<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:11:03"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000">24</span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000">:</span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000">28</span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000">:</span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000">11</span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000">:</span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000000">03</span></a><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000001">.  Application process for general education alternative certificate.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0"> The applicant for a general education alternative teaching certificate shall submit:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">  </span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">Documentation that the requirements of §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:28:11:02"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">24:28:11:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0"> are met;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">  </span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">Official transcripts from each regionally-accredited institution of higher education attended, issued by the registrar or other appropriate official of the institution, including descriptive course titles, course numbers, credits, and grades for each course listed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">  </span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">Additional documentation upon request; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    (4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">For credentials from a foreign country or transcripts from a foreign institute of higher education, an evaluation completed by an agency approved by the </span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">d</span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">epartment to evaluate such credentials to determine eligibility for educator certification that includes a course-by-course credential report of university-level credit completed, course titles, grade, semester hours earned, U.S. equivalency of degree earned.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    </span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0"> 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    </span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">13-42-3</span></a><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">    </span><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0-000003">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99d46c7e-dd93-4c3c-87a9-9079dbf5e831000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>