Final Licensing Requirements
The ultimate goal of the Department of Education is to help the prospective teacher receive, immediately upon graduation from Saint Augustine's College, licensing in their specialty area. The general requirements for licensing by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction are:
- The completion of the bachelor's degree in an approved Teacher Education Program
- Demonstrate achievement on the state basic and advanced technology competencies
- Confirmation and evaluation of successful experiences in directed observation and student teaching in the area of program completion
- Recommendations by the official licensing officer of the college; and
- Passing Scores on the Praxis II Exam.
Licensure Update - The following tests are required for teacher licensure:
PRAXIS I, Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)
series consists of basic reading, writing, and mathematics tests. Students must pass all three parts by the end of their sophomore year in order to be officially admitted into the Department of Education.
The Praxis I
exam requirement may be waived if a student achieves a combined 1100 on the Math and Verbal sections of the S.A.T. The Praxis I math section may be waived with an S.A.T. score of 550. The reading and writing sections of the Praxis I exam may be waived with an S.A.T. score of 550.
PRAXIS II
consists of the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) and Subject Assessment/Specialty Area Tests. Dependent upon the area of licensure, some Subject Assessment tests consist of several parts. In such cases, the successful licensure candidate must pass all parts.