Certification Applications

Authorizations are issued to individuals working in a public school-related specialization not included in the Professional or Career and Technical Education Certificate.

Form 42, Permanent Authorization, is issued to applicants who hold a current Professional Teaching Certificate and need to modify an endorsement to

Form 4P allows you to convert your Professional Teaching Certificate to a permanent certificate based on if you have a minimum of 10 years of eligible

Add an endorsement to your Professional Teaching, Administrative, or Student Support Certificate based on the completion of coursework at a regionally accredited college/university.

Use Form 8C if you want to add an endorsement to a valid West Virginia Professional Teaching Certificate by submitting passing scores on the West Virginia Board of Education-required content area test(s).

Use this form to verify your wage earning/work experience.