Requirements for Advanced Teaching Licensure
Teachers who currently hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s license in Birth-Kindergarten (Initial/A-level license) and successfully complete the MEdX program’s ECIFS specialty area requirements earn both an M.Ed. degree and qualify for North Carolina Birth-Kindergarten Advanced/M-level licensure.
In addition, if students hold current licensure in another area (e.g., Elementary Education, Special Education, Family and Consumer Science), they may receive a Birth-Kindergarten Add-On Licensure upon completing the MEDX degree in ECIFS. Please note that add-on licensure in North Carolina is at the Initial/A level only.
If a program completer does not hold an active North Carolina Professional Educator’s license in Birth-Kindergarten (Initial/A-level license), they are eligible to apply to the MEdX Program; however, they must sign a waiver indicating that they understand they are not eligible for the licenses upon completion. Consult the program director and the School’s licensure manager for more information about this option.