Renewal Requirements

**The definition of teacher includes instructional support personnel

Credits Required for Licensed Educators

Grades Pre-Kindergarten-5:

3 Subject Area
3 Literacy
2 General

Grades 6-12:

4 Subject Area
4 General

Student Services Personnel:

4 Professional Discipline Area
4 General

Administrators:

4 Executive’s Role
4 General

Additionally, if you are in your renewal year and you will have 30 years of experience by the end of June 2024, you can obtain the Lifetime License (no more renewal credits).

2.10 Lifetime License

Effective July 1, 2019, an individual who is currently licensed as a professional educator who meets one of the following requirements may be issued a Lifetime License, which shall require no renewal:
1. Completed 30 or more years of creditable service with the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System.
2. 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.
An individual, who plans to convert his/her continuing professional license (CPL) to a lifetime license, will not be required to complete continuing education credits (CEUs) for the renewal period immediately preceding the conversion to a lifetime license. If the individual fails to meet the requirements to hold a lifetime license, the individual's license shall expire and the required CEUs must be completed in advance of reinstating the license.

*Note: Although lifetime licenses do not require CEUs, PSUs have the discretion to require professional learning activities of lifetime license holders as a condition of employment.

Click here to check your current CEU's. (Note: You will need to be on the PCS internet to access it. It will also alert you that the site is unsafe, however, it it safe and you may select the advanced option to continue to the site.)

Click here for NC DPI's site on renewal.

Person County Schools

Licensure Information

Online Licensure System

Licensure Renewal

In-State Requirements

Out-of-State Requirements

Beginning Teacher License

Lateral Entry License

Name Change on License

Masters Level Pay Request