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WV Professional Student Support Certificate Renewal
Summary of Requirements
Use Form 4S to renew your Professional Student Support Certificate, or convert a certificate to a five-year or permanent certificate.
Full Requirements
Use Form 4S to:
- Request renewal of a three-year or five-year professional Student Support Certificate
- Convert a three-year professional teaching certificate to a five-year professional Student Support Certificate.
- Convert a three-year or five-year professional teaching certificate to a permanent Student Support Certificate.
- Review Policy 5202 for information on the criteria for renewing or converting your professional Student Support Certificate. If you are employed in a county school system, please contact your county certification officer for assistance with the renewal process.
- Renewal applications can only be submitted after January 1 of the year the certificate expires. This does not apply to candidates seeking a permanent certification who have the following:
- Five-year certificate.
- Master's degree.
- Five (5) years of full-time experience.
- Completion of the Beginning Educator Internship/Induction or qualify for an exemption.
Candidate Requirements
If you are employed by the West Virginia public school system, Form 4S requires an official recommendation from the county Superintendent. If you are not employed by county school, you must also submit Form 4B: Character Reference with your application.
General Requirements
To apply, you must
- Be a U.S. citizen or hold eligible documentation (see Policy 5202).
- Have recommendation of the county Superintendent.
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be physically, mentally, and emotionally qualified.
- Hold, or have previously held, a West Virginia Professional Student Support Certificate.
- School nurses must hold a valid West Virginia Registered Nurse (WVRN) license.
Renewal Requirements
To be eligible to renew or convert your certificate, one of the following must apply:
- Have completed three (3) hours of eligible coursework or WVLearns courses for a one (1) year certificate.
- Have completed six (6) hours of eligible coursework or WVLearns coursework.
- Hold a Master’s +30 advanced salary classification.
- Have reached the age of 60.
- Hold a five-year certificate, a master’s degree, and five years of full-time experience.
A minimum of 3.0 GPA is required for all semester hour coursework for renewal. To send official transcripts to our office, please have your college or university send them to cert.transcripts.wvde@k12.wv.us. Transcripts must be received from the institution and not the applicant.
Application Instructions
Form 4S must be completed online. If this is your first time using our Certification Portal, you will need to register. Follow the instructions for first-time applicants.
- Log in to the portal and select the "renew" button for the certificate you would like to renew.
- Select the option to renew or convert your certificate.
- Fill in the applicant information and attach any required documentation. You will need to provide personal information, such as your name and address, and respond to legal disclosure questions. Depending on the option you choose, you may need to include information on your work history. Please note that you may need to submit documentation verifying your experience.
- Submit the form. If you are employed in a West Virginia county school system, your application will go to your county for approval. Following county approval, you will receive an email for payment. Log back in to the portal to pay the application fee.
- If you are not employed in a WV county school system, the "pay now" button will appear on your dashboard, and you will be able to pay immediately.
- Following a review and approval of your application by the Office of Certification, you will receive an email with instructions to download your certificate. You may follow the status of your application on the Certification Portal or by checking the Application Status feature.
For more detailed instructions, watch our Form 4 How To video.
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Application Fee
$35