Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track
The Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track meets the coursework requirements for Preschool-Kindergarten (Pre-K) Add-on licensure in North Carolina, for undergraduates who are already majoring in a teacher licensure preparation program, such as Elementary Education.
Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track Requirements
Required courses
| EDU 2460 | Supporting Math and Science in Early Childhood | 4 sh |
| EDU 3320 | Early Childhood Family - Team Partnerships | 4 sh |
| EDU 3330 | Supporting Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood | 4 sh |
| EDU 3420 | Foundations of Special Education | 4 sh |
| EDU 3540 | Early Childhood Language and Literacy Development Birth - 2nd Grade | 4 sh |
| EDU 4100 | Assessment and Evidence-Based Practices for Preschool and Kindergarten Students | 8 sh |
Total Credit Hours: 28
EDU 4100 incorporates a clinical experience in a Pre-K classroom. The Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track is only available for undergraduates who are already majoring in a teacher licensure preparation program, such as Elementary Education.
Program Outcomes
The outcomes expected of students who have completed the Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track are drawn from three sets of standards for teacher licensure programs: (a) the NC Standards for Birth-Kindergarten (NCBK) Candidates (focusing only on the preschool-Kindergarten period); (b) the NC Professional Teaching Standards (NCPTS); and (c) the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC).
1. Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track candidates will articulate knowledge of typical as well as atypical patterns of development in the preschool-Kindergarten period [NCBK 1; InTASC 1]
2. Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track candidates will demonstrate skills in building partnerships that support children’s learning with families and community members [NCBK 2; NCPTS 2; InTASC 1, 10]
3. Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track candidates will identify agencies, legislation, policies, rights, and resources relevant for children with and without disabilities and their families, and articulate the need for quality early education [NCBK 3]
4. Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track candidates will use a variety of appropriate, ongoing, assessment methods to plan, implement, and evaluate learning experiences that are responsive to individual children’s needs and build on their strengths [NCBK 4; NCPTS 4; InTASC 2, 3, 6]
5. Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track candidates will create and adapt learning environments and integrated learning experiences that facilitate development across domains, and that are responsive to children’s socio-cultural contexts [NCBK 5; NCPTS 2, 3, 4; InTASC 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
6. Pre-K Add-on Licensure Track candidates will exhibit professional dispositions to include: articulating the value of diversity, demonstrating the ability to be reflective, and taking responsibility for student learning [NCPTS 1, 5; InTASC 9, 10]