North Carolina School Psychologist Continuing Education Requirements
Review current North Carolina school psychologist license renewal requirements, continuing education units, professional discipline requirements, qualifying professional development, and online CE options.
North Carolina School Psychologist Renewal at a Glance
Total Renewal CEUs
North Carolina student services personnel must complete 8 CEUs to renew a Continuing Professional License.
Clock Hours
One North Carolina renewal CEU equals 10 clock hours, making the total renewal requirement 80 clock hours.
Year Renewal Cycle
North Carolina Continuing Professional Licenses are generally renewed on a five-year cycle.
North Carolina classifies school psychologists within the student services licensure category. Current NCDPI renewal guidance requires student services personnel to complete 8 CEUs, divided between professional-discipline and general renewal credit.
North Carolina School Psychologist Renewal Overview
North Carolina School Psychologist Renewal Requirements
School psychologists serving in North Carolina public schools are licensed through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as student services personnel.
A Continuing Professional License must generally be renewed every five years. NCDPI currently requires 8 renewal CEUs, equivalent to 80 clock hours of professional development.
For student services personnel, current NCDPI guidance allocates these credits as 4 CEUs in the professional discipline and 4 general CEUs.
Required Renewal Credit
What Can Count Toward North Carolina Renewal?
NCDPI recognizes several types of professional development activities for license renewal. The educator or employing school system should maintain documentation showing completion and the amount of renewal credit awarded.
What Counts as School Psychology Professional Development?
Four of the eight required renewal CEUs for student services personnel must be earned in the educator's professional discipline.
For a school psychologist, professional discipline credit would generally include professional development related to school psychology practice, such as assessment, intervention, behavior, mental health, consultation, legal and ethical practice, data-based decision making, and services for students.
The employing school system or NCDPI ultimately determines the appropriate renewal-credit category for a particular professional development activity.
Relevant Topics
Can NASP-Approved Courses Count for North Carolina Renewal?
North Carolina accepts professional development activities related to an educator's licensure area, including workshops and professional development approved or documented by an employing school system.
Because NASP-approved continuing education is specifically designed for school psychologists, courses addressing school psychology practice may align well with North Carolina's professional discipline renewal category.
However, North Carolina does not state that NASP Approved Provider status automatically guarantees NCDPI renewal credit. The employing LEA or NCDPI may determine whether a particular course qualifies and how many renewal credits are awarded.
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Keep Documentation of Completed Professional Development
Each North Carolina educator is responsible for knowing and satisfying the renewal requirements associated with the educator's license.
Can North Carolina School Psychologists Take Online CE Courses?
North Carolina's renewal guidance permits professional development through classes, workshops, higher education, and other activities that receive appropriate renewal credit.
Child & School Psychology CE offers structured, asynchronous professional development specifically for school psychologists and related professionals.
Courses provide certificates documenting completion and clock hours. North Carolina school psychologists should confirm with their employing LEA or NCDPI how an outside course will be converted into state renewal credit.
Online CE for School Psychologists
Explore self-paced professional development in assessment, behavior, mental health, ethics, legal issues, data-based decision making, and school psychology practice.
Browse CE CoursesNCSP Renewal Requirements Are Separate
Nationally Certified School Psychologists have separate NASP continuing professional development requirements in addition to North Carolina professional educator license renewal requirements.
Official North Carolina Licensing Information
School psychologist licensure and Continuing Professional License renewal are administered by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Renewal requirements can change, and employing school systems may establish additional professional development expectations.
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