Program Highlights

• Accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation / National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

• Course objectives and learner outcomes aligned with COMPASS/Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching and national professional organizations for advances teacher preparation standards.

• Concentrations may add additional certifications to an existing Louisiana teaching certificate.
• Designed for working teachers.
• Qualify for a Level 2 Louisiana teaching certification. 
• Complete all requirements stated in the catalogue and the candidate's degree plan
• Satisfactorily complete and present a capstone action research project.
• Satisfactorily complete all graduate work with a cumulative "B" average. Degree candidates must earn an average of "B" or better, both cumulative and in the major area of concentration, with no more than six semester hours with a grade of "C" counted toward a degree. No credit below "C" will be accepted for graduate degree credit.
• Be recommended for the degree by the student's major professor
• Must have a valid teaching certificate (i.e. currently active or have had an active certificate in the past).