Please reach out to Jamie Faulk, Curriculum Support Coordinator ( jamiefaulk@columbus.k12.nc.us) at Central Services with questions about CEU credit management. 

Your teaching license that has the dates listed on it which can tell you when your license is due to be renewed.  If you do not have a printed copy of your teaching license, you can access it here:  NCDPI Online Licensure System 

Renewal and Reinstatement Requirements Total 8 CEUs or 80 Clock Hours of Professional Development

*As a condition of employment per NC State Board of Education Policy LICN-005 employing school systems reserve the right to assign literacy requirements for any educator.

*Renewal requirements are subject to change based on NC State Board of Education policy updates.

Credits Required for Licensure Renewal

Grades K-5

• 3 Subject Area 

• 3 Literacy

• 2 General

Student Services Personnel

• 4 Professional Discipline

• 4 General

Grades 6-12

• 4 Subject Area 

• 4 General

Administrators

• 4 Executive's Role

• 4 General

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.

Renewal Criteria

• A unit of renewal credit (CEU) is equal to 10 clock hours of professional development

• 8 units of renewal credit are required to renew both a current and expired CPL

• For a CPL to remain current, all renewal credit must be earned by the expiration date of the license

Activities Accepted for Renewal Credit:

• College or university courses

  • Official transcripts are required as documentation; grade reports are not accepted.

• Local in-service courses or workshops

  • The administrative unit certifies credits.

• Classes and workshops approved by an LEA

  • Documentation of completion is provided by the agency sponsoring the activity.