All first-time applicants must submit the following documents with their application package:

• Online Certification Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID;
• Verification of testing if applicable.

If you have just completed an educator preparation program, you must submit the following in addition to your official transcripts:

• Approved Program Completion Form (must be submitted electronically if the program was completed at a Georgia institution);
• Employer Assurance Form or $20 fee (not required for Georgia program completers earning their first Georgia certificate).

If you are an out-of-state educator, you must submit the following in addition to your official transcripts:

• A copy of your out-of-state educator certificate(s);
• A copy of the official score reports for any content assessments you were required to take for your out-of-state certificate;
• Experience Verification Form reflecting any educator experience earned outside of Georgia. If you have no educator experience, you are not required to submit this form;
• Employer Assurance Form or $20 fee.

If coming from outside the United States, in addition to the out-of-state educator documents above, please submit a foreign credential report completed by an acceptable provider here.

If you are applying to renew a valid or expired Georgia certificate, please submit the following documentation:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Official transcript(s) reflecting any professional learning required for renewal;
• Employer Assurance Form or $20 fee;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).

If you are applying to upgrade the level of a valid Georgia certificate, please submit the following documentation:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Official transcript reflecting your advanced degree;
• Employer Assurance Form or $20 fee;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).

If you are applying for an upgrade to level 6 based on All But Dissertation (ABD) status in a doctoral program, please submit the following supporting documentation:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Official transcript reflecting all completed doctoral course work;
• Alternate Level Six Form completed by the Dean of your graduate school;
• Employer Assurance Form or $20 fee;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).

If you are adding a teaching field to a Professional teaching certificate based on passing a GACE assessment, you do not need to submit an application or any documentation. The field will automatically be added to your certificate once the passing test score is transmitted electronically to the GaPSC. It may take between 4 and 6 weeks for this transmission to be completed. Please note that the field of Elementary Education and the joint field of Special Education General Curriculum/Elementary Education may not be added in this way.

If you are adding a certificate field based on completion of an approved certification or endorsement program, please submit the following supporting documentation:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Approved Program Completion Form. This form must be submitted electronically if the program was completed at a Georgia institution;
• Official transcript reflecting all course work completed for the approved program;
• Employer Assurance Form or $20 fee;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).

3-year Induction certificates and Non-Renewable certificates must be requested by an employing Georgia local unit of administration (LUA). Your employer will inform you of any required supporting documentation. A $20 fee is required for this transaction.

If you have changed your legal name, please submit the following documentation:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed in your current legal name through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).

If you are applying to convert an Induction or Non-Renewable certificate to Professional, please submit the documents that were outlined in the correspondence issued through your MyPSC account at the time that your certificate was issued. You may also be required to submit the Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID. (This documentation is not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.)

If you hold a Standard Professional teaching certificate, you must meet the following additional requirement to convert to a Performance-Based Professional certificate:

• Have at least 3 years of successful teaching experience within 5 years of the date of application, with a Proficient or Exemplary summative TKES evaluation each year.

If you meet the above requirements, please submit the following documents in order to apply for conversion:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Experience Verification Form for any applicable experience not earned in a Georgia public schools system that has not been submitted previously;
• Employer Assurance Form (may be submitted electronically by your employer) or $20 processing fee if you are not employed by a Georgia LUA.

Most of the qualifications necessary for issuance of a Lead or Advanced Professional certificate, such as required certificate fields, will already be on file with the GaPSC. However, you will need to submit the following documentation:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• A $20 processing fee payable through your MyPSC account or the Employer Assurance Form. This may also be submitted electronically by your employer;
• Experience Verification Form documenting the required experience for each certificate;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).

Please submit the following documents, and make sure that your mailing address is listed correctly on your application to ensure swift delivery of your notarized certificate copy:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• $20 fee;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).

Please submit the following supporting documentation for this transaction:

• Certification Update Application - Must be completed through your MyPSC account. Certification is going paperless.;
• Voluntary Certificate Field Deletion Form;
• $20 fee;
• Verification of Lawful Presence affidavit and a copy of an acceptable ID (Not required if you have previously submitted it and are a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information.).