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Diploma Endorsements

Students in North Carolina public schools and public charter schools may earn one or more endorsements on their high school diploma. These endorsements indicate that students have completed specific course concentrations preparing them to be ready for careers and/or college. Students may earn more than one diploma endorsement. Students are not required to earn an endorsement in order to receive a diploma.Based on State Board of Education policy (GRAD-007), the implementation of the diploma endorsements is required for all Local Education Agency high schools. 

Overview of Diploma Endorsements

The seven (7) diploma endorsements available to NC public school graduates are: 

  • Career Endorsement indicating completion of a rigorous course of study that includes a Career Technical Education concentration; 
  • College Endorsement indicating readiness for entry into NC Community Colleges; 
  • College/UNC Endorsement indicating readiness for entry into a four-year university in the University of North Carolina system; 
  • NC Academic Scholars Endorsement indicating that students have completed a balanced and academically rigorous high school program preparing them for post-secondary education. 
  • Global Languages Endorsement (Seal of Biliteracy) indicating proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English. 
  • Arts Proficiency Endorsement indicating proficiency in an arts area based on both course attainment as well as outside of school arts experiences. NEW 2024-2025
  • Citizenship Proficiency Endorsement indicating proficiency in civic literacy. NEW 2024-2025 

For more information on high school diploma endorsements, please visit this NCDPI Website. 

 

 

 

Citizenship Proficiency Endorsement Information 

  • Craven County's Quick Guide - students will need to be logged in using your CCS email to view this document. 
  • Register for the Test for this endorsement. In order to pass students must pass 6 our of 10 questions selected at random. 
  • Students should visit this website for the questions to study for the test; the answers are listed there as well. Students will need to research some of the answers to current politicians. 
  • Policy GRAD-007 addresses all diploma endorsements, including the  citizenship  endorsement.