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Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Requirements

 

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Requirements and DPI Licensure Link:

Renew or Update your Continuing Professional License:

  • The renewal process ensures that Continuing Professional License (CPL) educators continue to engage in professional development within their content areas, literacy, and knowledge.
  • The renewal process is every five years.
  • The renewal process will automatically open by DPI in early to mid-May for the licenses that are expiring 6/30/XX of that year.

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

(i.e. 10 hours = 1.0 CEU Credit; 1 hour = 0.1 CEU Credit)

No need to open an application:

  • Wait for an email notification from DPI stating that the renewal application has been opened 
  • Login to: vo.licensure.ncpublicschools.gov to complete the renewal application
  • Pay the $35.00 DPI renewal fee online
Credits Required for Licensure Renewal

Grades 6-12

  • 4 Subject Area        
  • 4 General 

 

 

Administrators

  • 4 Executive's Role
  • 4 General

 

 

Grades K-5

  • 3 Subject Area
  • 3 Literacy
  • 2 General

Student Services Personnel     

  • 4 Professional Discipline
  • 4 General

 

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/educators/educators-licensure/renew-or-update-your-professional-educators-license

CEU Q&A:

How do I check my CEUs?

  • CEUs for renewal are housed in LINQ (where you sign in for Timekeeper). 
  • Go to: www.scotland.k12.nc.us  and click on "Staff Links" in the upper right corner.  Click on the Time Keeper link and log in.  On the left side under "Employee Profile", you will see "CEUs" - Click this link to view your CEU history.

How do I read my CEU history?

  • Your current renewal period listed on the Current Line.  The start and end dates are the dates of your license renewal cycle.  ALL education license expire 6/30. Each category for CEUs is listed across the top in blue. 

If I am in need of CEU's?

  • You have access to FREE professional development courses through IAM/NCEdCloud? (Available to all NC Public and Charter School Teachers/Admins)

Follow these simple steps to access our course directory: 

  1. Log in to your IAM/NCEdCloud account
  2. Click on the "blue P" to access NCEES
  3. Click the Professional Development link on the top menu

This path will take you to a wide variety of FREE courses. All courses are self-enrolled and self-paced.

Contact the Licensure Specialist for more resources to earn CEU's. 

I earned CEU's, but it is not showing in my CEU history?

Offered at the school site and or district lead -

  • School Site Academic Coach's are to assist educators with entering CEU's regardless if they were offered on school site, within the district or outside of the district. 
  • Notification and documentation should be provided to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for review and approval. 

I have CEUs that I earned in another county or state. How do I have them added to my CEU history with CCS?

  • Please send a copy of the CEU history to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for review, approval, and entry. 

I took college courses and want to use them for CEUs, what do I do?  

  • If you completed courses or a degree within your current license cycle, submit official transcripts through LINQ/Timekeeper.

If you have any licensure questions, please contact the Scotland County Licensure Specialist directly, (910) 276-1138.