NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06C .0349
Plain English summary
This regulation establishes the criteria under which an out-of-state licensure exam qualifies as comparable to a North Carolina SBE-approved licensure exam for teacher licensing purposes. An out-of-state exam is considered comparable if it satisfied a licensure component in the applicant's prior state and the applicant met or exceeded the test developer's established passing score. When the comparable test shares the same test code and developer as the NC-required exam, the applicant must meet the SBE's required score.
Key requirements
- The out-of-state licensure exam satisfied one component of the licensure process in that state at the time the exam was taken
- The out-of-state applicant demonstrates a score on the exam that meets or exceeds the passing score, or range of scores, established by the test developer
- An out-of-state applicant for the initial professional license (IPL) or continuing professional license (CPL) shall meet the SBE required exam score when comparable testing is the same test code and produced by the same test developer
Affected parties
- Out-of-state teacher license applicants
- Applicants for Initial Professional License (IPL)
- Applicants for Continuing Professional License (CPL)
- NC State Board of Education
- Local Education Agencies reviewing out-of-state credentials