ARSD 24:28:19:20. Endorsements requiring pedagogy test, career and technical education (CTE) methods course, and coursework, certification, or work experience

For an individual who has completed an early childhood preparation program, each of the endorsements listed in this section requires completion of a two-credit CTE methods course. Each endorsement also requires one of the following: completion of state-designated coursework, current licensure or certification by a nationally-recognized accrediting agency as a health professional practitioner, or 4,000 hours of validated work experience in a related field within the previous five years. The endorsements are: (1) Diagnostic services career pathway; and (2) Counseling, mental health, and community services career pathway. Effective July 1, 2019, passage of the state-designated pedagogy test is also required.