Program Coordinator/Contact
Lynda Venhuizen, ECE Coordinator
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Pugsley Hall 141, Box 2203
http://www.sdstate.edu/tll
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Program Information
Students or graduates may seek additional certification to their primary teaching certificates authorizing them to teach in other age/grade spans and/or content areas. A Kindergarten Education Endorsement may be added to the Birth through Age 5 Specialization, Birth through Age 8 Specialization, or Cooperative Programs in the Early Childhood Education major.
Student Learning Outcomes
Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure
Accreditation
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs
South Dakota Department of Education
Certification and Licensure
Candidates who have completed the curriculum many apply for the Kindergarten Education endorsement on their teaching certificate. They are not required to take an additional PRAXIS test to add this endorsement in South Dakota. However, those educators seeking initial certification and licensure in their content area must complete the PRAXIS II content test, as well as the PRAXIS II Principles of Learning and Teaching test. The minimum score for the Praxis II PLT must be obtained for teaching licensure and varies by state.
Course Delivery Format
Courses in Early Childhood Education are delivered face to face, online and hybrid (face to face and online combination). All ECE courses have practical applications in field experience settings in childcare and Pre-K-Grade 3.
Requirements for Kindergarten Education Endorsement: 9 Credits
*Verified teaching experience in kindergarten within the five-year period immediately preceding the application may be accepted in lieu of the above field experiences at the equivalency of one year’s teaching experience for one semester hour credit for a maximum of three semester hours of the total credit hours required.
