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Dear
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction welcomes your interest in adding a teaching license
in Reading K12 to your existing, active North Carolina teaching license. Your transcript(s) has
been evaluated by the Office of Alternative Licensure; credit can be granted for the following
courses completed through the following institutions of higher education:
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The following courses are required for the completion of the NC A-Level Reading License with a
minimum of 24 semester hours of approved READ designated or READ-related courses (NO
PRAXIS examination in reading is required):
READ 3301
READ 3205
READ 3206
Reading Instruction in the Primary Grades
(P: for 3205/06)
Diagnostic/Prescriptive Teaching of Reading
Practicum in Diagnostic/Prescriptive Teaching of
Reading
Reading Instruction in the Intermediate Grades
Applied Phonics
Reading in the Junior and Senior High School
Problems in the Teaching of Reading
READ 3302
READ 5316
READ 5317
READ 4534(EE)
Literature Course:
ENGL 4950
Literature for Children
3 hrs
F*
S*
SS*
DE
3 hrs
1 hr
F
F
S*
S*
SS*
SS*
DE
DE
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
F*
F*
F*
F*
S
S*
S*
S
SS*
SS*
SS*
SS*
DE
DE
DE
DE
3 hrs
F*
S
SS
DE
3 hrs
F
S*
SS*
DE
or
LIBS 4950
Methods Course:
ELEM 3250
Language Arts in the Elementary School
Or
or
Teaching English/Language Arts in the Middle
MIDG 4319
Grades
Or
or
ENED 4323
The Teaching on English in High School
Courses designated (EE) students will have to produce electronic evidence.
Courses designated (UD) require admission to Upper Division. The shaded cells indicate typical campus offerings:
F=Fall, S=Spring, SS=Summer Session, DE=Distance Education, *=possibly offered DE that semester pending budget & enrollment
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All course selections must be made with approval from the READ Program Area Coordinator
A grade of C or better in the courses listed above is required for licensure
Must complete at least 50% of your coursework at ECU
Must receive prior permission from your program area advisor to enroll in an equivalent course at an institution
other than ECU for credit toward your Plan of Study (this includes North Carolina Model Teacher Education
Consortium courses as well)
Should you choose to pursue the licensure plan outlined for you with East Carolina University you will need to:
1. Complete the Undergraduate Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure application. There will be an
application fee of $70. To complete your application you will be required to provide the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions with a sealed official transcript from the institution where your bachelor’s degree
was conferred
Online at http://www.ecu.edu/admissions/Applications.cfm
Phone: 252-328-6640
SPECIAL NOTE: If you are admitted and attempt registration after the opening week of registration (check
“academic calendar” at www.ecu.edu ) available seats in courses will be limited and continue to decrease as
you get closer to the beginning of the term of registration.
2. Once you receive your admission letter from Undergraduate Admissions you will need to contact our office to
activate your file at (252) 328-6272 or strayhornl@ecu.edu
3. Once your file is activated by our office you will need to contact your advisor for an appointment – the Office
of Alternative Licensure will provide you with the name and contact information of your advisor upon
activating your file
Sincerely,