2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 10, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Gateway to Teacher Education Certificate

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus, Online, SDBOR System Certificate


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Program Coordinator/Contact

Patrick Hales, Associate Professor, Assistant Director of K-12 Teacher Education
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Wenona Hall 114
605-688-5039

Program Information

The Gateway to Teacher Education Certificate provides a jump start for students with a career interest in PK-12 teacher education and provides knowledge about teacher education degree programs within South Dakota Regental institutions. Students will learn about teaching and the teaching profession while gaining hands-on experience.

The intended audience is high school students considering pursuing majors or degree programs in elementary, secondary, and special education. The certificate does not lead to licensure or certification.

Course Delivery Format

The program provides courses online and face to face on campus.

Student Learning Outcomes


  • Earn experience observing, leading and facilitating instruction in elementary education classrooms
  • Analyze the basic issues that impact public education (e.g., legal/ethical, financial, organizational, technological, political).
  • Communicate clearly in a variety of situations (written, verbal, non-verbal) to achieve a defined purpose.
  • Analyze the impact of diverse perspectives in contemporary of historical contexts (individual, cultural, political).

Requirements for Gateway to Teacher Education Certificate: 12 Credits


Total Required Credits: 12