Virginia Teacher Certification Reciprocity

Teacher Licensure Reciprocity in Virginia:

• Step 1:
  You will need to download and complete the Initial Virginia Teaching Certification application.


• Step 2:
  Attach a processing fee of $75. Pay by check or money order and make payable to the "Virginia Department of Education"


• Step 3:
  You will need to send a front and back copy of your Valid OUt-of-State Teaching Certificate.


• Step 4:
  Have the "College Verification Form" sent to your teacher education institute, completed and sent back to you.
  
  You will then need to send the form along with the rest of the application and other materials.


• Step 5:
  Submit a copy of your Professional Teacher Assessment scores with your application.
  
  You will need to pass the Praxis I, the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA), and the Praxis II subject exam.
  
  Find more information about the exams you will need to pass, where to take them, when to take them and how much these exams cost.


• Step 6:
  Request Official Transcripts for all coursework you have completed and submit these unopened envelopes along with your application (copies will not be accepted).


• Step 7:
  Have a "Report on Experience" form completed by a school district official and have it sent along with your application.


Have materials sent to this address:
Virginia Department of Education
Division of Teacher Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120

Or contact the Virginia Licensing Office by phone at (804) 225-2022


• Step 8:
  Sit Back and Relax!

Learn about the requirements of another state by clicking on one of the state certification links to your left.

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