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North Carolina Teacher License Renewal & Salary Advancement
Earn official, regionally accredited graduate-level semester hours.
Our self-paced online courses help you satisfy NCDPI renewal requirements while moving up the North Carolina salary schedule.
$240 per 3-credit course. Period.
Courses designed for the busy teacher. No portfolios - just practical implementation.
Graduate-level credits provided through UMass Global.
Specifically curated to meet North Carolina Continuing Professional License (CPL) requirements.
Confirm requirements and approval with your district administrator and select your courses.
Complete the checkout process on this website and you will immediately be enrolled in our loyalty program. Refer friends and take multiple courses to earn Upward Rewards!
We'll email you your welcome packet, and you're all set! Complete coursework between one and six months (not earlier or later) from the date of your registration.
Renew Your North Carolina Educator License & Upgrade Your Salary
Navigating NCDPI requirements and district-level salary schedules can be complex. At Upward, we provide North Carolina teachers with a streamlined, university-accredited path to satisfy your CPL renewal and hit your next salary step simultaneously.
North Carolina mandates 8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for license renewal every five years. Our 3-credit graduate-level courses provide 4.5 CEUs each -- take two Upward courses, and you're done!
Accelerating Your North Carolina Teacher Salary
Moving up the North Carolina teacher salary schedule often requires verified graduate-level credits.
Complete your Upward course and order your official university transcript from UMass Global.
Pro Tip: Confirm your course selection with your district administration prior to registration.
Yes. Upward partners with UMass Global to provide official, regionally accredited graduate-level semester hours.
North Carolina school districts and the NCDPI accept official transcripts from regionally accredited universities to satisfy professional development requirements for Continuing Professional License (CPL) renewal.
Salary reclassification policies are set at the district level. Because our credits are official graduate-level semester hours, they are widely recognized.
We recommend that you confirm your course selection with your district to confirm that these credits will apply to your specific salary step increase (syllabi available by request).
In many cases, yes. Many North Carolina teachers use our graduate-level courses to simultaneously satisfy their 8-CEU NCDPI renewal requirement and accumulate the total graduate credits needed for a salary reclassification.
Please verify your district’s specific policies on how they count semester hours toward salary advancement.
The NCDPI recognizes a conversion of 1.5 CEUs for every 1 graduate-level semester credit hour.
Since our courses are 3-credit graduate courses, each course provides 4.5 CEUs.
By completing just two courses (9 CEUs total), you comfortably exceed the state’s 8-CEU requirement for CPL renewal.
Graduate-level semester hours are the "gold standard" for educators. Unlike district-specific professional development hours, which may not be portable if you switch districts or apply for national board certification, our graduate credits are officially transcripted by UMass Global.
Our courses are completely portfolio free, with an emphasis on practical implementation over paperwork.
