Course Offerings for Endorsements and Alternative Certification
Alternative Certification Coursework
- General Education and Teach for America (TFA) Alternative Certification
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) Alternative Certification
- Special Education Alternative Certification
- Superintendent Alternative Certification
- K-12 Principal Alternative Certification
Elementary – Self Contained Endorsements
- Kindergarten
- Middle Level Learner
Secondary English Language Arts Endorsements
- Secondary Advanced Composition/Grammar
- Secondary Advanced Literature
- Secondary Speech/Debate
CTE Career Clusters
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster
- Architecture and Construction Career Cluster
- Arts, Audio-Video Technology, and Communication Career Cluster
- Business Management and Administration Career Cluster
- Education and Training Career Cluster
- Family and Consumer Science Career Cluster
- Finance Career Cluster
- Government and Public Administration Career Cluster
- Health Science Career Cluster
- Hospitality and Tourism Career Cluster
- Human Services Career Cluster
- Information Technology Career Cluster
- Law, Public, Safety, Security, and Corrections Career Cluster
- Manufacturing Career Cluster
- Marketing Career Cluster
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Career Cluster
- Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster
CTE Career Pathways
- Accounting Career Pathways
- Agribusiness Career Pathways
- Animal Systems Career Pathways
- Audio-video Technology and Film Career Pathways
- Auto Body Technology Career Pathways
- Automotive Technology Career Pathways
- Aviation Career Pathways
- Banking Services and Business Finance Career Pathways
- Business Marketing and Management Career Pathways
- Construction Career Pathways
- Consumer Services Career Pathways
- Counseling, Mental Health, and Community Services Career Pathways
- Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education Career Pathways
- Design and Pre-construction Career Pathways
- Diagnostic Services Career Pathways
- Early Childhood Development Career Pathways
- Energy Career Pathways
- Engineering and Robotics Career Pathways
- Food Products and Processing Career Pathways
- Insurance, Securities, and Investments Career Pathways
- Journalism and Broadcasting Career Pathways
- Natural Resources and Environmental Service Career Pathways
- Networking Systems and Information Support Career Pathways
- Plant Systems Career Pathways
- Power Structural and Technical Systems Career Pathways
- Programming and Software Development Career Pathways
- Project Lead the Way Computer Science Career Pathways
- Project Lead the Way Engineering Career Pathways
- Restaurant and Food Service Management Career Pathways
- Sales, Merchandising, and Marketing Research Support Career Pathways
- Therapeutic and Support Services Career Pathways
- Travel and Tourism Career Pathways
- Visual Arts Career Pathways
- Web and Digital Communications Career Pathways
- Welding and Precision Machining Career Pathways
K-12 Music Endorsements
- K-12 Vocal Music Education
- K-12 Instrumental Music Education
K-12 World Languages Endorsements
- Elementary/Secondary Latin
- Elementary/Secondary French
- Elementary/Secondary German
- Elementary/Secondary Spanish
- Elementary/Secondary Chinese
- Elementary/Secondary Russian
- Elementary/Secondary Japanese
- Elementary/Secondary Norwegian
- Elementary/Secondary World Languages
K-12 Computer Endorsements
- Elementary/Secondary Computer Science
- K-12 Classroom Technology
- K-12 Distance Educator
K-12 Gifted Endorsements
- Elementary/Secondary Gifted Education
K-12 School Librarian Endorsements
- Elementary/Secondary School Librarian
K-12 Deaf or Hearing Impaired Endorsements
- Elementary/Secondary Deaf or Hearing Impaired
K-12 South Dakota Indian Studies Endorsements
- Elementary/Secondary South Dakota Indian Studies
Special Education Endorsements
- Early Childhood Special Education Birth through Grade Three
- K-12 Special Education
- K-12 Adapted Physical Education
Education Specialist Endorsements
- School Psychological Examiner
- Mentor Teacher
- Technology Integrationist
- Technology Coordinator
Educator Permit Endorsements
- Athletic Coaching
- American Sign Language Instructor
- Braille Education Instructor
- Drivers Education Instructor
- Eminent Scholar Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Language and Culture
- Native American Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Language and Culture
- School Business Official
Questions can be directed to: certification@state.sd.us.