Application Fees

Application Type	Fee
In-State – Program completed through a PA Approved Provider Instructional, Career and Technical, Intern, Educational Specialist, Administrative/ Supervisory, Letter Of Eligibility (LOE), Commission Qualification Letter (CQL)	$200
Out-of-State – Program completed outside PA Instructional, Educational Specialist, Administrative/Supervisory/LOE/CQL	$260
Act 48 Extension Request	$0
Certificate of Preliminary Education (Nurse, Funeral Director)	$50
Charter School Teacher Designation (for HQT purposes only)	$0
Deletion of Certificate Area	$75
Emergency Permits (Type 01, 04, 08)	$100
Emergency Permits (Type 06: day-to-day)	$5
Endorsement	$100
Instructional Add-On	$200
Level II	$200
MEQs/BEQs	$100
Out-of-State Reactivation	$75
Private Academic	$175
Program Specialist	$200
Public Librarian	$0
Resource Specialist	$100
TTP & TTP Conversion	$200
Veteran's Preference	$35
Voluntary Inactivation/Removal	$75

Application fees are non-refundable. The fee will be retained by the Commonwealth whether or not the transaction results in the issuance of a certificate.

Payment may be made:

Online via credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card) through the Teacher Information Management System (TIMS) or,
By mailing to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) a U.S. money order for the appropriate fee made payable to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," along with the coversheet printed at the end of the TIMS application process.