State Profile

• Alternative Teacher Certification Routes in the State
  • Practitioner Teacher Program (A)
  • Non-Master's/Certification-Only Program (D)
  • Master's Degree Program (E)
  • Alternate Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program - Elementary Education(Grades 1-8) (E)
  • Alternate Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program -- Secondary (E)
  • Alternate Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program -- Special Education (E)
• Statistics
  • Number of Teaching Licenses Issued
  • Number of Teachers Employed
• Information
  • Institutions of higher education that have developed alternative teacher preparation programs leading to a teaching license
  • States with which the state has reciprocity of teacher licenses
  • Institutions of higher education that have any teacher preparation programs leading to a license to teach
  • Contact information for persons interested in finding a teaching position in the state
• Where can I get certified to teach through an alternative route in Louisiana?

  Practitioner Teacher Program

  • Dillard University (Region 1)
  • Grambling State University (Region 8)
  • Louisiana College (Region 6)
  • Louisiana Tech University (Region 8)
  • McNeese State University (Region 5)
  • Nicholls State University (Region 3)
  • Northwestern State University (Region 6)
  • Our Lady of Holy Cross College (Region 1)
  • Southern University - Baton Rouge (Region 2)
  • Southern University - New Orleans
  • University of Louisiana - Lafayette (Region 4)
  • University of Louisiana - Monroe (Region 8)
  • University of New Orleans (Region 1)
  • Xavier University of Louisiana (Region 1)
  • The New Teacher Project (Region 2)
  • St. John the Baptist Parish (Region 3)
  • Teach Louisiana Consortium (Region 2)

  Master's Degree Alternate Program

  • Centenary College (Region 7)
  • Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (Region 2)
  • Louisiana Tech University (Region 8)
  • Loyola University (Region 1)
  • McNeese State University (Region 5)
  • Northwestern State University (Region 6)
  • Our Lady of Holy Cross College (Region 1)
  • Southeastern Louisiana University (Region 2)
  • University of Louisiana - Monroe (Region 8)
  • Xavier University of Louisiana (Region 1)

  Non-Master's/ Certification Only Program

  • Centenary College (Region 7)
  • Louisiana College (Region 6)
  • Louisiana State University - Shreveport (Region 7)
  • Louisiana Tech University (Region 8)
  • Loyola University (Region 1)
  • Nicholls State University (Region 3)
  • Northwestern State University (Region 6)
  • Our Lady of Holy Cross College (Region 1)
  • Southern University - Baton Rouge (Region 2)
  • Southern University - New Orleans
  • University of Louisiana - Lafayette (Region 4)
  • University of New Orleans (Region 1)