Credit for purposes of qualifying for licensure to include initial licensing, renewal, and upgrading shall be based on college/university semester hours and/or renewal units. For purposes of converting credit, college/university quarter hours and renewal units shall have the value of two-thirds of a semester hour. A renewal unit shall be equal to one-quarter hour, one school year of teaching experience, or ten clock hours of professional development. This professional development shall be offered at a maximum of six hours per day.
"NC State Board of Education: Routes to Licensure." Routes to Licensure. NC State Board of Education, 01 June 2016. Web. 12 July 2017.