North Carolina Teaching (K-12) CE requirements

Professional Educator's License — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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8CE hours every 5 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Renewal credits due June 30; five-year license term.

Required categories

Academic subject area
3h
Literacy (elementary teachers) (conditional)
3h

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.

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