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ECU is proud to offer NC TEACH II, a new U.S. Department of Education Transition to Teaching grant project. Join the NC TEACH II team to ensure North Carolina students achieve academic success despite the challenges and inequities they face and be rewarded with a financial stipend for your commitment!
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NC TEACH/Project ACT
(Lateral Entry 1 year program)

The NC TEACH cohort program typically takes a Lateral Entry Teacher 1 year to complete but may vary by content area and previously completed coursework.

NC TEACH/Project ACT Face-to-Face Cohort Face-to-Face (F2F) and/or Distance Education (DE)		NC TEACH/Project ACT Online Cohort Distance Education (DE)
Sample Program: 4-5 week Summer Institute (daily 8:30-4:30) F2F Fall - one course over 5 Saturdays F2F Spring - one course F2F or DE Summer 1 - one course F2F or DE PRAXIS II subject area test(s) 1 Successful year of teaching (TPAI Summative) Additional coursework as outlined on plan of study (varied per individual) This program is intensive during the Summer.		Sample Program: Fall - one course DE Spring - one course DE Summer I - one course DE Summer II - one course DE PRAXIS II subject area test(s) 1 Successful year of teaching (TPAI Summative) Additional coursework as outlined on plan of study (varied per individual) This program is intensive during the school year and summer with approximately 15-20 hrs/week of coursework.
Locations: ECU, Onslow County, Johnston County		Location: Entirely online (see available areas below) Military Cohort to begin June 2008; For this program, courses will be compacted and will begin June 2008. The courses are online. For individuals applying for this cohort, please use a "regular online application" and write "Military" on the first page.
Application Information:		Application Information: application deadlines: March 31st for Summer start April 15th for Military Cohort July 1st for Fall start Nov. 1st for Spring start Download Application Application for Current Lateral Entry Teachers

NC TEACH Summer 2008 Cohort Dates
For Blended and Face-to-Face Cohorts

Cohort	Summer I 2008	Summer II 2008
Johnston	Online (One Course)	June 18-27 face-to-face in Johnston County then back online (One Course)
Pitt	Online (One Course)	July 7-18 face-to-face in Pitt County area then back online until the end of Summer II (One Course)
Onslow	No Course	June 30-July 25 face-to-face in Onslow County (Two Courses)
Duplin	PENDING

Print, complete, then mail or fax application and official transcript(s) to:
Office of Alternative Licensure
College of Education
108 Speight Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Fax: 252-328-0105

Once your application has been received by our office you will be contacted within 30 days.

Advantages:

Requirements typically completed in 1 year
Cohort support and systematic course of study
Enter the classroom immediately
No internship requirement (time and financial savings)
Total program cost between $2,000-3,000 (approximate figure for entire year) NCMTEC members pay reduced consortium rates for courses (school system must be a member)
Financial aid available for F2F summer institute
Flexible course offerings to include Saturday, evenings, and distance education
Previous education courses may count toward your licensure requirements

ECU Licensure Areas:

Art K-12*	Business 7-12*	Dance K-12*	English 9-12*
Family and Consumer Sciences 7-12*	French K-12*	German K-12*	Health K-12*
Marketing 7-12*	Math 9-12*	Middle Grades: Lang Arts, Math, Science* or Social Studies*	Music K-12*
Physical Education K-12*	Science 9-12*	Social Studies 9-12*	Spanish K-12*
Special Education General or Adapted		Theater K-12*

*Available areas of NC TEACH/Project ACT online cohort

For general questions contact:

Karli Ruscoe

Coordinator of Alternative Licensure

252-328-4125

ruscoek@ecu.edu

NC TEACH/Project ACT Program Coordinator:

Dr. Ann Bullock

Coordinator of ALEC

College of Education

116 Speight Building

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC 27858

Lateral Entry

Lateral Entry Teachers are individuals employed in a North Carolina school system that hold at least a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the subject area they are employed to teach.

Lateral Entry Teachers are responsible for securing their own teaching position and will be teaching while they complete their licensure coursework. Failure to secure a teaching position will result in re-classification as Licensure only and may require additional coursework.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI)

Requirements for Lateral Entry

EITHER:

AND

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

Relevant Degree

2.5 GPA on 4.0 scale

24 Semester Hours of course work in core area

Passing scores on Praxis I tests PLUS one of the following:

▪ GPA of 3.0 in the major field of study

▪ GPA of 3.0 in all courses in senior year

▪ GPA of 3.0 in a minimum of 15 semester hours of courses (relating to teaching subject/area of licensure) completed within the last five years

Passing score on the Praxis II subject area test(s)

for the area of licensure

Five years of relevant experience that occurred after Bachelor’s degree (as determined by LEA and DPI)

Notes:

To qualify for lateral entry license in Elementary Education or Exceptional Children (Teacher of Record), the PRAXIS II subject assessment MUST be met prior to employment.

To qualify for a lateral entry license in English As a Second Language you must have either 24 semester hours in English, a degree in English or the PRAXIS II.