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edTPA for North Carolina

Beginning September 1, 2019, all candidates seeking initial licensure in North Carolina will be required to submit qualifying scores on the appropriate edTPA performance-based, subject-specific assessment. Please check with your faculty advisor about program-specific edTPA requirements established for 2022–2023.

Resources

For more information about teacher licensure within North Carolina, or to contact licensure staff at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, please visit the NC Professional Educator's License page link opens in a new window.

Assessment Areas for North Carolina

Assessment Areas for North Carolina

The table below matches initial teaching licensure areas with the edTPA handbooks approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Candidates should confirm the appropriate edTPA portfolio handbook with their faculty advisor before registering for the assessment.

Initial License edTPA Handbook 2022–2023 Passing Score
Elementary
Elementary—Birth through Kindergarten Early Childhood 38
Elementary (K–6) Must complete one of the following:
  • Elementary Education: Literacy with Mathematics Task 4
  • Elementary Education: Mathematics with Literacy Task 4
 45
  • Elementary Literacy
  • Elementary Mathematics
 38
Elementary—English as a Second Language (K–6) English as an Additional Language 38
Elementary Reading (K–6 ) To Be Determined
Elementary Special Education—General Curriculum (grades K–6) Special Education 38
Elementary Special Education—Adaptive Curriculum (grades K–6) Special Education 38
Exceptional Children Special Education 38
Middle Grades
Middle Grades Language Arts Middle Childhood English Language Arts 38
Middle Grades Mathematics Middle Childhood Mathematics 38
Middle Grades Science Middle Childhood Science 38
Middle Grades Social Studies Middle Childhood History/Social Studies 38
Secondary (9–12)
Secondary English (9–12) Secondary English Language Arts 38
Secondary Mathematics (9–12) Secondary Mathematics 38
Secondary Science (9–12) Secondary Science 38
Secondary Earth Science (9–12) Secondary Science 38
Secondary Biology (9–12) Secondary Science 38
Secondary Physics (9–12) Secondary Science 38
Secondary Chemistry (9–12) Secondary Science 38
Secondary Social Studies (9–12) Secondary History/Social Studies 38
Secondary Political Science (9–12) Secondary History/Social Studies 38
Secondary Geography (9–12) Secondary History/Social Studies 38
Secondary History (9–12) Secondary History/Social Studies 38
Secondary Economics (9–12) Secondary History/Social Studies 38
Secondary Sociology (9–12) Secondary History/Social Studies 38
Secondary Anthropology (9–12) Secondary History/Social Studies 38
Secondary French (9–12) World Language 32
Secondary Spanish (9–12) World Language 32
Secondary German (9–12) World Language 32
Secondary Japanese (9–12) World Language 32
Secondary Russian (9–12) World Language 32
Secondary Chinese (9–12) World Language 32
Secondary Latin (9–12) Classical Languages 32
Secondary Bible (9–12 ) At this time, there is no edTPA handbook available for this license. NA
Special Subjects (K–12)
Art (K–12) Visual Arts 38
Music (K–12) K–12 Performing Arts 38
Dance (K–12) K–12 Performing Arts 38
Theater Arts (K–12) K–12 Performing Arts 38
Physical Education (K–12) Physical Education 38
Health and Physical Education (K–12) Must complete one of the following:
  • Physical Education
  • Health Education
 38
Speech Communication (K–12) At this time, there is no edTPA handbook available for this license. NA
English as a Second Language (K–12) English as an Additional Language 38
Reading (K–12 ) To Be Determined
American Sign Language (K–12) World Language 32
French (K–12) World Language 32
Spanish (K–12) World Language 32
German (K–12) World Language 32
Japanese (K–12) World Language 32
Russian (K–12) World Language 32
Exceptional Children
Exceptional Children Special Education 38
Career and Technical Education
Agricultural Education Agricultural Education 38
Business and Information Technology Education Must complete one of the following:
  • Business Education; or
  • Technology and Engineering Education
 38
Career—Technical Education Career and Technical Education
This handbook would be appropriate for:
  • Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
  • Architecture & Construction
  • Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
  • Business Management & Administration
  • Education & Training
  • Finance
  • Government & Public Administration
  • Health Science
  • Hospitality & Tourism
  • Human Services
  • Information Technology
  • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
 33
Family and Consumer Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences 38
Marketing Education Business Education 38
Technology Education Technology and Engineering Education 38

Passing Scores for North Carolina

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has established a passing threshold for edTPA. The following table lists the NC DPI approved edTPA cutscores:

Performance Assessment Required for Licensure edTPA Passing Score edTPA Highly Qualified Score
13 Rubric Handbooks 15 Rubric Handbooks 18 Rubric Handbooks 13 Rubric Handbooks 15 Rubric Handbooks 18 Rubric Handbooks
2017–2018 and 2018–2019 No 32 38 45 42 48 57
2019–2020 Yes 32 38 45 42 48 57
2020–2021 Yes 32 38 45 42 48 57
2021–2022 Yes 32 38 45 42 48 57
2022–2023 Yes 32 38 45 42 48 57

** The consequential date for edTPA and PPAT begins on September 1, 2019.

The North Carolina-established passing threshold for 2020–2021 will remain for the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 program years

Note - Handbooks with only 13 rubrics include World Language and Classical Languages. Handbooks with 18 rubrics include the two Elementary Education handbook options. All other edTPA handbooks consist of 15 rubrics.

Your handbook selection should be aligned with your clinical experience. Please call or contact your state office of educator licensing for specific details.

For additional information regarding edTPA state policies, please review state participation information at edtpa.org link opens in a new window.

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