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Professional Teaching Certificate

Validity

Five years

Renewal

To renew a Professional Teaching Certificate, after January 1 of the year in which the license expires, applicants must submit evidence for one of the following three options:

Option 1 - Qualifying Coursework

Three-Year Validity Option: Six semester hours of appropriate college/university coursework reflecting a 3.0 GPA or WVDE eligible e-Learning coursework related to the public school program. The coursework must have been completed subsequent to the issuance of the certificate being renewed and within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application. The coursework must either be:
1. Related to the public school program,
2. The applicant’s current endorsement area(s),
3. Needed to qualify for an additional endorsement,
4. Relevant to a Master’s Degree in a curriculum related to the public school program, or
5. Credit prescribed by the county as a result of the teacher’s evaluation.

One-Year Validity Option: Three semester hours of appropriate college/university coursework or one eLearning course meeting the same criteria as mentioned for the three-year validity option.

Option 2 - Qualifying Degree and Professional Salary Classification
• Hold a minimum of an MA+30 salary classification based on the awarding of a Master’s Degree.

Option 3 - Qualifying Age
• Sixty years of age and present a copy of your birth

Career & Technical Educator Certificate

Validity

Five years

Renewal

To renew a Career and Technical Education Certificate, after January 1 of the year in which the license expires, applicants must submit evidence for one of the following options:

Option 1 - Qualifying Coursework
• Complete six semester hours of appropriate college/university coursework reflecting a 3.0 GPA; OR
• Successfully complete two WVDE eligible e-Learning courses related to the public school program; OR
• Qualifying combination of three semester hours of coursework and one e-Learning course. All coursework must have been completed subsequent to the issuance of the certificate being renewed and within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application.

Option 2 – Age
• Reach age 60 and present a copy of a birth certificate or official government issued documentation.

Option 3 - Degree and Salary Classification
• Hold a minimum of a Master’s Degree and a minimum salary classification of MA +30.

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[content updated July 2021]