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North Carolina LPCC hour tracker
Track the 3,000 supervised hours required for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensure in North Carolina — against the actual North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board rules. ClearPath audits every entry the same week you log it, and auto-fills the official board form when you're ready to submit.
At a glance
North Carolina LPCC requirements
From North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board's current published rules. ClearPath encodes every row below as a real-time validation check.
| Requirement | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Total supervised hours | 3,000 |
| Minimum direct client contact | 2,000 hours |
| Total supervision hours | 100 |
| Maximum hours per week | 40 hours |
| Supervisor qualifications | North Carolina LCMHCS, an active unrestricted LCMHC with supervision training plus at least 5 years of post-graduate counseling experience and 2 years post-licensure, or another board-approved equivalently licensed mental health professional meeting the same supervision-training and experience floor |
| Out-of-state hours accepted | Yes |
| Exam required | NCMHCE |
Source: North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board. ClearPath revalidates state rules against published board materials regularly.
The fine print most trackers miss
North Carolina-specific rules
These are the rules that catch LPCC associates off-guard at submission. ClearPath flags each one in real time as you log.
- At least 2,000 hours must be direct counseling
- No hours from master's practicum or internship count toward licensure
- No more than 40 hours per week count toward supervised practice
- Supervision hours do not count toward the 40-hour weekly supervised practice cap
- North Carolina no longer requires a fixed 24-month post-graduate supervision window for LCMHC licensure
- North Carolina no longer retroactively approves supervision contracts or supervision hours earned before board approval
Built for North Carolina
How ClearPath handles North Carolina LPCC
- Live rule validation. Every entry is checked against the 3,000-hour total, the 2,000-hour direct-client minimum, and the supervision ratios — at the time you log it.
- Auto-filled official form. When you're ready to apply, ClearPath fills the actual North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board form from your records. Not a reproduction — the same PDF the board accepts.
- Supervisor portal. Your supervisor logs in, reviews your weekly entries, and e-signs without printing. No paper PDFs, no scanning.
- AI hour reviewer. Ask plain-language questions about your log ("what week did I miss a supervision hour?") and get the exact answer in seconds.
- $25/year. One quarter the price of the legacy tracker. 50% of every Pro subscription goes to Shane's Coffee — a vocational training program for people living with mental health challenges and disabilities.
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