Black Hills State University is offering the Driver Education Program in Summer 2012. This program provides courses needed to obtain the South Dakota 7-12 Driver Education endorsement (24:15:06:30) for school teachers. Students seeking this endorsement must complete the following 3 courses:
IE 450: Occupational and Safety Education (online/internet course)
An introduction to safety awareness and the development of safety programs for schools, homes, businesses, industries and transportation. Accident cause, costs, prevention and research will be studied.
Course Start Date: 06/04/12
Course End Date: 06/29/12
Credit hours: 3
DRED 460: Driver and Traffic Safety Education (face-to-face class)
Recommended policies and practices in driver education and traffic safety. Emphasis on traffic safety. Department of Transportation’s traffic safety program, use of simulators, driver improvement through enforcement.
Course Start Date: 07/09/12
Course End Date: 07/20/12
Credit hours: 3
Meeting Days: M T W Th F
Meeting Times: 8:00am – 12:30pm
Location:
Spearfish High School
1725 North Main Street
Spearfish, South Dakota
DRED 480: Special Methods in the Teaching of Driver Education (face-to-face class)
Driver education and traffic safety course with experience in classroom and behind-the-wheel phases of driver education; lesson plans, films, scheduling and testing techniques.
Course Start Date: 07/09/12
Course End Date: 07/20/12
Credit hours: 3
Meeting Days: M T W Th F
Meeting Times: 1:00pm – 5:30pm
Location:
Spearfish High School
1725 North Main Street
Spearfish, South Dakota
How Much Does It Cost?
Tuition costs are 277.00 per credit. Students participating in the program are welcome to stay in the residence halls during the on campus courses. For housing questions, please contact Nancy Shuck via e-mail (Nancy.Shuck@bhsu.edu) or phone (605-642-6084).
Financial Aid
Financial Aid is offered for this program in the form of a loan. Anyone interested in applying for this program needs to fill out the FAFSA and the summer aid application. This should be done as soon as possible since it takes at least two weeks to process the application. For questions concerning Financial Aid call 642-6145 or bhsufinancial@bhsu.edu.
How to Apply
If you are currently a registered student, enroll through WebAdvisor.
If you just planning to take this endorsement use this online registration page.