Southeastern Louisiana University

Elementary Add-On Certification

Requirements

• For Individual holding a valid  Early Childhood certificate (e.g.,PK-K,PK-3)

1. Achieve passing score for PRAXIS Elementary Education:  Content Knowledge (#0014) 

2. Achieve passing score for PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching K-6: PLT Grades K-6 (# 30522) 

3. Accumulate 9 semester hours of reading*, 12 semester hours of mathematics, 12 semester hours of science, and 12 semester hours of social studies coursework.

* Recommended Reading courses:

EDUC 657 - Reading in the Elementary School

EDUC 661 - Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading

EDUC 678 - Dyslexia and Related Disabilities in the Classroom

 
 

• For individual upper elementary or middle school certificate (e.g., 4-8. 5-8, 6-8),

• secondary certificate (e.g., 6-12, 7-12, 9-12)

• mild/moderate certificate, or an all level K-12 certificate (art, dance, foreign language, Health, PE, H&PE, music)

1. Achieve passing score for PRAXIS Elementary Education:  Content Knowledge (#0014)  
                                   or

Accumulate 12 semester hours of mathematics, 12 semester hours of social studies, 12 semester hours of English, 12 semester hours of science coursework

 

   2.  Achieve passing score for PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching K-6: PLT Grades K-6 (# 30522)

 

   3. Accumulate 9 semester hours of reading coursework*

* Recommended Reading courses:

EDUC 657 - Reading in the Elementary School

EDUC 661 - Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading

EDUC 678 - Dyslexia and Related Disabilities in the Classroom