West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-136 - Minimum Requirements for the Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional Personnel and Advanced Salary Classifications (5202)
Section 126-136-17 - Non-United States Citizen

17.2.b.1. provide evidence of a foreign credential evaluation by a WVDE-approved foreign credential evaluation agency that the candidate has completed the equivalent of an approved educational personnel preparation program in the United States and in a specialization offered in West Virginia (see Appendix A), with or without the required tests in pre-professional skills, Content and/or Professional Education, or when the candidate holds the necessary credentials in another country to teach in the public schools of that country, and the candidate has completed a degree equivalent to the required degree level in the United States and has earned an overall GPA equivalent to a 2.50 in the United States if applicable.

17.2.c.1. Candidate must continue to hold valid Permanent Resident Card, Employment Authorization Document (EAD), or work permit issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as per W. Va. Code § 18A-3-1.

17.2.c.2. Upon acquisition of United States citizenship or meeting the conditions specified in section 10, the candidate may apply for the Initial Professional Teaching Certificate.