South Dakota State Personnel Standards
Audiologist
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| Discipline | Audiologist | |
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| License/Certificate | Audiologist | |
| State Department | South Dakota Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers and Audiologists | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doh.sd.gov/boards/audiology/licensing.aspx | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Completion of a supervised graduate professional experience in audiology supervised by a licensed or certified audiologist | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | PRAXIS Audiology (5343); Qualifying score: 162 | |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
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| Discipline | Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist | |
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| License/Certificate | 24:15:06:22. K-12 Deaf or hearing impaired endorsement | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Education | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doe.sd.gov/certification/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Kindergarten - 12th grade | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's | |
| Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework | The required courses and experiences of a deaf/hearing impaired program shall meet the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Deaf and Hard of Hearing program standards. | |
| Additional requirements specific to Part C? | Birth through preschool special education endorsement. A birth through preschool special education endorsement requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including a three-semester hour practicum specific to birth through preschool special education. This endorsement requires both coursework completion and a passing score on the designated state test. | |
| Additional requirements specific for schools? | Birth through preschool special education endorsement. A birth through preschool special education endorsement requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including a three-semester hour practicum specific to birth through preschool special education. This endorsement requires both coursework completion and a passing score on the designated state test. | |
Early Childhood Educator 201 Birth-Preschool
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| Discipline | Early Childhood Educator | |
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| License/Certificate | 201 Birth-Preschool Education 24:53:07:01 | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Education | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doe.sd.gov/certification/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - PreK | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's | |
| Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework | The program shall require candidates to demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge and skills identified in the NAEYC standards and to demonstrate competency on the multiple assessment measures. A birth through grade three early childhood education program shall require coursework sufficient to constitute an academic major and demonstrated competencies in the following areas of professional education: Promoting child development and learning; Using developmentally effective approaches by observing, assessing, and documenting to support young children and families; and Knowledge of curriculum development that uses the South Dakota K-12 content standards and other established K-12 academic standards to design an instructional program that facilitates student achievement and promotes lifelong learning. | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Student teachers must complete a minimum of 10 weeks of supervised experiences. The student teachers must spend the majority of the 10 weeks in the subject area and age or grade span for which they are prepared. Student teachers in birth through grade three education programs or birth through grade three special education programs must complete experiences at both the preschool and elementary levels. | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | PRAXIS Education of Young Children (5024); Qualifying score: 160 or PRAXIS Early Childhood Education (5025); Qualifying score: 156 | |
Early Childhood Educator 251 Birth-Preschool
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| Discipline | Early Childhood Educator | |
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| License/Certificate | 251 Birth-Preschool Education Endorsement 24:15:06:02 | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Education | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doe.sd.gov/certification/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Endorsement | |
| Age Range | Birth - 3rd Grade | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's | |
| Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework | The required courses and experiences of a birth through grade three special education program shall meet the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) early childhood special education standards, 2012 edition. The program shall require candidates to demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge and skills identified in the CEC early childhood special education standards and to demonstrate competency on the multiple assessment measures. A birth through grade three special education program shall require coursework sufficient to constitute an academic major and demonstrated competencies in the following areas of professional education: Knowledge of the developmental characteristics of the student with disabilities; Using developmentally effective approaches by observing, assessing, and documenting to support young children and families; and Knowledge of curriculum development that uses the South Dakota K-12 content standards as provided in SDCL 13-3-48 and other established K-12 academic standards to design an instructional program that facilitates student achievement and promotes lifelong learning. | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Student teachers must complete a minimum of 10 weeks of supervised experiences. The student teachers must spend the majority of the 10 weeks in the subject area and age or grade span for which they are prepared. Student teachers in birth through grade three education programs or birth through grade three special education programs must complete experiences at both the preschool and elementary levels. | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | PRAXIS Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692); Qualifying score: 159 | |
Early Childhood Educator 219 Birth – Age 8
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| Discipline | Early Childhood Educator | |
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| License/Certificate | 219 Birth - Age 8 Early Childhood | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Education | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doe.sd.gov/certification/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - 8 yrs | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's | |
| Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework | Completion of 18 semester hours of coursework to include: (a) Child growth and development; (b) Curriculum, methodology, and materials related to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; (c) Family systems; (d) Introduction to children with disabilities. | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | 135 clock hours of experience, practicum, or student teaching with birth through preschool-age children. | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Praxis Test: Birth - Age 8 Early Childhood 24:53:07:02 or 24:53:07:03 pass:166 | |
Early Childhood Special Educator 221 Birth-Age 8
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| Discipline | Early Childhood Special Educator | |
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| License/Certificate | 221 Birth-Age 8 Special Education 24:53:07:03 | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Education | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doe.sd.gov/sped/Early-Intervention.aspx | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - 8 yrs | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | A minimum of a three-semester-hour special education practicum under the supervision of a certified special education teacher and university supervisor at each level of endorsement. | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | 1. Special Education; Preschool/Early Childhood (Computer-Based) (5691 or 0691); pass: 159 2. Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood (5621 or 0621); pass: 157 | |
