The Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice

Undergraduate Certification Programs:

Undergraduate students who are eager to complete their education in four years may find the bachelor’s program most attractive. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers undergraduate programs leading to certification in grades 1-5, PK-3 (in collaboration with the School of Human Ecology, College of Agriculture), and K-12 art. The college collaborates with the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Basic Sciences in programs leading to certification in grades 6-12. Depending upon the area and level of certification desired, students earn bachelor's degrees from the College of Education, College or Arts and Sciences, or the College of Basic Sciences and attain Louisiana Teacher Certification in a program that combines general education, an area of focus, professional education courses, and practical experiences in 128 credit hours. The program is designed for students who know early in their college careers that they want to become teachers and who want to enter the profession immediately following receipt of the bachelor's degree. It features early and extensive connections between university-based and field-based learning and includes at least one full semester of professionally supervised student teaching.

 

Early Childhood Certification (PreKindergarten - Grade 3)

Elementary Certification (Grades 1 - 5)

Secondary Certification (Grades 6 - 12)
Areas of concentration in biology, chemistry, English, French, Spanish, mathematics, and physics.

K-12 (Art) Certification

Additional Information
Courses for Certification in Education of the Academically Gifted
Minor in Special Education