Qualified Programs
UNC-Chapel Hill provides multiple pathways for NC Teaching Fellows to earn STEM and Special Education teacher licensure.
- MAT, Master of Arts in Teaching
- Pre-MAT for undergraduates planing to pursue the MAT
- UNC-BEST, Baccalaureate Education in Science and Teaching
Who is Eligible?
Once you are accepted as a UNC undergraduate student, if you choose to major in biology, physics, mathematics, geological sciences, or chemistry, you can add secondary teacher licensure through additional coursework through the UNC-BEST program.
Pre-MAT & MAT Programs
We offer undergraduate and transfer students the opportunity to complete specified Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) coursework as a Pre-MAT candidate while an undergraduate student. Specific courses totaling 12-credit hours can be taken as an undergraduate student and transferred into the MAT program.
The MAT program then offers licensure to STEM candidates in both Science and Mathematics, grades 6-9 and/ 9-12. Our Special Education MAT Strand licenses candidates in K-12, General Curriculum-Special Education to teach students with mild to moderate disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
UNC-BEST
UNC students majoring in biology, physics, mathematics, geological sciences, and chemistry can add secondary teacher licensure through additional coursework through the UNC-BEST program.
We offer a full-time, one calendar year, Master of Arts in Teaching program. The MAT program offers licensure to STEM candidates in both Science and Mathematics, grades 6-9 and/or 9-12 and K-12, General Curriculum-Special Education licensure to teach student with mild to moderate disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
NC Teaching Fellows funding is up to 8 semesters; thus, coursework beyond the 8 semesters would be the responsibility of the student.