Summary of Application Requirements
Review WVBE Policy 5202 and Certifications for complete requirements
Initial Application
- Application Fee: $35
- Payment link: https://wveis.k12.wv.us/certpayment/
- Validity Period: 3 years
- General Requirements: US Citizen or hold eligible documentation (see WVBE Policy 5202); good character; age 18; physically, mentally, and emotionally qualified.
- Educational Work Experience: Successful completion of a beginning educator internship for classroom teachers or qualifies for WVBE Policy exemption AND completed successful evaluations for each year taught under the Provisional Certificate within the WV Educator Evaluation System with an earned performance rating of emerging or above. Conversion also requires two years of full-time teaching experience in WV under the Provisional Teaching Certificate in one or more areas of endorsement on the certificate.
- Coursework/Training: Option 1: Successfully completed the appropriate coursework (six semester hours of college/university coursework reflecting the minimum of 3.0 GPA, as applicable) related to the public school program as defined in WVBE Policy 5202, completed subsequent to the issuance of the initial Provisional Professional Certificate to be converted and within the last five years; OR Option 2:Successfully completed WVDE e-learning coursework related to the public school program as defined in WVBE Policy 5202 completed subsequent to the issuance of the initial Provisional Professional Certificate to be converted and within the last five years.
- Credential: A valid WV Provisional Teaching Certificate
- Employment Required: The individual must continue to be employed in a West Virginia public school district.
- Official Recommendation: Superintendent
- Primary Contact Info: Julie Morris, Email: jlmmorri@k12.wv.us
Paper Application Instructions:
Paper Application Instructions:
Paper Application Instructions (only for those not available electronically):
Step 1: Download Application Form from the Application Forms Website.
Step 2: Print the paper application(s) and complete all required applicant information fields. Correspond with necessary entities (ex. school district, institutions of higher education, etc.) to acquire all required information and signatures for completion of the application.
Step 3: Payment for paper applications should be completed online prior to submitting an application to Office of Certification. Pay for paper applications at https://wveis.k12.wv.us/certpayment/. If employment within the West Virginia educational system is required for the license/certificate you seek, please verify with your employer that the application has been completed correctly before submitting an online payment.
Step 4: Submit the paper application for processing with all required supportive documentation (ex. official transcripts, etc.) to the Office of Certification. Pease mail to the following address:
West Virginia Department of Education
Office of Certification Services
Building 6, Suite 550
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Note: If you are employed within a West Virginia educational system, the application must be uploaded by the employer’s human resources office.
Step 5: If you are a first-time applicant for licensure (have never held a license/certificate issued by the WVDE), you will receive an email with a service code to make your background check appointment once the application is received by our office. You will need to follow these directions for first-time applicants. (*Note: This requirement does not apply to Forms 23 and 24B.*)