Pathway to Practice NC at a Glance

About the Program

This flexible online program is specifically designed to support emergency licensed teachers with a residency/temporary license. Admissions is ongoing, and you can apply anytime.

Pathway to Practice NC
Subject Areas Offered
  • Mathematics (6-9 or 9-12)
  • Science (6-9 or 9-12)
  • English Language Arts (6-9 or 9-12)
  • Social Studies(6-9 or 9-12)
  • Elementary Education (K-6)
  • Special Education – General Curriculum (K-12)
Delivery Model
  • Fully online, self-paced
  • Competency-based
Start Dates

Anytime/Ongoing

Admissions Requirements
  • Residency or Temporary License in Math, Science, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Elementary Education or Special Education
  • Passing Praxis II scores in content area
Program Components
  • Seven modules completed on flexible schedule
  • edTPA portfolio
Completion Time

Approximately 1 year

End Result

Clear Initial Teaching Licensure

Academic Programs

Pathway to Practice NC (P2PNC)

Pathway to Practice NC News

Nick Musgrave
‘Nothing has prepared me or advanced my career like Pathway to Practice NC did’

Nick Musgrave was two years into teaching math at Thomasville Middle School when he began Pathway to Practice NC, a joint program offered by UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University designed to help lateral entry teachers like him earn their full teaching license. “The program has absolutely changed the way I teach,” he says.

SECU giving check to deans Danoqitz and Abd-El-Khalick
SECU Foundation grant to fund expansion of Pathway to Practice NC

(Raleigh, N.C. -- May 2, 2019) - An online teacher licensure program from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University will help fulfill the state’s need for licensed elementary and special education teachers thanks to a generous grant from the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation. The $200,000 grant will…

Amy Castle-featured
Pathway to Practice offers convenient, effective licensure opportunity

Pathway to Practice NC, a 100% online teacher licensure program aimed at helping North Carolina address its growing teacher shortage, launched in October 2017. Since its inception, the program has had 12 teachers earn full teacher licensure, while another 86 residency-licensed teachers from across the state are currently enrolled.

Visit our site to learn more & apply!

Pathway to Practice NC