Candidates seeking an Initial certificate in a classroom teaching field in South Carolina must submit qualifying scores on both the content knowledge and pedagogy assessments approved by the State Board of Education (SBE) in order to be eligible for and issued a certificate.
Candidates seeking an Initial certificate in a service field (School Counselor, School Psychologist, School Librarian, or Speech Language Pathologist) must submit a qualifying score on the content knowledge assessment approved by the SBE in order to be eligible for and issued a certificate.
Prior to taking any South Carolina educator certification assessments, It is highly recommended that educators who completed their approved program through an out-of-state provider should first:
- complete an application for certification; and
- have their program provider complete a College Recommendation Form.
Each state recognizes differing fields and grade ranges for certification purposes; please allow the Office of Educator Services to evaluate your program for certification eligibility and to determine which assessments you must complete.
For additional information, please visit the Required Assessments for Educator Certification webpage.
