Physical Education Teacher in West Virginia.

What people get wrong

Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.

• If you want to teach both health and physical education, look at Wellness 2250 rather than stacking endorsements. It is the comprehensive endorsement and it takes both 5091 at 150 and Health Education 5551 at 156.
• Health on its own is endorsement 2205, a separate credential from physical education.
• Praxis Bridge is not accepted on 5091, so a near miss here means retaking the test.
• Every West Virginia chart prints a second, higher number labelled "+2 SEM". That is not a harder passing score. It is the score that lets you ADD an endorsement to a certificate you already hold through the content proficiency route, without going back through a preparation program. If you are already licensed, that column is the one worth aiming at.
• The PLT is not the only way through. Candidates who finished a WVBE-approved program and passed an approved Teacher Performance Assessment after 12 July 2023 are exempt from the PLT. Out-of-state candidates get a real choice here: the PLT leads to a Non-Transferable certificate, while an approved TPA leads to a Professional certificate that transfers.

Required, but not an exam

• A bachelor’s degree
• A WVBE-approved preparation program, or an approved alternative route
• The pre-professional skills requirement, which a long list of ACT, SAT, GRE and coursework routes can waive
• Background check and application through WVDE