Students should submit apply for a pre-service certificate to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission through their account. Here is some useful information about the process. 

  • Students must be admitted into teacher education and claim enrollment before you attempt to submit your Pre-Service Certificate application. 
  • Students must upload an electronic copy of their driver's license (or other citizenship evidence) and a notarized affidavit along with their application. A blank copy of an affidavit and additional directions are provided in the admission email sent to the student.
  • Students do NOT need to pay any money for the application (just click the Next button to go to the next page).
  • Students that have recently passed the Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment within the past week or so, may not have the Pre-Service Certificate application option yet in their account. The GaPSC must receive the student’s records from the testing company, , before they allow the student to apply. This process happens automatically.
  • Upon submission, it may take 2-4 weeks for processing.