Requirements may be subject to change and are fully referenced in the Arizona Revised Statutes and Administrative Code. All submitted documentation, including transcripts, becomes the property of The Arizona Department of Education and will not be returned.
| Initial Certificate / Approved Area / Endorsement / Intern Certificate Application: |
| Application for Certification [PDF] |
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| Application for Certification Endorsements [PDF] |
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| Application for Teaching Intern Certificate [PDF] |
| Application for Interim Administrative Certificate [PDF] |
| Application for Provisional Foreign Teacher Teaching Certificate [PDF] |
| Reciprocal Application / Forms: |
| Application for Reciprocal Teaching and Reciprocal Administrative Certificate [PDF] |
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| Fingerprint Testament for Out-of-State Certified Teachers [PDF] |
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| Application to Transfer Reciprocal Teaching and Administrative Certificates [PDF] |
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| Extension Applications: |
| Application to Extend a Provisional Teaching Certificate [PDF] (aka Extension Form) |
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| Application to Extend a Provisional Career and Technical Education Certificate [PDF] |
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| Application to Extend a Teaching Intern Certificate [PDF] |
| Application to Extend an Interim Administrative Certificate [PDF] |
| Application to Extend a Provisional Foreign Teacher Teaching Certificate [PDF] |
| Conversion Applications: |
| Application to Convert a Provisional Arts Education, Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education Certificate [PDF] (aka Conversion Form) |
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| Application to Convert a Provisional Adult Education Certificate [PDF] |
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| Application to Convert a Provisional to a Standard Career and Technical Education Certificate [PDF] |
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| Renewal Applications: |
| Application for Renewal of Certificate [PDF] (aka Renewal Form) |
| Use this form for renewing the following certificates: |
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| Application to Renew a Substitute or JROTC Certificate [PDF] |
| Application for Renewal of Speech-Language Pathologist, PreK-12 and Speech-Language Technician, PreK-12 Certificates [PDF] |
| Use this form for renewing the following certificates: |
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| Other Applications and Forms: |
| Change of Address Request [PDF] |
| Application to Remove Deficiencies [PDF] |
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***NOT FOR RECIPROCAL PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES*** |
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Use this form for removing deficiencies (e.g. US/AZ Constitution, AZ Fingerprint Card) from: |
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| Application for Name Change/Duplicate Copy of Certificate [PDF] |
| Verification of K-12 Teaching Experience [PDF] |
| Verification of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Employment [PDF] |
| Foreign Credential Evaluation Agencies [PDF] |
| Explanation of Incident Form [PDF] |
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Use this form if “YES” is answered to a Criminal History question on your application. |
Complete application/form and mail to:
| Phoenix Office: | Tucson Office: |
| ADE – Certification P.O. Box 6490 Phoenix, AZ 85005 |
ADE – Certification 400 West Congress Street, #118 Tucson, Arizona 85701 |
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