Eligibility

This method allows educators with a Professional certificate to add certification fields through completion of an appropriate subject area exam. The following requirements must be met to add a certification field by exam:

• Hold a Professional certificate; and
• Earn a qualifying score on the appropriate Subject Area Exam.

Not all teaching fields are eligible to be added by exam and some include additional eligibility criteria.  Please refer to the Add-On Method Summary Chart for advisement.

Exclusions and limitations apply to educators holding certification solely in service, leadership, Advanced Fine Arts, or Montessori fields. Please refer to the Guidelines and Requirements for Adding Certification Fields and Endorsements for advisement.

Applying for Add-On

Once all eligibility criteria are met, educators must submit all of the following in order to apply for adding a certification field:

• Submit a request using My SC Educator Portal
• Submit Official Exam Score Reports