North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 12 - JUSTICE › Chapter 09 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS › Subchapter B - STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPLOYMENT: EDUCATION: AND TRAINING › Section .0100 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPLOYMENT › Section 09B .0106 - DOCUMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Each applicant for certification as a law enforcement 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.
					 17C-6;
					 17C-10;
Eff. January
					 1, 1981;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2018; February 1, 2016; November 1,
					 2015; June 1, 2012; August 1, 2000;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;
Amended Eff. October
					 1, 2022.