NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06C .0355
Plain English summary
Out-of-state teacher applicants with fewer than three years of experience must pass NC State Board of Education approved licensure exams. An exception exists for applicants seeking an Initial Professional License (IPL) in teaching areas other than Elementary Education (ELED) or Early Childhood (ECGC), who may substitute scores from a comparable examination if the score meets or exceeds the test developer's recommended cut score for the year the exam was administered.
Key requirements
- An out-of-state applicant with fewer than three years of teaching experience must pass the North Carolina State Board of Education approved licensure examinations.
- If the applicant is seeking an IPL in a teaching area other than ELED or ECGC, he or she can submit his or her score on a different examination in a comparable teaching area if that score meets or exceeds the test developer's recommended cut score for that examination in the year administered.
Affected parties
- Out-of-state teacher applicants with fewer than three years of teaching experience
- Applicants seeking an Initial Professional License (IPL)
- NC State Board of Education
- Educator Preparation Programs