Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit Checklist

Applying for:

Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit

Allows you to:

Work as a day-to-day substitute teacher in any public school.

Before You Apply

You will need to obtain your fingerprint clearance specifically for the Commission. If you already have valid fingerprints on file with the Commission, it is not necessary to fingerprint each time you apply for a credential or permit. However, if your fingerprints are expired then you must re-establish fingerprints. Details on how to check your fingerprint status can be found at Check Application Status.

Ready to Apply?

The items below are required for this application. The Commission reserves the right to request the original(s) of any supporting documentation by mail to ensure authenticity.

	Item	Important Details and Tips
	Transcripts showing conferral of a bachelor's degree or higher	The college or university must be regionally accredited. If you earned your degree outside of the U.S., you cannot provide the official transcripts. You must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation from an approved agency. Submitting paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations: Upload a scan of the original, official paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluation. Clear photographs will also be accepted. All pages, front and back, must be included in the upload. Submitting electronic transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations: Upload the original file sent to you by the college, transcript service provider, or foreign transcript evaluation agency.

Item

Important Details and Tips

Transcripts showing conferral of a bachelor's degree or higher

The college or university must be regionally accredited.
If you earned your degree outside of the U.S., you cannot provide the official transcripts. You must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation from an approved agency.
Submitting paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations:
- Upload a scan of the original, official paper transcripts or foreign transcript evaluation. Clear photographs will also be accepted. All pages, front and back, must be included in the upload.
Submitting electronic transcripts or foreign transcript evaluations:
- Upload the original file sent to you by the college, transcript service provider, or foreign transcript evaluation agency.

Important Notes:

This checklist is ONLY for submission of an online application, and details regarding certain items may differ from what is required to submit a paper application. To submit a paper application, please refer to Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit (CL-505p).

This web-based checklist is a guide and does not need to be uploaded with the online application.

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Updated August 15, 2024