Certification Applications

Use this form if you are employed, but do not meet the requirements for a professional certificate, and are enrolled in a state-approved educator preparation program.

This permit allows someone who usually works full-time as a college or university instructor to teach K-12 students in a specific subject area, as long as they’re already part-time employees in K-12 and have been recommended by the county superintendent.

Use this form if you are employed in the West Virginia public school system, but do not meet the requirements for a professional certificate and are enrolled in a state-approved alternative educator preparation program.

Use this form in place of Form 1 for Autism if you hold a Special Education endorsement and are taking six (6) hours of coursework at a college or university that does not offer a full Autism endorsement program.

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.

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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

Convert a Provisional Teaching Certificate to a Professional Teaching Certificate.

This form allows individuals who have attended an in-state college or university's state-approved teacher preparation program to apply for their Professional Teaching Certificate.

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.

Permit to participate in an out-of-state clinical experience.