Standards and guidelines for the approval of institutions and programs for teacher education in the state of North Carolina are presented. The document contains six sections presenting state competency based program regulations on: (1) standards for the approval of institutions for teacher education at the undergraduate and graduate levels (overall policies, student personnel programs and services, faculty curricula, professional laboratory experiences, facilities, equipment, and materials); (2) guidelines for teacher education programs at the basic and advanced levels (including elementary education, secondary education, special and occupational education, and special service personnel); (3) standards and guidelines for institution-based innovations and experimental programs; (4) standards and guidelines for organizing and implementing consortium-based teacher education; (5) administration of the competency based teacher education program; and (6) certification patterns. (MJB)