Private Academic Certificates
In addition to public school certification, there is also private academic school certification. Either certification is appropriate for nonpublic and private academic schools in the appropriate areas.
Teachers who teach in a private academic school licensed by the Department of Education are required to be Pennsylvania certified through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, School Code Chapter 22, Section 51.34.
Teachers who teach in a nonpublic school (religious school) registered by the Department of Education are not required to be Pennsylvania certified; however, the school can choose to request certification of their teachers.
The requirements for the certification areas available can be found in the documents listed in the left navigation bar of this page. Only one certification area may be selected per application. If more areas of certificaiton are requested, a separate application must be completed for each area of certification.
