Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Candidate:
A post baccalaureate teacher licensure candidate is a student who holds a baccalaureate degree and wishes to work toward their teaching license. These candidates typically have been issued either a licensure only, lateral entry or add on plan of study from the Office of Alternative Licensure in the College of Education.
Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Guidelines:
• You must have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university
• Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Alternative Licensure to request a plan of study if you do not already have a plan of study for Licensure.
Office of Alternative Licensure:
252-328-6272 or 252-328-4125
ATTENTION - If you are pursuing licensure in the following programs please contact Graduate Admissions as you will need to apply as a Non-Degree Graduate Student. A master's degree is required to add one of these license areas to an existing license, with the exception of Academically Intellectually Gifted.
- Curriculum Instruction Specialist
- School Administration
- School Counselor
- School Social Work
- Media Coordinator
- Media Supervisor
- Instructional Tech Specialist-Computers
- Speech/Lang Pathology
- Academically Intellectually Gifted
Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure application to East Carolina instructions:
Admission Applications:
Online Application for Undergraduate Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure
Directions: Read the application instructions carefully. You will be required to provide the admissions office with a sealed official transcript from the university where you received your bachelor’s degree in addition to the fee and required agreement statement. Please note that you DO NOT need to send high school transcripts or achievement test scores. On the application you will only need to complete the items with the *asterisk symbol. For “Entrance Status” you will want to select “Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure,” if you receive an error/omission message the system wants you to verify that you are seeking teacher licensure and not one of the other listed programs (review all of the text and respond to the questions then select “next” at the bottom when complete). For Desired Major you will want to select “Teacher Licensure”. Please make sure you answer all required questions and click submit. You will need to pay the nonrefundable $60 application fee with either a VISA or MasterCard.
Readmission Applications:
Online Readmission Application for Undergraduate Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure
Directions: Read the application instructions carefully. Please note that you DO NOT need to send high school transcripts or achievement test scores. On the application you will only need to complete the items with the * symbol. For “Entrance Status” you will want to select “Readmit,” for Desired Major you will want to select “Teacher Licensure”. Please note that during the application you will be asked to provide your ECU ID given that you have previously attended ECU. You will need to pay the fee ONLY if it has been more than 12 months since you were last enrolled in courses as a post baccalaureate student. If your official transcripts from your bachelor’s degree are on file with the Admissions Office you will NOT need to resend them. If you have questions about whether or not you need to pay the fee or send transcripts please call 252-328-6640. Please make sure you answer all required questions and click submit. You will need to pay the nonrefundable $60 application fee with either a VISA or MasterCard. If you did attend classes less than 12 months ago you are exempt from paying the nonrefundable $60 application fee and you may click Fee Waiver as a payment option.
Waivers:
Application for NC Teacher Out of State Tuition Waiver
Military Waiver information and Application
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