How do I upgrade my GaPSC certificate?

Please see correspondence from the GaPSC regarding upgrades as it is the responsibility of the educator, unless it is a new field or initial certification.

"Once the educator completes the program, the educator must apply to upgrade their certificate. The only time the process is different is if the educator completes a program leading to certification in a new field and the college recommends the educator for the new field. In that case, if the educator has PAQs saved to file for the current fiscal year, when a Georgia college sends in the TPMS program completion form, a case will open automatically. The educator would have to send in the missing documentation such as an official transcript, an Employer Assurance form or pay the fee, and for the new fields requiring testing, we need the official scores from Gace on file for processing.

In-field upgrades do not require testing.  The educator must submit an online application through MyPSC, the official transcript and an Employer Assurance Form or the $20.00 fee. If the educator is completing a doctoral program that is in-field and the educator has reached the point of All But Dissertation (ABD) in the program, then the educator must submit the Alternate Level Six Form in addition to the other documents required for the certificate upgrade."