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.