Clarification: LPC Applicant or Board Eligible LPC?

Please do not confuse the terms "LPC applicant" with "Board Eligible LPC". The two terms are NOT interchangeable and do not have the same meaning. Who can call themselves "Board Eligible"?

Q. What are the steps in the LPC application process?

A. 
>Complete application - see FAQ's http://www.ncblpc.org/faq.html
>Board review to determine eligibility to take the NCE, if needed. If you have already taken the NCE, your application will move to the next step. After the initial review, a letter will be sent to you describing any remaining requirements needed to qualify for licensure as a Professional Counselor. 
>When the applicant has provided the Board with all materials required, the Board will do one final review at its next scheduled meeting and, if the Board feels that the candidate has met all requirements, will license the candidate as a Professional Counselor.
>Applicants may not use the term “LPC” until they have received notice from the Board stating that they may do so.

Q. Since I cannot write LPC after my name until I have a license, and NC does not have provisional licensing for counselors, what can I write after my name if I am a licensure applicant?

A.
If you have sent in your application, you can write "LPC Applicant."
If you have received a letter from the board that says you are "Board Eligible," you can write "Board Eligible" after your name. The board has written to NCDMH and NCDMA to say that "Board Eligible" status for LPCs is equivalent to "Provisionally Licensed" for other mental health professionals.

Source: From the  NCBLPC web site (www.ncblpc.org) under "FAQ's"