Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG), Post Baccalaureate Certificate

This certificate program in AIG prepares people to become teachers of academically or intellectually gifted K-12 students.  It is available to teachers already holding or eligible for a North Carolina teaching license in any area.  The program is completely online with the exception of a one-week field experience associated with SPED 500 that takes place in the summer.  Credits earned may be applied to the gifted concentration in the MAEd program in special education.

Admissions requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution 
• 2.85 GPA 
• Three letters of recommendation 
• Acceptance into Western Carolina University’s Graduate School 

Successful completion leads to recommendation for a teaching license from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, pending completion of all state-mandated requirements.