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The North Carolina Rural Teaching Fellows Online Program seeks two types of people:
- Those individuals with four-year college degrees who have demonstrable work experience in the content area the person wants to teach or,
- Those recent college graduates with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in the content area the person wants to teach.
Additionally, the ideal candidate must have a strong desire to effect change in rural classrooms, to work tirelessly to impact the academic performance of students from various socioeconomic communities, and to impact positively the lives of young people.
Admissions Requirements
To become a Rural Fellow in this program, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Prospective participants must have a baccalaureate degree from a qualifying four-year college or university
- Prospective participants must have graduated from their undergraduate institution with at least a 2.50 grade point average or higher
- The baccalaureate degree in which the prospective candidate holds must be in mathematics, Engineering, economics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Science, Psychology, Sociology, or an approved field
- Prospective participants must sign a contract agreeing to secure employment as a Teacher of Record in an elementary school or in a high school in Bertie County, Lenoir County, or Greene County for a minimum of three consecutive years
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