Our 25-26 National Board support launches on 9/13/2025!

2024-2025 Deadlines

Registration Window for 2024-2025: May 23, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Guide to National Board Certification

Read more about the application process in the Guide to National Board Certification. All candidates must carefully review the Guide to National Board Certification before applying as a candidate. Visit the DPI website for more information about the candidate loan.

Deadlines for 2024-2025 Candidates

The following information is applicable to initial and retake candidates submitting components for scoring during the 2024-2025 assessment cycle.

Registration Deadline (includes payment of nonrefundable $75 fee) - February 28, 2025

Component Selection (includes payment of component fees) - February 28, 2025

Change of Component Selection - February 28, 2025

Withdrawal Deadline - February 28, 2025

Change of Certificate and/or Specialty Area - March 21, 2025

ePortfolio Submission Window - April 1 - May 17, 2025

Component 1 Scheduling Open: January 13, 2025

Component 1: Content Knowledge Testing Window - March 1 - June 15, 2025

Score Release - December 7, 2025

*Only order and purchase components that you plan to complete and submit in the 2024-2025 school year.

Important Reminders

It is very important that you include your state teaching license number (this is not your NCID), list CMS as your school district, and agree to release information to third parties when you register online with National Board. Failure to allow update your information and allow third-party release will require NBCTs to pay the licensure fee through NCDPI.

The third parties are CMS, DPI, and NCCAT. Your pay increase and renewal credit cannot be issued without your teaching license number, CMS listed as your school district, and the agreement to release information to third parties. If you have already registered and did not provide this information, update the information in your online National Board account or call 1-800-22TEACH for assistance. Review these instructions for assistance updating the third-party notification setting.

For more information, visit our Canvas Overview course, the DPI website or the National Board website.

Additional Information

Email Christina Roth at christina.roth@cms.k12.nc.us if you have questions or desire additional information about National Board Certification and the CMS National Board Support Program.

We regret that we cannot provide support to National Board candidates who are not CMS employees.

Do you know someone who would make a great National Board Candidate? Send them this LINK for more information.

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