic average of 2.50. Students who hold a degree and are seeking certification only are not required to take the speech course. Students must be free of any communication difficulties that, in the judgment of the Teacher Education Committee, may interfere with successful teaching.