Click on your situation below to get the right teacher certification application:

Substitute Teaching:

• I have an Associate or Bachelor degree, have not started a college preparation program for teaching, and would like to be an Emergency Sub
  
• I am student teaching and would like to sub for my master teacher [click to email us with the name of your college]
  
• I have finished my college teacher preparation program, but my Residency certificate won't be processed by my Washington college for some time and I would like to be an Emergency Sub.
  
• I am from out-of-state, have a Bachelor degree, finished my teacher preparation work, and would like to apply for my lifetime Substitute Certificate.
  
• I have a Washington teacher certificate and would like to add the lifetime Substitute certificate (also keeps fingerprints on file for certification purposes if you anticipate a lapse in regular certification).
  
  
  Entry Level (Residency & Initial certification):
• I have certification in another state and want to apply for Washington teacher certification.
  
• I have a RESIDENCY teacher certificate with no expiration date on it, and have finished two consecutive years of successful service as a teacher with the same Washington school (exclude substitute teaching).
  
• My RESIDENCY teacher certificate is about to expire and I do not have two consecutive years of successful service as a teacher with the same Washington school (exclude substitute teaching).
  
• My RESIDENCY teacher certificate is about to expire, I already received my Residency Reissue, and I need more time to finish ProCert. [Click here to find your college ProCert contact so you can request a 2-year Residency renewal.]
  
• My RESIDENCY teacher certificate is about to expire and I have confirmed with a Washington college that I am ineligible to enroll in ProCert. [Click to email us.]
  
• I submitted a complete assessment packet for National Boards and would like a two year RESIDENCY Renewal.
  
• My INITIAL teacher certificate is about to expire and I need to apply for my next certificate.
  
• My INITIAL teacher certificate expired and I want to teach again.
  
  
  Advanced Level (ProCert & Continuing certification):
• My INITIAL teacher certificate is about to expire and I need to apply for my next certificate.
  
• I need to know more about ProCert.
  
• I have a new National Board certificate and want to apply for PROCERT.
  
• My PROCERT teacher certificate needs renewal [apply as soon as you earn 150 clock hours in your current cycle to add five years to your current expiration date].
  
• My CONTINUING certificate needs renewal [apply as soon as you earn 150 clock hours in your current cycle to add five years to your current expiration date].
  
• My CONTINUING certificate is about to expire and I won't have enough clock hours. [Note: Can use only once in your career and voids highly qualfied standing.]
  
• My CONTINUING certificate expired and I need to reinstate my certificate.
  

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