Adding a New Endorsement to a Long-Term Substitute Permit

Initial Application

• Validity Period: Timeframes for the endorsement’s validity vary according to the certificate’s validity dates.
• Education Level: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Grade Point Average: Minimum GPA of 2.0 in the area(s) of specialization
• Educational Work Experience: No
• Non-Educational Work Experience: No
• Coursework/Training: One of the following must apply:
  • Have twelve (12) semester hours of coursework with a grade of C or higher OR
  • Hold an expired West Virginia Professional Certificate or a valid/expired Out-of-State Professional Teaching, Student Support, or Administrative Certificate endorsed for the specialization(s) that currently do not appear on the Long-Term Substitute Permit
• Credential: Hold a valid and appropriate WV Long-Term Professional Teaching Certificate.   Note: Does not apply to the Career and Technical Education Certificate.
• Testing: No
• Employment Required: No
• Official Recommendation: Superintendent or Form 4B
• Official Transcripts (when applicable): You can email your official transcript to cert.transcripts.wvde@k12.wv.us. We only accept emailed transcripts from the college or university.

This application costs $50.