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.

Form 11 is used to issue a permit to someone that serves students or may have unsupervised contact with students as a contractor, volunteer, or service personnel.

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.

This permit may be issued to an individual who does not meet the requirements for the Professional Student Certificate issued for school counseling

Use Form 20A if you are applying for a West Virginia Teaching Certificate and attended a regionally accredited out-of-state college or university's

Use this form to apply for a teaching certificate if you have completed an approved West Virginia Board of Education program as part of option 3 (non

Convert a Provisional Teaching Certificate to a Professional Teaching Certificate.

The Provisional Teaching Certificate is issued to individuals who complete an alternative certification program or hold a West Virginia Statement of Eligibility.

Renew a Provisional Teaching Certificate if you have not met the requirements for a Professional Teaching Certificate.

Use Form 20R if you are applying for a West Virginia Teaching Certificate and have a valid out-of-state Professional Teaching Certificate.

If you hold

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.