North Carolina Teaching (K-12) CE requirements
Professional Educator's License — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
8CE hours every 5 yearsVerify with board
Renewal: Renewal credits due June 30; five-year license term.
Required categories
Details
North Carolina uses native renewal credits: 8.0 credits per five years. Current statute requires at least 3 credits in the educator's academic subject area for all teachers and at least 3 literacy credits for elementary teachers. totalHours is preserved as 8 credits — not converted to CEU hours.
Official source: North Carolina General Statute 115C-270.30 (session law PDF)
⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.
Never miss this deadline.
Track your North Carolina teaching (k-12) CE free — upload certificates, get reminded at 90 / 60 / 30 / 7 days out.
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Teaching (K-12) in other states
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