Practitioner Teacher Program

The Practitioner Teacher Program allows prospective candidates who hold a teaching position or letter of intent for employment from a parish school board to become certified to teach in one year. Graduates of the program are awared a post-baccalaureate certificate from the unviersity.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Program completers know the subject matter they are to teach.
2. Program completers will develop differentiated lessons that reflect learning-theory and research-based strategies.
3. Program completers will apply the basic principles of teaching and learning.

Admission Requirements

1. possess a non-education baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited university;

2. hold a current teaching position or possess a letter of intent to hire from a school district;

3. have a cumulative 2.5.GPA on a 4.0 scale on all undergraduate coursework;

4. pass PRAXIS I Core Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. (Master’s degree applications are exempt from the PRAXIS I requirements); and

5. Pass PRAXIS II: Content Knowledge (content-specific area) examination.

Graduation/Certification Requirements

1. complete all coursework with a grade of “C” or higher;

2. pass PRAXIS II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT).