| Code |
Description |
| 1 |
Completion of an approved teacher education program at a regionally accredited North Carolina IHE (Institution of Higher Education). |
| 2 |
Completion of licensing requirements through a program not defined by codes 1,3,4,6,8, or 9. |
| 3 |
Reciprocal license based on completion of a state approved education program at a regionally accredited IHE that follows NASDTEC (National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification) guidelines. |
| 4 |
Reciprocal license based on completion of a state approved education program at a regionally accredited IHE in another state. |
| 5 |
Completion of special requirements for licensing in career-technical education. License is restricted to employment in the specified area of licensing. |
| 6 |
Reciprocal license based on completion of an NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) state approved education program at a regionally accredited IHE. |
| 7 |
Permit to serve as a teacher under regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in December of 1998. |
| 8 |
Reciprocal licensing not based on NCATRE, NASDTEC. |
| 9 |
Endorsement issued under regulations adopted by the State Board of Education on May 4, 1983. |
| A |
Permit to serve as a teacher under Alternative Entry regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in December of 1998 (other state license). |
| B |
Permit to serve as a teacher under Alternative Entry regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in December of 1998 (higher education teacher). |
| C |
Permit to serve as a teacher under Alternative Entry regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in December of 1998 (experienced non-teaching professional). |
| F |
International faculty conditional license issued to individuals with eligible work visas under regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in June of 2003. |
| K |
Issued for 2005-2006 to teachers displaced due to Hurricane Katrina. |
| L |
Lateral entry license. Issued to individuals who have not completed an approved teacher education program. |
| Q |
Teach for America alternative licensure program for lateral entry teachers effective May 2010. |
| R |
Completion of licensing requirements through a Regional Alternative Licensing Center approved by the State Board of Education April 2002. |
| T |
Reciprocal license based on regulations adopted by the State Board of Education (August 2003) for out-of-state teachers who are "fully licensed and highly qualified." |
| Z |
School systems or community colleges and/or colleges and universities in conjunction with school systems to establish innovative/experiential alternative licensure programs for lateral entry teachers effective July 2008. |