Add-on Licensure
Curriculum and Instruction Specialist

Program Description

The Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction and the Curriculum and Instruction Specialist License programs is undergoing revision. At this time we are not accepting applications for 2010-2011. Please check our website during Fall 2009, as we may open admissions for 2010 in late Fall 2009 or early spring 2010.

The School of Education is strongly committed to Curriculum and Instruction as a field of study for education professionals, and we appreciate your interest in our offerings.

The Curriculum and Instruction Specialist add-on Licensure Program is designed to prepare educators for positions of leadership in curriculum and instruction. The earned license is Curriculum and Instructional Specialist at the Master’s Level. 

Specialists in curriculum and instruction are professionals whose primary concern is improving learning opportunities through providing instructional leadership. Most graduates of the licensure program are public school central office general directors of instruction or specialty area instructional directors, general or specialty area supervisors, or lead or mentor teachers. Graduates may also serve with a variety of state or national education agencies such as State Departments of Public Instruction or Education or Regional Educational Centers.

Students applying to add-on Curriculum and Instruction specialist licensure must already have a master's degree and a teaching license. To obtain the license, students are also required to pass the Curriculum and Instructional Specialist Praxis examination 10410 Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision. The Curriculum and Instruction specialist add-on is licensure only. A degree is not earned in this program. 

Program Contact

Barbara Day, Ph.D., Program Coordinator
bday1@email.unc.edu
(919) 962-7739