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Latin Initial Licensure Checklist

A. Information Sources

  1. Your Classical Studies advisor (!)
  2. Dr. Susan Shelmerdine, Head, Department of Classical Studies 1103 Moore Humanities and Research Administration Bldg., UNCG

B. Admission to Teacher Education

  1. You must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in your Latin (LAT) courses
  2. Take the Praxis I exam and earn at least a 522 composite score across the Reading, Writing, and Mathematics tests. You should take the test in the spring of your Sophomore year. ** if you have high enough scores on the appropriate SAT or ACT test(s), you may be exempt from taking Praxis. SAT total must be higher than 1100, ACT higher than 24 to exempt from all the Praxis parts. For more information, refer to this Substitution Table.
  3. Complete the Application for Admission to Undergraduate Teacher Education form (available in 319 Curry)
  4. Have your Classical Studies advisor and the Classical Studies Department Head sign the application form

C. Department, Professional Education, University and College Requirements

    Work with your Classical Studies advisor to make sure you have fulfilled these requirements. Department and Professional requirements are listed on the Initial Licensure page.

D. Application for Student Teaching

  1. Applications for admission to student teaching are available at the beginning of each semester in 321 Curry Building. You should submit your application by February 15th, one year before your Spring student teaching semester
  2. Make sure you have completed the requirements listed in B. above and are already admitted into the Latin Teacher Education program
  3. You must have departmental approval before being admitted to student teaching

E. Technology Portfolio - no longer required

A separate technology portfolio is no longer required. Technology work will be included in other required work which will be posted in your TaskStream Portfolio during CUI 545, 552 and 465.

F. Application for Licensure

  1. Applications for state licensure are available in 321 Curry Building. You should submit your application in the last 3-4 weeks of your final semester, although final processing won't happen until you complete the program. Contact Deb Ackerman in the Teachers Academy for details.
  2. North Carolina does not require the Praxis II content area test for Latin. Effective Spring 2008, however, this test may be taken by teachers with certification in another area who want to add a license in Latin.

 

Page updated: 16-Apr-2008

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Department of Classical Studies
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1104 Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building, PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
VOICE 336.334.5214
FAX 336.334.5158