Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
An individual who holds a general education alternative certificate may teach as a grade five through eight elementary teacher, secondary teacher, or K-12 teacher. The individual may not teach early childhood education, elementary self-contained or subject-specific grades K through four, early childhood special education, or special education.
Source: 43 SDR 175, effective July 3, 2017; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026.