Requirements/North Carolina
Special Education Teacher in North Carolina.
The same two exams as elementary.
- Exams
- 2
- Passing scores
- 233 · 227
- Certificate
- Exceptional Children: General Curriculum (K-12)
The exams you have to pass
In the order most candidates take them.
01
Foundations of Reading890
100 multiple choice plus 2 written assignments, 4h30m.
Pass233
02
General Curriculum: Mathematics subtest003
45 multiple choice plus 1 open-response item, 2h30m. Mathematics subtest only.
Pass227
What people get wrong
Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.
- The exam set matches Elementary Education (K-6). If you have already passed both, you have cleared the testing for either area.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved educator preparation program, traditional or alternative
Now go pass them.
Knowing the list is the easy part. Built To Pass teaches the strategy layer that works on any of these, aimed at the domains where you are actually losing points.
Start with your examVerified 2026-08-03 against North Carolina Licensure Assessments (nc.nesinc.com). Certification rules change by state board vote. Confirm with the state before you register for a test.