Professional Teacher Certification

Professional Certificate
Application Instructions and Materials

Professional Certificate application materials are submitted during or after the Culminating Seminar has been successfully completed. Professional Certificate requirements include completion of the professional certification program and the state’s issues of abuse requirement, which most Residency teachers completed within their teacher preparation program.

Application Forms

Step One: Click on the following documents, complete all entries in the form fields, and print.  Or, print the documents and complete them manually. 

• Institutional Application for a Teacher’s Certificate

• Verification of Good Standing for Certificates Held in Other States (if you hold or have held an educator certificate in another state)

Step Two: Submit the following documents to the Contact listed below.

• The documents listed under Step One
• Your current original Residency teacher certificate

Step Three:  Submit the Teacher Certificate Fee Payment Schedule and a $75 check to the WWU Cashier per the instructions.

Application Process

Upon verification that certificate application requirements have been met, a 180-day Professional Teacher professional education permit will be issued. The certificate will be generated by the Office of Superintendent of Instruction and sent to WWU within about two months. We will forward the certificate on to you. It will be valid for a period of five years considering the state’s uniform certificate expiration date of June 30.

Contact

Dana Edward, WWU
516 High Street / Miller Hall 250
Bellingham, Washington  98225-9090
Dana.Edward@wwu.edu
Telephone: (360) 650-4630
Facsimile: (360) 650-6583