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Licensure & CEU Information

 Licensure Fees
Effective January 1, 2017 
Initial Out-Of-State, CTE, or Alternative License: $100
Initial In-State: $70
LEA Based Five-Year Renewal: $35
Five-Year Renewal: $35
License Modifications: $60 
Research: $30 
 

Additional Licensure Rate Information 

NCDPI Online Licensure System
 
Beginning August 1, 2015 new and existing professional educators will be able to apply for and update their North Carolina licenses online. Instructions and more information are available within the online licensure system.  Please select the link below.
 
 
NCDPI Online Licensure System (Chrome is the preferred browser)
 
 
 Licensure Fees
 

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/fbs/allotments/forms/licensure-fees/open

NCDPI Online Licensure System

 Professional educators can apply for and update their North Carolina licenses online. Instructions and more information are available within the online licensure system.  Please select the link below.

NCDPI Professional Educator's Licensure Information  

NCDPI Online Licensure System (Chrome is the preferred browser)

North Carolina Lifetime License

The State Board of Education shall issue a lifetime license, which shall require no renewal, to an individual currently licensed as a professional educator who has met at least one of the following criteria:

  • Completed at least 30 or more years of creditable service with the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System.
  • Completed a combined total of 30 or more years of employment as a licensed teacher, administrator, or student services personnel in one or more public school units in North Carolina.

CEU Requirements 

Grades PreK-5 ~ 8.0 CEUs                  

3.0 - Subject Area                                                

3.0 - Literacy                                                 

2.0 - General

Grades 6-12 ~ 8.0 CEUs 

4.0 - Subject Area

4.0 - General

Student Support Services  - Media Specialists, School Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Instructional Specialists ~ 8.0 CEUs

4.0 - Professional Dicipline Area

4.0 General

Administrators ~ 8.0 CEUs 

4.0 - Executive's Role

4.0 - General

 

CEU Information

All CEU Information can be found in My Learning Plan/ Frontline Professional Growth.  Instructions for viewing CEUs can be found here.  Please note that Frontline Professional Growth displays professional development credits in hour format. Therefore, a conversion is necessary to determine the CEU credits. 10 professional development hours = 1.0 CEU credit.

Activities Accepted for Renewal Credit

College or University courses - Official Transcripts are required as documentation; grade reports are not accepted.