Family Therapist
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| Discipline | Family Therapist | |
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| License/Certificate | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Social Services, Behavioral Health Services | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/licensing.aspx | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
| Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework | A master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy, or a related topic with equivalent coursework, from a program accredited by COAMFTE, CACREP, or a regionally accredited program. The program must include a practicum, consisting of at least 300 hours of client contact. | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Must complete two calendar years of supervised clinical experience. 1,700 hours must be direct clinical contact. At least 200 hours must be direct supervision, 100 of which must be individual supervision. | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | The exam required for licensure is The Marital and Family Therapy Examination (MFT). The exam is administered by The Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB). | |
Nurse
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| Discipline | Nurse | |
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| License/Certificate | Registered Nurse (RN) | |
| State Department | South Dakota Board of Nursing | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://www.sdbon.org/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | An approved program for the preparation of registered nurses | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | The applicant is required to pass a written or computerized adaptive testing examination determined by the board of nurse registration and nursing education (NCLEX). | |
Occupational Therapist
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| Discipline | Occupational Therapist | |
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| License/Certificate | Occupational Therapy | |
| State Department | South Dakota Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://www.sdbmoe.gov/professions-occupational-therapist-ot/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | A occupational therapy educational program must be accredited by the committee on allied health education and accreditation/American Medical Association in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | A minimum of six months of supervised fieldwork experience is required | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | An applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist shall pass an examination approved by the board upon recommendation by the occupational therapy committee | |
Physical Therapist
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| Discipline | Physical Therapist | |
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| License/Certificate | Physical Therapist | |
| State Department | South Dakota Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doh.sd.gov/licensing-and-records/boards/physical-therapy/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Doctoral | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Pass the National Physical Therapy Exam. This test is run by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT). | |
Psychologist
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| Discipline | Psychologist | |
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| License/Certificate | Psychologist Examiners | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Social Services, Behavioral Health Sciences Licensing Board | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/psych/psych.aspx | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Doctorate | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Has had a supervised psychology internship amounting to not less than one thousand eight hundred hours in duration over a period of not more than two consecutive calendar years. The board shall specify, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapters 1-26, the nature of an acceptable supervised psychology internship. | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP); Oral interview and question and answer by the board. Ethical and professional issues as they relate to the clinical practice of psychology may also evaluate an applicant's knowledge base for the clinical practice of psychology. | |
School Psychologist
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| Discipline | School Psychologist | |
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| License/Certificate | School Psychologist Education Specialist | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Education | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doe.sd.gov/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | PreK-12 | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Masters | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | School Psychologist (5402): Passing score-147. | |
Social Worker
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| Discipline | Social Worker | |
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| License/Certificate | Certified Social Worker | |
| State Department | South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/social.aspx | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Has passed, to the satisfaction of the Board, a national examination by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) at the appropriate level as specified herein. All ASWB examination scores are reported as pass/fail, with the number of questions needed to pass the examination, and because test questions change from one administration to the next, statistical adjustments must be made to account for small differences in the overall difficulty of individual examinations. | |
Speech Language Pathologist
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| Discipline | Speech-Language Pathologist | |
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| License/Certificate | Speech-Language Pathology License | |
| State Department | South Dakota Board of Speech-Language Pathology | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doh.sd.gov/boards/speechpath/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Birth - Death | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Master's | |
| Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? | Has completed supervised clinical practicum experiences from an educational institution or its cooperating programs and has completed a supervised postgraduate professional experience. | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | PRAXIS Speech-Language Pathology (5331); Qualifying score: 162 | |
| Additional requirements specific for schools? | Speech-language pathologist certificate from the South Dakota Department of Education. | |
Vision Specialist
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| Discipline | Vision Specialist | |
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| License/Certificate | 213 K-12 Blind/Visually Impaired Education 24:53:07:25 | |
| State Department | South Dakota Department of Education | |
| State Department Hyperlink | https://doe.sd.gov/certification/ | |
| Type of License/Certificate | Licensure/Certificate | |
| Age Range | Kindergarten - 12th grade | |
| Degree Level Requirement | Bachelor's | |
| Licensure Dependent on an Exam? | Braille Proficiency (0633); Qualifying score: 164 | |
| Additional requirements specific to Part C? | 24:15:06:23. Birth through preschool special education endorsement. A birth through preschool special education endorsement requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including a three-semester hour practicum specific to birth through preschool special education. This endorsement requires both coursework completion and a passing score on the designated state test. | |
| Additional requirements specific for schools? | 24:15:06:23. Birth through preschool special education endorsement. A birth through preschool special education endorsement requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including a three-semester hour practicum specific to birth through preschool special education. This endorsement requires both coursework completion and a passing score on the designated state test. | |