Champions Pathway to Alternative Certification for Teachers (CPACT) is an alternative certification program offered by Lexington School District Two, located in the midlands region of South Carolina. CPACT is designed to balance access, rigor, and sustained support, ensuring that all candidates meet state certification requirements while receiving structured, job-embedded professional learning aligned to district and state expectations.
To learn more about this alternative certification program or to apply, please visit the C-PACT website.
Certification Fields
The following certification fields are offered by the C-PACT Program:
Primary Level
- Early Childhood (PK-3)
- Elementary (Grades 2-6)
K-12
- Art
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Music Education
- Music Education: Choral
- Music Education: Instrumental
- Physical Education
- Spanish
- Special Education: Multi-Categorical
- Theater
Middle Level (Grades 5-8)
- Middle Level Language Arts
- Middle Level Mathematics
- Middle Level Science
- Middle Level Social Studies
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Biology
- Business and Marketing Education
- Chemistry
- Economics
- English
- Geography
- Government
- History
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Science
- Social Studies
Eligibility
To be eligible for an alternative certification program, all applicants must first meet the general eligibility requirements in addition to any requirements set by the program. To review the general eligibility requirements, please visit the webpage Guidance for Prospective Alternative Route Certification Program Participants.
Potential candidates for the C-PACT Program must have a bachelor’s degree or higher with a major or major equivalency in the certification subject area, meet the minimum GPA requirement, and have a passing score on the appropriate subject area assessment. For more information regarding eligibility, please visit the C-PACT website.
Certification Overview
Individuals interested in C-PACT will apply directly to the program provider and be evaluated for eligible certification fields. If eligible, applicants will continue the application process, including the application requirements for certification with the South Carolina Department of Education. After completion of the application process, the training requirements, and confirmation of employment in the certification field, applicants will be issued their first C-PACT Alternative Route Teaching Certificate and become program participants.
Participants who complete all program requirements after three years of program involvement will be issued a Professional Teaching Certificate.
Enrollment Inquiries
The South Carolina Department of Education does not facilitate eligibility evaluation or program participation for the C-PACT program. For information regarding this approved alternative certification program, please contact the C-PACT Director, Dr. Tammy Small, at 803-793-4053 or at cpact@lex2.org.
