Applicants who have completed an approved educator preparation program but do not currently hold a valid, professional out-of-state certificate must complete the following steps in order to gain South Carolina certification:

• Complete a certification application prior to all other steps;
• Complete the fingerprinting process and criminal records review;
• Submit the non-refundable $105 processing fee online through My SC Educator Portal;
• Submit an official transcript from each college or university attended;
• Submit a College Recommendation Form for Classroom Teaching Fields or Service & Leadership Fields, completed and signed by your designated college official;
• Submit official score reports verifying passing scores on an approved Content Knowledge Assessment; and
• Submit official score reports verifying passing score on an approved Pedagogy Knowledge Assessment. 
  
  Please note that applicants seeking certification for Service fields (School Psychologist, Speech-Language Pathologist, School Counselor, and School Librarian) are not required to complete a pedagogy knowledge assessment.

For more information on submitting application materials, please visit the Submitting Requests and Documents webpage.