Western Leads the State
Western leads the state in guiding teachers through the complex requirements for teachers—from admission, through field experiences, internships, and assembling a first-rate portfolio, to taking the pre-professional and subject area tests.
Do you have a passion for teaching? With its variety of licensure areas, the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University offers students a variety of licensure options.
Whichever licensure area you choose, you’ll become engaged in a rigorous and competitive curriculum that will thoroughly prepare you for the ever-changing, high-demand field of today’s education.
Western offers the following licensure areas:
- Art
- Birth-Kindergarten
- Comprehensive Science
- Counseling
- Physical Education (K-12)
- Education Leadership and Foundations
- Elementary Education (K-6)
- English
- Exceptional Children (K-12)
- Mathematics
- Middle Grades Education (6-9)
- Music
- Secondary Education (9-12)
- Social Science
Western Carolina University also has outstanding alternative licensure programs for those who already have a bachelor’s degree. Contact the Office of Alternative Licensure to receive an individualized plan of study based on your previous experiences and education.
If you are interested in school psychology (offered as a master's degree), be sure to check out Western's outstanding Psychology Program!