Greenville Alternative Teacher Education Program

About

The Greenville Alternative Teacher Education (GATE) program is an exciting, innovative pathway to a career in teaching. GATE provides rigorous preparation in best educational practices to individuals who have a strong commitment to teach and a bachelor’s degree with a major or an emphasis in the specific teaching field. The program fully integrates content, best teaching practices and professional knowledge within a supportive, authentic school teaching experience.

Government/Nonprofit organization
Greenville

Institution Links

Online Application

"I always wanted to be a teacher, but decided to pursue a math degree in college. When I graduated, my college advisor told me about the GATE program. GATE provided an amazing opportunity to pursue my passion of teaching. I get to influence the lives of each student in my classroom each day." —Angel McGowan, Math Teacher

"I decided to pursue GATE because I was uninspired by my work as an accountant. I wanted to make a difference with my work life. Now I can say my worst day as a high school math teacher is better than my best day as an accountant. My students inspire me to be the best at my job each day." —Michael White, Math Teacher

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Greenville Alternative Teacher Education Program

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From 36 to 36 months
Program Duration
In-person, Online, Hybrid
Program Format
Pre-Test Required
Yes

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Program Info

The GATE program is the first district-based, job-embedded alternative certification program in South Carolina and aims to increase the number of exceptional math, science, English, social studies, elementary, special education, world language, art, and business teachers in Greenville County schools.

Upcoming Deadlines

Deadlines
Program Start

Jun. 15, 2026
Summer

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Application Fee & Annual Tuition

Learn how to get$100 Back
and apply for a$1000 Scholarship

$0
In State Tuition
$0
Out of State Tuition
$0
Application Fee

Certifications

Business 9-12
Dance
Drama
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
English Language Arts 9-12
French Pre-K-12
Mathematics 9-12
Middle Language Arts 5-8
Middle Math 5-8
Middle Science 5-8
Middle Social Studies 5-8
Music
Music / Choral
Music / Strings
Science 9-12
Social Studies 9-12
Spanish Pre-K-12
Special Education / Multi-categorical Pre-K-12
Visual Arts

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Dig deeper. Visit Greenville Alternative Teacher Education Program's website to learn more and apply.