PATH TO ELEMENTARY LICENSURE

To become eligible for North Carolina Level A Certification for grades K-6, you must successfully complete those courses required by Duke in General Studies, courses required by your major, and certain courses in the area of professional knowledge. Your Long-Range Plan should indicate courses you will use to complete the requirements for General Studies and the major. This checklist outlines courses necessary for certification at the elementary level.

Go to ACES or the Course Synopsis for further details on the classes below.

The Elementary Teacher Preparation Program is designed to help candidates master certain Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions in addition to the Duke University Teacher Preparation Knowledge, Skills, and Disposition for all candidates (described here).

Students must meet the requirements of their chosen major.

Students must include the following as part of their program of study:

• Trinity College Curriculum
• One course in Developmental Psychology
• One course (1/2 cc) in Physical Education

Students must meet the following professional studies requirements:

• Foundations of Education (EDU 100, fall or spring)
• Educational Psychology (EDU 118, fall or spring)
• Teaching Practices in Elementary Mathematics and Science (EDU 107S, senior fall)
• Teaching Practices in Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies (EDU 108S, senior fall)
• Research and Reflective Practice in Elementary Education (EDU 110, senior spring)
• Elementary School Curriculum (EDU 109S, senior spring)
• Elementary School Teaching Internship (EDU 120, student teaching; offered only in the spring of the senior year; counts for two course credits)

Coursework and field experiences in the professional knowledge are sequenced; please discuss the sequence with an advisor. A course may meet more than one requirement; for example, many Education courses satisfy Curriculum 2000 requirements.

Basic North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Licensure Forms:
NC DPI Form A (Word .doc)
NC DPI Form S (Word .doc)
NC DPI Form V (Word .doc)
NC DPI Form CC (Adobe .pdf file)

Elementary Teacher Preparation Program Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions

All ETPP Candidates will:

1. Know and understand English language arts and literacy
2. Know and understand major math concepts
3. Know and understand major science concepts
4. Know and understand major social studies concepts
5. Understand major healthful living concepts
6. Understand basic arts concepts
7. Use developmentally appropriate strategies
8. Use instruction that builds on students' existing language skills
9. Understand and use major processes in math instruction
10. Provide active inquiry experiences in science instruction
11. Connect social studies with the broader curriculum
12. lntegrate arts
13. Integrate healthful living
14. Develop strategies to address controversial issues
15. Encourage underrepresented groups
16. Develop as leaders in their school and community
17. Understand safety and liability issues

Adapted from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Program Approval Standards

Any questions?

Contact Dr. Jan Riggsbee (919) 660-3075 or jrigg@duke.edu