16 NCAC 06C .0365         Non-Teaching Work Experience Credit Requirements for North Carolina Educators

(a)  An educator may receive credit for non-teaching work experience when it is determined to be relevant and directly related to the educator's work assignment and license held.

(b)  For the purposes of this Rule, "non-teaching work experience" means professional work experience in public or private sectors that is directly related to an individual's area of licensure and work assignment, including the following:

(1)           work experience earned while self-employed if it is verified by a tax attorney or an accountant who prepared the educator's tax returns or by a company co-owner; or

(2)           full-time non-teaching work experience of less than six calendar months in one fiscal year if when combined with another fiscal year of part-time or full-time non-teaching work experience equals at least one year of experience credit.

(c)  Credit for non-teaching work experience is not transferable to other licensure areas for which the experience is not relevant.

(d)  To be eligible for credit, the non-teaching work experience must meet the following criteria:

(1)           was at least half-time, which is defined as 20 hours or more per week or full time, which is defined as 40 hours or more per week;

(2)           was completed after age 18;

(3)           did not include on-the-job training; and

(4)           was paid and documented.

(e)  An educator may receive credit for one year of work experience for every two years of full-time relevant work experience completed prior to earning a bachelor's degree or may receive credit for one year of experience for each year of full-time relevant non-teaching work experience completed after earning a bachelor's degree.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-12; 115C-268.1; 115C-268.5; 115C-270.5; 115C-302.1; 115C-302.3;

Eff. October 1, 2020.