Louisiana Initial Teacher Certification
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Louisiana Initial Teaching Certification:

• Louisiana Intial Teacher Certification
The following are the requirements and steps toward receiving your Louisiana initial teacher certification:


• Step 1:
  
  
  You must complete a teacher education program from an accredited university.


• Accredited Teacher Certification Programs


• Step 2:
  
  
  Your Teacher Education Program's certification officer will inform and provide you with the appropriate paperwork and procedures for applying for a Louisiana teaching certification.


Send materials to this address:
Office of Teacher Certification
LA Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA. 70804-9064


Or request more information by contacting a representative at the Louisiana Department of Education at (877) 453-2721.


• Step 3:
  
  
  Sit Back and Relax!


• Louisiana Alternative Teacher Certification


There are three different avenues to receive a Louisiana Alternative Teacher Certification. The following avenue is the most popular option to alternative certification.

*Important* -- You must possess a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university to be considered for the for the Louisiana Alternative Certification programs.

You must also pass the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) and a Content Specific Exam. Request information from the ETS website.


• Practitioner Teacher Program:
  
  
  The Louisiana Practitioner Teacher Program offers the candidate a provisional teaching certification when he/she is accepted into the program.
  
  Over the following year, you will be inducted into a mentoring program as you teacher as well as take teacher education courses to accompany your mentoring.
  
  Upon completion of the first year, if you have received a successful evaluation, you will be awarded a professional license. Find more information on TeachLouisiana.net.


• Master's Degree Program:
  
  
  Find Louisiana Master's Degree Program information here.
  
  
• Non-Master's/Certification-Only Program:
  
  
  Find Louisiana Non-Master's/Certification Only Program information here.

Learn about the requirements of another state by clicking on one of the state certification links to your left.

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