Certification Requirements - Provisional and Permanent
- How do I obtain my Permanent certification?
- I hold Provisional certificates in more than one title (i.e., School Attendance Teacher and School Counselor). Must I work for two years in each title area to meet the two-year experience requirement for a Permanent certificate?
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Can experience be used to satisfy the internship/practicum requirement for Pupil Personnel certificates?
No. The internship must be in a K-12 school setting under the supervision of a regionally accredited college or university having an approved program of preparation for the certificate in question.
- How do I obtain my Permanent certification?
Use
to apply. Pay the required fee and submit transcripts of any graduate study we do not already have on file. If you are not a citizen, USCIS Permanent Residence status is a requirement for a Permanent certificate. For more nformation, go to the Citizenship Requirement page.
- I hold Provisional certificates in more than one title (i.e., School Attendance Teacher and School Counselor). Must I work for two years in each title area to meet the two-year experience requirement for a Permanent certificate?
No. An individual holding a certificate in a pupil personnel service area may satisfy the two-year experience requirement with any two years of pupil personnel service experience. For instance, an individual holding both a school attendance teacher certificate and a school counselor certificate could satisfy the experience requirement for both certificates with two years of experience as a school counselor or two years of experience as a school attendance teacher or a combination of such experience totaling two years.
Please note that service in one of the three certificate areas (classroom teaching, pupil personnel service, or administration/supervision) may not be used to satisfy the experience requirement in either of the other two areas.