North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter C - PERSONNEL › Section .0200 - TEACHER EDUCATION › Section 06C .0202 - APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL; CRITERIA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Each
				  IHE that seeks approval for any teacher education program must file with the
				  department a preliminary application.
(b) The IHE shall engage in self-study in
				  accordance with the existing National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
				  Education (NCATE)/state or the Teacher Education Accreditation Council
				  (TEAC)/state protocol agreement.
(c) When the IHE has completed all
				  preparation phases of the self-study, the department shall send a visitation
				  committee to verify the reports for all specialty areas for which approval is
				  sought.
(d) The SBE shall notify
				  IHEs that are denied approval of the reasons for denial. The IHE may reapply
				  after it has corrected the conditions that led to the denial of
				  approval.
(e) Each approved IHE
				  shall continually review its programs. The SBE shall annually monitor student
				  performance based upon required examinations and progression toward continuing
				  licensure. The IHE may request or the SBE may conduct a re-evaluation at any
				  time.
(f) During the final year of
				  the current approval period, the IHE shall arrange for a re-approval committee
				  visit.
(g) The SBE must approve any
				  revisions to approved programs.
(h)
				  The SBE must approve each teacher education program before an IHE may recommend
				  its graduates for licensure. In making recommendations to the SBE and in
				  determining the approval status of an IHE teacher education program and its
				  specialty area program, such as mathematics or science, the state evaluation
				  committee and the SBE, respectively, shall weigh the following criteria:
(1) SACS accreditation of the IHE;
(2) either:
(A) full accreditation or accreditation with
				  stipulations of the professional education unit by the NCATE at the basic and
				  advanced levels, as appropriate; or
(B) full accreditation or provisional
				  accreditation of the program(s) by TEAC;
(3) all IHE specialty area program reports at
				  the undergraduate and graduate levels;
(4) evidence that the IHE requires at least a
				  2.50 grade point average on a 4.00 scale for formal admission into teacher
				  education;
(5) evidence that during
				  the two preceding consecutive years, 70% of the graduates of the IHE have
				  passed the NTE/PRAXIS exams administered by the Educational Testing Service to
				  measure an applicant's academic and professional preparation and required for
				  licensure;
(6) evidence that during
				  the two preceding consecutive years, 95% of the graduates of the IHE employed
				  by public schools in the State have earned a continuing license as provided by
				  Rule .0304 of this Subchapter; and
(7) evidence that faculty members assigned by
				  the IHE to teach undergraduate or graduate methods courses or to supervise
				  field experiences for prospective teachers hold valid North Carolina teachers'
				  licenses in the area(s) of their assigned responsibilities.