Testing and assessment treatment
Requirement
The program-completion branch must meet Policy 5202 and applicable West Virginia licensure assessments, while the valid-license reciprocity branch is evaluated as a separate transaction.
Which out-of-state path this covers
West Virginia provides a reciprocity application for a teacher who holds a valid out-of-state public-school license and can document the credential and official academic record.
What can change this answer
A valid source public-school certificate uses the Form 20R reciprocity route; a person who completed out-of-state preparation but does not hold that credential uses the separate Form 20A program-completion route and must satisfy Policy 5202 requirements.
Documents you may need
West Virginia requires an official transcript and, for reciprocity, a copy of the valid out-of-state public-school license; the program route adds provider approval and institutional recommendation evidence.
Where the testing answer can change
- •The reciprocity route requires a valid out-of-state public-school license or certificate
- •Out-of-state preparation without a valid license is a different application route
- •Program-completion applicants need an accredited state-approved program and the preparing institution's recommendation
- •WVDE makes the final endorsement and certificate determination under Policy 5202
Register and send scores only for the exact exam code named by the state agency.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-23