Standard Professional II License (continuing license)

Issued to individuals with three or more years of teaching experience who have been designated as “highly qualified” in North Carolina.  License is issued for a five-year cycle in which time the individual must complete renewal requirements (see “License Renewal” for specific requirements).

Individuals from out-of-state with three or more years of teaching experience and have a degree from a regionally accredited institution, have been designated as fully licensed and “highly qualified” in the other state AND who meet NC’s PRAXIS testing requirements or have National Board Certification will be issued a Standard Professional II license.

Individuals from out-of-state with three or more years of teaching experience and have a degree from a regionally accredited institution, BUT who have NOT met NC’s PRAXIS testing requirements or earned National Board Certification will be issued a Standard Professional II license after one year of successful teaching in North Carolina with the recommendation for re-employment by the Local Education Agency.

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