Application Due Dates
Summer 2025: May 12, 2025
Fall 2025: August 15, 2025
Spring 2026: December 19, 2025
Overview
TeachLSUS is an alternative teacher certification program for those who have earned, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in any field outside of education. We are dedicated to preparing knowledgeable, skilled, and professional educators. Candidates who apply and are accepted should be prepared to designate sufficient study time as well as allot time for clinical experience hours as required. As a teacher candidate with the TeachLSUS Certification-Only Program, one is eligible to work as a full-time salaried school teacher while earning a Louisiana teaching certificate. (NOTE: TeachLSUS operates as a mostly face-to-face program.)
Areas of Certification
Elementary Education 1-5 (36 credit hours)
Secondary Education 6-12 (33 credit hours):
Biology-Chemistry-English-Math-Physics-Social Studies
Cost
This program qualifies for the undergraduate tuition rate. Visit our Tuitions and Fees page to access the most recent tuition schedule.
Program Benefits
- Opportunity to work while earning your Louisiana teaching certificate
- Streamlined application process
- Access to expert educators in education
- Opportunity to inspire the future of local students
- Spring and fall evening classes
- Summer day classes
How Do I Apply?
Step 1: Read this Web Page
Before you do anything else, we encourage you to read through the material on this website. Familiarize yourself with the details of the program. If you need additional information, please contact Ms. Jacqueline Langford via email at jacqueline.langford@lsus.edu.
Step 2: Check your Eligibility
- Baccalaureate degree in any field outside of education from a regionally accredited university
- Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.2 at the time the degree was conferred.
Step 3: Apply
Applying is easy!
- Access the undergraduate transfer application atmyLSUS. Choose Alternate Certification as your program objective.
- Note: you are required to submit official transcripts from each university you have ever attended directly to the LSUS Admissions Office.
- Attach a copy of passing score for Praxis II Content. View the TeachLSUS testing information to learn more.
