Certification Applications

Use this form to request a change in County or a change in Multi-County Center to the Office of Certification.

Advanced salary/advanced degree recognition is limited to those who hold a Professional Teaching, Student Support, or Administrative Certification or equivalents.

Use this form if you are employed on a first class/fill-time permit for a county but you do not meet the minimum grade point average requirement.

This permit may be issued to an individual who does not meet the requirements for the Professional Student Certificate issued for school counseling, speech-language pathologist, school psychologist, or attendance director but is enrolled in a state-approved educator preparation program and has been determined by the county superintendent to be the most qualified applicant for the position.

This permit may be issued to an individual who does not meet the requirements for the Professional Student Certificate issued for School nurse but is enrolled in a state-approved educator preparation program and has been determined by the county superintendent to be the most qualified applicant for the position.

This permit may be granted only one time to an individual who has been continuously employed for a specific assignment under a First-Class/Full-Time Permit and who has completed all course requirements of the approved program but has not attained the required passing scores on the Praxis content exams.

If you attended an in-state college or university, this certificate allows you to work in West Virginia public schools as a school counselor, school nurse, school psychologist or social services and attendance director.

If you attended an out-of-state college or university, this certificate allows you to work in West Virginia public schools as a school counselor, school nurse, school psychologist or social services and attendance director.

If you hold a valid, out-of-state student support license, this certificate allows you to work in the West Virginia public school system as a school counselor, school nurse, school psychologist or social services and attendance director.

Request for an observation or clinical experience in the West Virginia public school system from an out-of-state college or university.

Review Policy

Permit to participate in a clinical experience within the West Virginia public school system.

Renew a permit to participate in a clinical experience within the West Virginia public school system.