Program of Alternative Certification for Educators
The Program of Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE) was established to enable degreed individuals, who otherwise do not meet certification requirements, to gain employment in the public schools in a PACE approved subject area teaching position.
Click here for PACE eligibility requirements
Click here to apply for Pace Certification
PACE Forms:
Initial Application
Major Equivalency Statement
Pace Experience
Pace Self Employment Experience
Pace Extension Request
Pace Request for Professional
Pace Course Approval
American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) - Passport to Teaching
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Project CREATE is a program offered through South Carolina’s State Department of Education. Their mission is to “grow a highly qualified special education teacher force in the State's public schools. Through a partnership with 11 leading colleges and universities in South Carolina, all with NCATE/State-approved teacher preparation programs in special education, the project underwrites course tuition and textbooks costs for qualified individuals to obtain add-on, alternative, or initial certification in special education.” Qualified individuals in the past have included regular education teachers, classroom aides, and paraprofessionals who meet certain criteria.
The state’s Project CREATE website is located here. Interested individuals should begin at the site and can click on “How to Qualify” at the left side of the screen to answer a series of questions and determine if they’re eligible.
Courses to satisfy Project CREATE requirements are available through state universities, and the contact at CCU for the program is Dr. Dodi Hodges (Tel. 843.349.2321; jhodges@coastal.edu).
Questions concerning the certification process, changes (upgrades, adding areas, adding experience) to a certificate, changes in middle level certification, highly qualified requirements, PACE, etc. can be addressed to:
Donna Durant - Certification Specialist
Email: ddurant@horrycountyschools.net
Phone & Fax: 843-488-6909