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The purpose of the certification-only alternative teacher certification program is to offer an alternative teacher certification pathway for grades 6-12, K-12, and Early Intervention Special Education Birth-Age 5.
To apply for admission, official transcripts from all universities attended, along with official Praxis scores, must be submitted to the coordinator of the Certification-Only Alternative Certification Program. Students must also apply for graduate admission to the university through the Office of Admissions. Applicants must also be interviewed by the program coordinator.
As part of the College of Education focus on performance-based outcomes, portfolios will be incorporated into the assessment of students enrolled in an approved Teacher Education Program. Students are required to submit portfolios through PASSPORT, a web-based system that provides candidates, faculty, and administrative staff a system to gather, demonstrate, and evaluate performance data. Candidates will be charged a onetime non-refundable fee for licensure to use the system for seven years. This fee will automatically be charged when a candidate registers for a course offered by the College of Education.
The portfolio will allow students to demonstrate, through reflections, their understanding of how artifacts contained in the portfolio meet the program outcomes; provide a process by which a student can become a reflective practitioner to foster continuous improvement; and document a student's growth in the program. The portfolio will consist of artifacts, documents, and evidence which demonstrate that the program's Conceptual Framework have been met. Students will submit an Introductory Level Portfolio after successful completion of all Knowledge of the Learner and Learning Environment courses as listed on the Official Plan. The Developing Level Portfolio will be submitted as a prerequisite for student teaching or internship. The Competency Level Portfolio is required for program completion.
Student teaching is an all-day (approximately eight hours), all semester activity. The student teacher will be required to spend the full public school day, plus any additional conference or seminar time in this experience. The Director of Student Teaching will make the assignments for each student teacher. All possible considerations will be given, but it is the responsibility of the student teacher to make arrangements to meet the conditions of the assignment that is made. Student teaching must be completed in Southeastern's teacher education service region. Those districts include the following: Ascension Parish, City of Bogalusa, East Baton Rouge Parish, Jefferson Parish (Kenner and Metairie area), Livingston Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Washington Parish, and Zachary Community Schools.
Requirements for Student Teaching
The Louisiana Department of Education regulations for certification of teachers require that students complete their student teaching under the control and supervision of the institution from which they expect to be graduated. To be eligible for student teaching, students must:
Student Teaching/Internship Semester
In order to remain in student teaching/internship, students are expected to meet and maintain desirable professional, physical and moral standards consistent with their positions in the public schools. A student who fails or is directed to withdraw from student teaching or internship must complete a one semester Professional Improvement Plan prior to a second teaching/internship experience. Only a grade of Pass or Fail is issued.
An internship consisting of two consecutive semesters of teaching at an approved school site and the appropriate grade level and in the area of certification may be substituted for student teaching. Internships must be completed in Southeastern's teacher education service region that includes: Ascension Parish, City of Bogalusa, East Baton Rouge Parish, Jefferson Parish (Kenner and Metairie area), Livingston Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Washington Parish, and Zachary Community Schools.
To qualify for an internship, a student must provide:
Note: The candidate is responsible for submitting the above documents the semester prior to beginning the internship. A complete packet should be submitted rather than item by item. Authorization to register for an internship will not be granted until all documents have been submitted.
Students enrolled in the Certification-Only Alternate Program that have completed 80 hours of classroom readiness training may be eligible to receive a Practitioner License (PL) 2 through the Louisiana Department of Education. The PL allows students to teach while pursuing alternate certification. The PL may be issued for one school year, renewed annually, and held for a maximum of three years while completing the program. To be eligible for renewal, students must remain enrolled in the program and complete nine hours each year, unless fewer hours are needed to complete the program.
Alternate teacher certification is offered for grades 6-12 in the following subjects: Agriculture, Biology, Business Education, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial Education, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Speech.
Required Courses (27-30 hours)
| EDUC 212 | 1 hour (Grade of "B" or higher required) |
| EDUC 203 | 2 hours (Grade of "B" or higher required) |
| EPSY 301 or 311 | 3 hours |
| EPSY 315 or 603 | 3 hours |
| EDUC 307 or 407 | 3 hours |
| EDUC 472 | 3 hours |
| EDUC 490 or MAT 660 and MAT 661* | 6 hours |
| EDUC 486 or 429+ | 6-9 hours |
*Permission from advisor needed to substitute MAT 660 and 661 for EDUC 490.
+Employment in content certification area allows student to apply to have 2 semesters
internship substitute for student teaching. Three years teaching experience in content
area allows students to apply to Louisiana Department of Education for student teaching
waiver.
Alternate teacher certification is offered for grades K-12 in the following subjects: Art, Health and Physical Education, French, Spanish, German, Latin, Music (Instrumental), Music (Vocal).
Required Courses (27-30 hours)
| EDUC 212 | 1 hour (Grade of "B" or higher required) |
| EDUC 203 | 2 hours (Grade of "B" or higher required) |
| EPSY 301 or 311 | 3 hours |
| EPSY 315 or 603 | 3 hours |
| EDUC 307 or 407* | 3 hours |
| Methods Courses (See Below) | 6 hours |
| EDUC 486 or 429+ | 6-9 hours |
Content Specific Methods Courses
| Art | ART 373 and 374 |
| Foreign Language | FLAN 401 and 403 |
| Health and PE | KIN 351 and 460 or MAT 660 |
| Music | EDUC 313 and 490 |
*Health and Physical Education students may substitute KIN 431.
+Employment in content certification area allows student to apply to have 2 semesters of internship substitute for student teaching. Three years teaching experience in content area allows students to apply to Louisiana Department of Education for student teaching waiver.
Required Courses (33-36 hours)
| ECE 601 | 3 hours |
| SPED 682 | 3 hours |
| SPED 689 | 3 hours |
| SPED 767 | 3 hours |
| SPED 683 | 3 hours |
| SPED 688 | 3 hours |
| EDUC 677 | 3 hours |
| EDUC 678 | 3 hours |
| SPED 685 | 3 hours |
| EDUC 653 or SPED 693+ | 6-9 hours |
+Employment in content certification area allows student to apply to have 2 semesters of internship substitute for student teaching. Three years teaching experience in content area allows students to apply to Louisiana Department of Education for student teaching waiver.
The College of Education offers course work to meet the Louisiana Department of Education's requirements for add-on certification in the following content areas for students currently holding valid Louisiana teaching certificate:
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