Middle School Endorsement

Endorsements

The College of Education offers courses leading to teaching endorsements in Early Childhood/Special Education, Middle School, Pre-Kindergarten, Special Education, Math Specialist, and Science Specialist. Visit their website at http://www.bhsu.edu/Academics/TheColleges/CollegeofEducation/DepartmentsandPrograms/GraduateEndorsements Endorsements are not recorded on the students’ transcript. Students must apply to the South Dakota Department of Education in Pierre to add an endorsement to their teaching certificate.

Requirements are as follows:

1. A valid South Dakota elementary or secondary teaching certificate.
2. Eight (8) semester hours to include, but not limited to, junior high/middle school teaching methods, adolescent psychology, interdisciplinary planning, advisee-advisor relationships, cooperative learning and other topics relevant to middle level education, and
3. Subject areas: A minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in the academic subject area taught, including language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics, physical education, art and music. (See your advisor for the specific coursework in each content area.) A methods class must also be taken in each content area. A fifteen (15) hour practicum in an organized middle school.