College Verification Form Instructions
A College Verification Form must be completed for you to apply for your license, whether you are applying through George Mason University or through your current school system.
Please be aware that due to the high volume of paperwork being processed by the Licensure Office you must allow one week for processing. To ensure fair and fast service to all students, forms will be completed IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED.
Please follow the steps below.
- College Verification Form: complete part I only and leave the rest of the form BLANK. Please be sure that your full address is listed. Please do not include your SSN (you can add this in when the form is returned to you).
- You must be sure that ALL licensure grades have been posted prior to submitting your CVF.
- Please email your college verification form with part 1 completed to edlicen@gmu.edu.
- The college verification form will be emailed back to you.
- If you are applying for licensure through your school district, you will then submit the completed CVF form and the other required licensure materials to your school district's licensure representative. They will then submit the application on your behalf.
- If you are applying for licensure through GMU, please top and follow these linked directions: linked here (click on the “Applying for initial licensure” section to begin.
**Special Education - all waivers must be processed and reflected in the University system prior to submission of the CVF.
***Education Leadership - if you did not receive your master's degree from Mason, please submit a photocopy of your master's transcripts along with your College Verification Form. If you did receive your master's from Mason, please be sure that your degree date has posted prior to submitting the form.
Please view the college verification form checklist to ensure you have filled out the form yet correctly.