North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 12 - JUSTICE › Chapter 10 - SHERIFFS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION › Subchapter B - N.C. SHERIFFS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION › Section .0300 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND CERTIFICATION AS A JUSTICE OFFICER › Section 10B .0302 - DOCUMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Each
				  applicant for certification as a justice officer shall furnish documentary
				  evidence of high school, college, or university graduation to the employing
				  agency. Documentary evidence of high school graduation consists of diplomas or
				  transcripts from public schools or private schools which meet standards adopted
				  by either the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the Division of
				  Non-Public Instruction, or a comparable out of state agency; or such
				  documentation as described in Paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this Rule.
				  Documentary evidence of college or university graduation consists of diplomas
				  or transcripts from colleges or universities accredited as such by the
				  Department of Education of the state in which the institution is located, an
				  accredited body recognized by either the U.S. Department of Education or
				  Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or the state university of the
				  state in which the institution is located.
(b) High School Diplomas earned through home
				  school programs must be accompanied by a true and accurate or certified
				  transcript and must meet the requirements of Part 3 of Article 39 of Chapter
				  115C of the North Carolina General Statutes, or a comparable out-of-state
				  statute.
(c) Diplomas earned from
				  high schools or equivalent institutions outside of the United States must be
				  translated into English and be accompanied by an authentic transcript. The
				  Division's staff shall evaluate the transcripts to ensure they are
				  scholastically comparable to United States curriculum requirements.
(d) The Division's staff shall evaluate high
				  school diplomas earned through on-line or correspondence courses on a case by
				  case basis. Such diplomas must meet state and local requirements for the
				  jurisdiction from which the diploma was issued.
(e) Documentary evidence of having earned a
				  High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma shall be satisfied by a certified copy of
				  a high school equivalency credential or an adult high school diploma, both of
				  which must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the state
				  department of education, or educational agency that is authorized in the state
				  to issue High School Equivalency (HSE) diplomas.
(f) Documentary evidence of the attainment of
				  satisfactory scores on any military high school equivalency examination is
				  acceptable as evidence of high school graduation if verified by a true copy of
				  the veteran's DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 17E-4;
Eff. January 1,
					 1989;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2019; January 1, 2008; August 1,
					 2000; January 1, 1992; January 1, 1990;
Readopted Eff. August 1,
					 2019;
Amended Eff. January 1,
					 2023.