1. Upgrading Your License
Office of Teacher Education East Carolina University

2. Educator Registration
Existing Educator
The account registration steps are the same for existing educator as for a new educator.
After changing their password, the educator will see the onboarding screen.
This will guide them through the process of adding their license to their online account.
Educator Registration

3. Educator Registration
Existing Educator
Step1
Do you hold an existing License?
Select yes.
Educator Registration

4. Educator Registration
Existing Educator
Step 2
Provide identifying information.
Last Name (as it appears on the existing NC license)
SSN (last 4 digits)
Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
Enter the characters for the security code.
Click Next.
Educator Registration

5. Educator Registration
Existing Educator
Step 3
Confirm Information.
Select next.
Educator Registration

6. Educator Registration
The licensed educator main menu will display.
The educator will have a dropdown menu to open a new application.
The educator can select Show Details to view their license details and print their license certificate.
Existing applications (including those opened by a school system) which require additional work will be displayed on the screen.
Existing fee payments that are required will be displayed under Additional Activities. Fees can be bundled so that they only pay the single highest fee when submitting multiple applications at once.
Educator Registration

7. Educator Registration
The below screenshot shows the applications available to existing educators.
Educator Registration

8. Educator Registration
Notes:
The statement of applicant must be completed before the application can be submitted.
The application will only be routed to the IHE for recommendation once the nonrefundable processing fee is submitted.
The application will not be processed by DPI until the IHE has completed the recommendation for the licensure area(s).
Educator Registration

9. If this letter appears after submitting your application, it is due to a bug in DPI’s online application system. You are to disregard this letter.
Known System Bug