Waivers for Fees and Examinations

The Department of Education/Bureau of Educator Certification offers fee waivers for initial certification fees and examinations for individuals who fall into the following categories:

Military Waiver: This new legislative provision introduces the opportunity for active-duty military personnel, honorably discharged veterans, and their spouses or surviving spouses to request a waiver of registration fees for initial attempts on examinations required for Educator Certification and/or application fees for initial evaluations of eligibility for Educator Certification.

First Responder Waiver: The new legislative provision introduces the opportunity for retired first responders, which includes a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician or a paramedic to request a waiver of registration fees for initial attempts for the general knowledge, professional education, and subject area examinations required for Educator Certification and/or application fees for initial evaluation of eligibility for Educator Certification.

Exceptional Student Education / Elementary Education Waiver, vice versa, Elementary Education Waiver / Exceptional Student Education: The new legislative provision introduces the opportunity to request waivers of first-time initial certification and certification examination fees for:

• Educators who hold a temporary or professional certificate in Exceptional Student Education K–12 and apply to add a subject coverage in Elementary Education K–6
• Educators who hold a temporary or professional certificate in Elementary Education K–6 and apply to add a subject coverage in Exceptional Student Education K–12

Applicants may submit their requests for fee waivers on the Certification Fee Waivers page.