Multiple Levels Grades K-12 (Alternative Certification), M.A.T.

Program Admission

Art Education, Health and Physical Education, Music Education, French Education, Spanish Education.

In addition to the university requirements for admission, all applicants must present a combined score of 1875 on a scale which is found by multiplying their total undergraduate grade-point average by the combined Graduate Record Examination General Test score (Verbal plus Quantitative) in order to qualify for “Regular Status.” Students scoring between 1650 and 1875 (GRE X GPA) may be admitted on “Conditional Status.” Other admission requirements include meeting the following:

1. Eligibility requirements for admission to Teacher Education (minimum of 2.5 grade-point average on undergraduate work and passing scores on PRAXIS I: Reading, Writing, Math) or a composite of 22 on the ACT; and
2. Content knowledge requirements for Louisiana, which include
   1. Possess a baccalaureate degree form a regionally accredited university either with a major in a certifiable teaching area or with coursework equivalent to a primary focus area (30 hours) and
   2. Present passing scores on state-designated PRAXIS content test in teaching area; and
3. TEACH Delta Region screening assessment requirements.

Program Requirements

Thirty semester hours to include:

• CURR 5000
• CURR 5045
• CURR 5056 - Individualizing Instruction in Secondary Schools
• CURR 4001 - Assessment Principles and Practice for All Learners
• CURR 5024
• CURR 5081
• ELED 5009 - Integrated Methods for Early Childhood
• PSYC 5003 - Advanced Child Psychology
• PSYC 5005 - Advanced Adolescent Psychology
• READ 5002 - Balanced Reading Instruction
• 6 semester hours of internship
• CURR 4083

Total Hours 36

To successfully complete CURR 4083, candidates must meet all other eligibility requirements for initial teacher licensure in Louisiana, which include meeting Program Admission requirements above, satisfactory performance in specified courses, and passing scores on state-designated PRAXIS II tests.