Educator Preparation Program 鈥� Residency Licensure Certificates
黑料正能量 is pleased to offer education residency programs that will support newly hired teachers in need of a residency license. As a team, we will collaborate through your beginning teacher years all the way through licensure.
We offer the following Residency Programs:
- Elementary Education
- Special Education
- High School Math
- Middle School Math
- High School Science
- Middle School Science
Through this Educator Preparation Program (EPP), 黑料正能量 will provide:
- Supportive coursework
- One-on-one advising, mentoring and coaching by experienced professionals
- In-person observations
- Step-by-step guidance through the process of receiving licensure
- Partnership with the local education agency to provide the best possible experience
Admissions Requirements
Eligibility
The Residency Licensure Certificate program is designed for college graduates who hold a bachelor鈥檚 degree from an accredited institution and desire to become a teacher.
For admission into the program, the candidate must:
- Must be a U.S. citizen, or eligible for employment.
- Have completed a bachelor鈥檚 degree with a 2.7 GPA or higher.
- Have completed 24 hours of coursework in the requested licensure area
- Provide a letter of employment or promised placement from a PSU/LEA in a public or public charter school as a lead teacher/teacher of record position that requires a teaching license.
How to Apply
All interested applicants will apply directly to 黑料正能量. A walkthrough on how to apply can be accessed through the following link.
How to Apply to the EPP
Handbook
Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates Available
- Special Education Residency Licensure Certificate Program [Catalog Link Coming Soon]
- High School Math Residency Licensure Certificate Program [Catalog Link Coming Soon]
- Middle School Math Residency Licensure Certificate Program [Catalog Link Coming Soon]
- High School Science Residency Licensure Certificate Program [Catalog Link Coming Soon]
- Middle School Science Residency Licensure Certificate Program [Catalog Link Coming Soon]
Program Requirements
Below are the courses required to earn this certificate. These courses will be held at 黑料正能量 in a hybrid model: mostly online with a few face-to-face meetings per course.
Elementary Education
- EDU 270 Effective Instructional Environments (2 SHC)
- EDU 272 Technology, Data, and Assessment (3 SHC)
- EDU 277 Integrated Curriculum & Instructional Strategies: Math (3 SHC)
- EDU 278 Integrated Curriculum & Instructional Strategies: Social Studies/ELA (3 SHC)
- EDU 279 Literacy Development and Instruction (4 SHC)
- EDU 283 Educator Preparation Practicum (3 SHC)
Special Education
- EDU 224 Foundations, Policies, and Practices in Special Education (3 SHC)
- EDU 272 Technology, Data, and Assessment (3 SHC)
- EDU 225 Instructional & Behavioral Strategies for Inclusion Classrooms (3 SHC)
- EDU 264 Strategies for Adaptive Math Instruction (3 SHC)
- EDU 265 Strategies for Adaptive Literacy Instruction (3 SHC)
- EDU 283 Educator Preparation Practicum (3 SHC)
High School Math
- EDU 270 Effective Instructional Environments (2 SHC)
- EDU 272 Technology, Data, and Assessment (3 SHC)
- EDU 268 Instructional Methods for High School Mathematics (4 SHC)
- EDU 230 Development, Diversity, and Resilience in Youth and Secondary Students (3 SHC)
- EDU 269 Designing Responsive Mathematics Instructions for High School (3 SHC)
- EDU 283 Educator Preparation Practicum (3 SHC)
Middle School Math
- EDU 270 Effective Instructional Environments (2 SHC)
- EDU 272 Technology, Data, and Assessment (3 SHC)
- EDU 231 Instructional Methods for Middle Grades Mathematics (4 SHC)
- EDU 230 Development, Diversity, and Resilience in Youth and Secondary Students (3 SHC)
- EDU 232 Designing Responsive Mathematics Instruction for Middle Grades (3 SHC)
- EDU 283 Educator Preparation Practicum (3 SHC)
High School Science
- EDU 270 Effective Instructional Environments (2 SHC)
- EDU 272 Technology, Data, and Assessment (3 SHC)
- EDU 273 Instructional Methods for High School Science (4 SHC)
- EDU 230 Development, Diversity, and Resilience in Youth and Secondary Students (3 SHC)
- EDU 274 Applying Scientific Inquiry in High School Science (3 SHC)
- EDU 283 Educator Preparation Practicum (3 SHC)
Middle School Science
- EDU 270 Effective Instructional Environments (2 SHC)
- EDU 272 Technology, Data, and Assessment (3 SHC)
- EDU 238 Instructional Methods for Middle Grades Science (4 SHC)
- EDU 230 Development, Diversity, and Resilience in Youth and Secondary Students (3 SHC)
- EDU 239 Applying Scientific Inquiry in Middle Grades (3 SHC)
- EDU 283 Educator Preparation Practicum (3 SHC)
Special Notes for your Plan of Study
- Each course requires observations by the EPP director and/or assigned coach.
- In addition to 18 hours of course work, you are required to successfully complete edTPA requirements for the State of North Carolina and a passing score on required state Praxis/Pearson testing before being recommended for licensure.
- You are required to set up a DPI NC account and apply to NCDPI Online Licensure System
- Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) will complete the V Form upon completion.
- Your plan of study remains valid if:
- You remain employed as a lead teacher under the residency in a DPI-approved NC LEA
- You earn a grade of C or better in all residency courses and you have a GPA of 2.7 or higher.
If you need to file a complaint:
The process to file a complaint is outlined in this document.
Opportunities
Scholarships from the Foundation of 黑料正能量 are available for this program. Contact the EPP Campus Director for more information.
