Certification: Requirements
South Dakota Codified Law 13-1-48, requires any teacher new to the profession, from out-of-state, or certified after 1993 shall complete a three-credit-hour course in South Dakota Indian studies.
Administrative Rules of South Dakota, requires teachers and administrators to complete a South Dakota Indian studies course approved by the department with a grade of C or higher, as outlined in 24:28:06:02 and 24:28:07:03. This requirement also applies to an applicant for reciprocal certification to obtain a teacher or administrator certificate, according to 24:28:16:03. If the applicant who meets all requirements for reciprocity set forth in 24:28:16:01 or 24:28:16:02 but has not passed the South Dakota Indian studies course may receive a provisional certificate which expires on the following June 30. This certificate may be renewed once, for one additional year, according to 24:28:16:05.
Approved South Dakota Indian Studies Courses at South Dakota Institutions | |
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AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY | BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY |
NAST 320 Native American Social Systems NAST 252 History of Lakota/Dakota |
INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies |
DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY |
INED 211 South Dakota American Indian Culture & Education |
EDU 335 American Indian Education EDU 635 American Indian History and Culture |
KILIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE |
INED 211 South Dakota Indian Studies |
EDN 360 Indian Studies |
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY | OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE |
INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies |
ED 303E Indian Studies for Education |
PRESENTATION COLLEGE | SISSETON WAHPETON COLLEGE |
HS 313 History and the American Indian |
DKT 279 Teaching the Native American Child |
SINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY |
ED 339 Indian Education ED. 633 Indigenous World Views |
AIS 211 American Indian Culture and Education |
UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
EDU 231/533 Native American Studies |
INED 211 SD American Indian Culture and Education INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies |