16 ncac 06c .0304 Teacher License

(a) A teacher license shall entitle the licensee to teach in license area(s) indicated on the license.

(b) Except as provided in Paragraph (e) of this Rule below, to qualify for a teacher license, an applicant must have completed an educator preparation program at one of the following levels:

(1) Bachelor's Degree (A – Level)

(2) Master's Degree (M – Level)

(3) Specialist Degree (S – Level)

(4) Doctoral Degree (D – Level)

(c) An applicant is only eligible for a license at the highest degree level at which the applicant completed an EPP; however the applicant may qualify for graduate salary pay under 16 NCAC 06C .0369.

(d) An applicant with a high school diploma (or equivalent) or associate's degree (V-Level) may be issued a teaching license in the following license areas, provided the applicant meets all other requirements for the license classification sought by the applicant, as provided in Paragraph (e) of this Rule:

(1) Career and Technical Education

(2) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

(3) Safety and Driver Education

(e) Each teacher license shall be classified as one of the following based on the applicant's qualifications, in accordance with the corresponding rule:

(1) Initial Professional License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0336

(2) Continuing Professional License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0337

(3) Residency License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0338

(4) Limited License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0340

(5) Permit to Teach, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0341

(6) Emergency License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0342

(7) International Faculty License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0346

(8) Lifetime License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0349

(9) Provisional License, as provided in 16 NCAC 06C .0308

(f) Each teacher license shall be classified as one or more of the following based on the license area(s) in which it entitles the applicant to teach:

(1) Elementary

(A) Elementary (Kindergarten – Grade 6)

(B) Birth – Kindergarten

(D) Reading (Kindergarten – Grade 6)

(E) Math (Kindergarten – Grade 6) Add-On

(F) Science (Kindergarten – Grade 6) Add-On

(G) Special Education: General Curriculum (Kindergarten – Grade 6)

(H) Special Education: Adapted Curriculum (Kindergarten – Grade 6)

The Pre-School, Math (Kindergarten – Grade 6), and Science (Kindergarten – Grade 6) classifications shall not be issued as standalone licenses but shall only be added to an existing license consistent with 16 NCAC 06C .0307. The Pre-School Add-On shall only be issued to an applicant with an existing license in Elementary Education, Special Education, or Family and Consumer Sciences – General.

(2) Middle Grades (Grade 6 – Grade 9)

(A) Language Arts

(B) Mathematics

(D) Social Studies

(3) Secondary (Grade 9 – Grade 12)

(A) English

(B) Mathematics

(D) Earth Science

(E) Biology

(F) Physics

(G) Chemistry

(H) Social Studies

(I) Political Science

(J) Geography

(K) History

(L) Economics

(M) Sociology

(N) Anthropology

(O) Bible

(P) French

(Q) Spanish

(R) German

(S) Japanese

(T) Russian

(U) Latin

(V) Other World Language

(4) Special Subjects (Kindergarten – Grade 12)

(A) Art

(B) Music

(D) Theater Arts

(E) Health Specialist

(F) Physical Education

(G) Health and Physical Education

(H) Safety and Driver Education

(I) Speech Communication

(J) Reading

(K) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

(L) English as a Second Language

(M) American Sign Language

(N) French

(O) Spanish

(P) German

(Q) Japanese

(R) Russian

(S) Arabic

(T) Cherokee

(U) Chinese

(V) Greek (Ancient)

(W) Greek (Modern)

(X) Hebrew

(Y) Hindi

(Z) Italian

(AA) Korean

(BB) Latin

(CC) Portuguese

(DD) Swahili

(EE) Turkish

(5) Exceptional Children (Kindergarten – Grade 12)

(A) Exceptional Children: General Curriculum

(B) Exceptional Children: Adapted Curriculum

(D) Cross Categorical (Mildly/Moderately Disabled)

(E) Severely/Profoundly Disabled

(F) Mentally Disabled

(G) Academically or Intellectually Gifted

(H) Deaf and Hard of Hearing

(I) Visually Impaired

(J) Behaviorally/Emotionally Disabled

(6) Career and Technical Education

(A) Agriculture Education

(B) Aviation Education

(D) Career Development Coordinator

(E) Career Development Facilitator

(F) Computer Science and Information Technology Education

(G) CTE Local Course Option

(H) Curriculum & Instructional Management Coordinator

(I) Family and Consumer Sciences – General

(J) Family and Consumer Sciences – Apparel

(K) Family and Consumer Sciences – Child Development and Family Studies

(L) Family and Consumer Sciences – Food Nutrition and Culinary Arts

(M) Family and Consumer Sciences – Interior Design

(N) Health Sciences Education – Registered Nurse

(O) Health Sciences Education – Non-Registered Nurse

(P) Health Sciences Education – Biotechnology

(Q) Marketing Education

(R) Special Populations Coordinator

(S) Technology, Engineering, and Design Education

(T) Technology, Engineering, and Design Education – Digital Design / Animation and Game Art Design

(U) Trade and Industrial Education – Collision Repair

(V) Trade and Industrial Education – Automotive Services

(W) Trade and Industrial Education – Construction

(X) Trade and Industrial Education – Drafting

(Y) Trade and Industrial Education – Welding

(Z) Trade and Industrial Education – Manufacturing

(AA) Trade and Industrial Education – Digital Media

(BB) Trade and Industrial Education – Public Safety

History Note: Authority G.S. 115C-12(9); 115C-154; 115C-270.5; 115C-270.20;

Eff. July 1, 1986;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2000; March 1, 1990;

Temporary Amendment Eff. December 17, 2001;

Amended Eff. January 2, 2006; April 1, 2003;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2026.