North+Carolina+Licensure+Information

=**As part of the SBE approved Remodeling (Revisioning), completers of an approved teacher education program were not required to pass Praxis II testing requirements unless they were recommended for the Elementary Education or Special Education licenses. Elementary and Special Education completers must pass the Praxis II test(s) prior to employment to meet the federal requirement of "highly qualified". NOTE: __Recent legislative changes require ALL completers to pass identified licensure exams. In October 2013, the SBE approved a policy change requiring Praxis II for all licensure areas effective July 1, 2014. ALL candidates for North Carolina Teacher Licensure (with the exception of Elementary/Special Education Candidates: See below) must pass appropriate PRAXIS II test effective July 1, 2014.__**=

=North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Professional Educator's Licensure Section=


 * =PRAXIS I Requirements (If SAT or ACT scores do not exempt) For the Academic Year 2013-2014, we highly recommend that you take the PRAXIS I PPST=

="Current" Licensure Tests (Until October 1, 2014)=
 * =Elementary Education: Instructional Practice and Applications (5015)=
 * =Special Education: General Curriculum (5543)=

="New" Licensure Tests (__Effective Date October 1, 2014__) At the following link you will find practice tests and objective clarification for the new assessments.=
 * =Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum (Elementary and Special Education Licensure Candidates)=

=Latest DPI Licensure Updates (9/17/13)=