High-quality, straightforward, and cost-effective online courses (including graduate-level) for South Carolina Teachers. Let us show you have we can help you improve your teaching effectiveness, maintain your teaching license, or advance your teaching career.

HOW OUR COURSES WORK

Hundreds of South Carolina teachers utilize Model Teaching courses every year to earn academic credits for license renewal. All Model Teaching university-partnered courses provide graduate-level semester credit for license renewal or salary advancement purposes. You may choose any Model Teaching university-partnered courses of interest or enroll in one of our Course Bundle Packs – the most cost-effective way to earn credits.

Model Teaching offers great options for South Carolina teachers to earn semester credits from accredited universities in order to renew or maintain their teaching certification.

South Carolina teachers may earn a Professional Certificate that must be renewed every 5 years. South Carolina teachers who have not earned a masters degree, must earn 120 renewal credits (equal to 3 semester hours), of which 60 of the required hours must be earned through graduate-level coursework through a regionally-accredited institute of higher education.

Model Teaching offers courses provided through regionally-accredited university partners. These institutions are accredited by several accrediting agencies.  Our Academic Credit University-Partnered Academic Credit Courses should meet the requirements for South Carolina teacher license renewal and Professional Development requirements. All courses completed through our academic partners will include access to an official transcript from that academic institution for submission to any license-granting authority.

If you would like to confirm approval of a course, please feel free to complete and email our Request Course Approval form to the South Carolina Department of Education.

Note: Jason Flatt Act
Educators working in a public middle or high school setting must satisfy the Jason Flatt Act requirements before their professional certificate can be renewed. Please see the South Carolina Department of Education web site for more information about the Jason Flatt Act.

REFERENCE: South Carolina Department of Education

Model Teaching partners with regionally-accredited universities across the country to provide graduate-level courses to thousands of K-12 teachers and educators every year. Generally, school districts across the country provide various salary scale advancement opportunities to teachers that often includes participation in graduate-level professional development. Our university-partnered, graduate-level courses are an excellent and cost-effective way for you to earn the continuing education academic credit you need.