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. 

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)

• special educaiton 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/Language Arts, 12 semester hours of science coursework

 

   2.  Achieve passing score for PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching K-6.

 

   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