Open the menus below to access relevant information, policies, procedures, and resources for MAT students completing the part-time internship or full-time student teaching semesters.
Residency MAT students are those who are employed by a local school administrative unit as a full-time educator. Residency students must be employed as the primary teacher in the subject and grade level they are seeking licensure. For example, an MAT student who holds a bachelor's degree in Biology and is employed at St. Somewhere High School teaching Biology is a residency teacher.
Traditional MAT students are those who are enrolled in the MAT program, but are not employed as a full-time educator.
Click here for a semester-by-semester summary of the field experience requirements.
Click here to review the responsibilities of the MAT student during Student Teaching (EDU 636).
Every four weeks, teacher candidates enrolled in Internships I (EDU 626) and II (EDU 636) will submit POP Cycles that they completed with their clinical educators. Click here to read the instructions and use the POP Cycle template. Candidates will submit the POP Cycle in the EDU 626 or 636 Canvas website.
MAT students are responsible for initiating conversations and plans for the POP Cycle with the clinical educator in a timely manner.
During Learning Environments (EDU 600), the clinical educator and university supervisors will complete the first Educator Disposition Assessment and Mid-Term Evaluation of the Intern. University supervisors will also complete one Formal Observation of Instruction.
During MAT Internship I (EDU 626), clinical educators and university supervisors will complete the Final Evaluation of the Intern and second Educator Disposition Assessment. Clinical educators will conduct one Formal Observation of Instruction and participate in two POP Cycles. University supervisors will conduct two Formal Observations of Instruction and evaluate two POP cycles in Canvas.
Information and instructions for student interns to complete POP Cycles will be available in their EDU 626 Canvas Courses.
During the student teaching semester, LR teacher candidates will be evaluated and assessed by the clinical educator and university supervisor regularly. The schedule for the evaluations and assessments are described below.
In the first month of student teaching, clinical educators and university supervisors will complete the first Educator Disposition Assessment.
At the mid-term of student teaching, clinical educators and university supervisors will complete the Mid-Term Evaluation.
Throughout the duration of the student teaching semester, university supervisors will conduct a minimum of three Formal Observations. Clinical Educators will conduct at least one Formal Observation.
Clinical educators will participate in two POP Cycles.
At the end of student teaching, clinical educators and university supervisors will complete the Final Evaluation of Student Teaching and the second Educator Disposition Assessment. Lastly, the clinical educator, university supervisor, school administrator, and student teacher will complete the Certificate of Teaching Capacity.
University supervisors and clinical educators will conduct pre- (when necessary) and post-observation conferences with the intern in order to celebrate the intern's strengths and to strategize for improvement in areas of deficiency.
To be recommended for licensure the following are required:
Successfully complete program requirements
Successfully pass student teaching using the NC Certification of Teacher Capacity rubric
Successfully pass edTPA©
Master of Arts in Teaching majors must successfully pass the PRAXIS II specialty area examination(s) specified by the University for their Content Area as part of licensure program completion.
Note: Always refer to NCDPI website for the latest information.
After completing the student teaching semester, you must apply for a license in order to be certified to teach in the state of North Carolina.
Candidates need to apply online for the professional license at https://vo.licensure.ncpublicschools.gov/datamart/mainMenu.do.
Candidates will need the following items ready to submit when applying for licensure:
Official Degree-Posted ELECTRONIC LRU Transcript (Order this online or at the Registrar’s Office)
Scans of official transcripts from previous colleges and universities
Credit Card payment for $55.00
Praxis II scores; Praxis CKT Math scores; edTPA scores; Foundation of Reading scores
Court documents for charges (if applicable)
LEA/IHE Certification of Teaching Capacity Form
It will take approximately 10-12 weeks for the license to arrive.
Occasionally, candidates will receive a job offer before receiving a teaching license. In that case the potential employer will ask for a license verification letter. The Dean of the College of Education and Human Services will generate a letter for once the licensure application process has been completed.
Note: Always refer to NCDPI website for the latest information.