Office of Accreditation & Teacher Quality

Alternative Route to Certification

For any questions relating to certification, email us at: certification@state.sd.us

The alternative certification process is administered by the Department of Education. The alternative certification program is limited to content areas issued at the approved education program level. Elementary education programs will not be available in the alternative certification process beginning on July 1, 2003, and thereafter.

• Outline of the Alternative Certification Programs
• South Dakota DOE Route to Alternative Certification
  • Program FAQs
  • Program Requirements
  • Program Process
  • Program Application
• Obtaining a Teaching Certificate - Final steps in the Alternative Route to Certification Program process.
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• Teach For America
• Troops to Teachers
  • WSCC Consortium
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• Western Governors University
• Human Relations & South Dakota Indian Studies
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