About the Program - BEST - UNC School of Education

About the Program

The UNC Baccalaureate Education in Science and Teaching (BEST) program was designed to offer an innovative, fast-track program for UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduate students majoring in science and math the opportunity to complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree and obtain licensure as a secondary science or mathematics teacher in North Carolina in four years.

Students who complete the BEST program will be prepared for North Carolina licensure in either mathematics (9-12) or Comprehensive Science (9-12).

Program of Studies

9 credit hours of educational foundation courses;
3 credit hours of pedagogy course;
12 credit hours of a student teaching internship and advanced method;

North Carolina Teaching Fellows

The BEST program is open to North Carolina Teaching Fellows!

The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program provides up to $5,000 per semester in forgivable loans for a commitment to serve as a secondary science or mathematics teacher in a North Carolina school. The number of semesters a student is eligible for funding is based on program entry point. Students planning to apply to the BEST program are eligible to apply. Learn more about becoming a North Carolina Teaching Fellow!

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