South Dakota Teaching (K-12) CE requirements

Professional Teaching Certificate — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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6CE hours every 5 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Certificates expire July 1 of the expiration year; renewal applications accepted January 1 - June 30.

Details

South Dakota requires six education-related transcripted credits per five years: bachelor's-degree holders need at least 3 transcripted credits with the remainder as continuing-education contact hours (15 CECH = 1 credit); advanced-degree or National Board holders may use any combination. At least one clock hour of suicide awareness and prevention training is also required. Native unit is transcripted credits; totalHours is not converted.

Official source: South Dakota Department of Education / Board of Education Standards, certification rule revisions (ARSD 24:28)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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