Downloadable Certification Forms

All documentation, including transcripts, becomes the property of The Arizona Department of Education and will not be returned. Requirements may be subject to change and are fully referenced in the Arizona Revised Statutes and Administrative Code.

Change of Address Request (PDF File)
Arizona’s Professional Teacher Standards (PDF File)
Arizona’s Professional Administrator Standards (PDF File)
Certification Application Form (PDF File)
Use this form for:
Initial Application Adding Endorsements Adding Approved Areas Applying under Reciprocity Moving from a Reciprocal Certificate to a Provisional Certificate
Application For Teaching Intern Certificate (PDF File)

Application For Extension of Teaching Intern Certificate (PDF File)

Application for an Extension of the Provisional Foreign Teacher Teaching Certificate (PDF File)

Application for the Provisional Foreign Teacher Teaching Certificate (PDF File)

Deficiencies Removal Form (PDF File)
*NOT FOR RECIPROCAL PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES*
Use this form for:
Provisional Elementary Provisional Secondary Provisional Arts Education PreK-12 Provisional Special Education Provisional Career and Technical Education Certificate Administrative
Conversion Form (PDF File)
Use this form for:
Converting a Provisional Elementary to a Standard Converting a Provisional Secondary to a Standard Converting a Provisional Arts Education PreK-12 to a Standard Converting a Provisional Special Education to a Standard Converting a Provisional Early Childhood to a Standard
Renewal of Substitute and JROTC (PDF File)

Conversion of Provisional Adult Education (PDF File)
This form is to only be used to convert a Provisional Adult Education Certificate to a Standard Adult Education Certificate.

Extension Form (PDF File)
Use this form for:
Provisional Elementary Provisional Special Education Provisional Secondary Provisional Arts Education PreK-12
Conversion of a Career and Technical Education Certificate (PDF File)
Use this form for:
Converting a Provisional Career and Technical Education Certificate to a Standard
Extension of a Career and Technical Education Certificate (PDF File)
Use this form for:
Extension of a Provisional Career and Technical Education Certificate
Renewal Form (PDF File)
*NOT FOR RECIPROCAL PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES*
Use this form for:
Standard/Basic/Temporary Elementary, Secondary, Special Education Standard Career and Technical Education Certificate Administrative (Principal, Supervisor, Superintendent) Standard Adult Education Athletic Coaching Guidance Counselor JROTC School Psychologist Speech-Language Pathologist, Speech-Language Technician Standard Arts Education PreK-12 (Art, Dance, Dramatic Arts, Music)>
Duplicate Copy and Name Change Form (PDF File)

Fingerprint Testament for out-of-state Certified Teachers (PDF File)

Complete form and mail to:

Phoenix Office:	Tucson Office:	Flagstaff Office:

Arizona Department of Education P.O. Box 6490 Phoenix, AZ 85005	Arizona Department of Education 400 West Congress Street, #118 Tucson, Arizona 85701	Arizona Department of Education 2384 N. Steves Blvd., Room 137 Flagstaff, Arizona 86004

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Thursday, April 30, 2009.

Academic AchievementCertification

Downloadable Certification Forms

Academic Achievement
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