Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXI - Bulletin 746-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel
Chapter 3 - Initial Teacher Certification
Subchapter A - Teacher Certification Areas and Required Competencies
Section CXXXI-301 - Overview

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXXI-301

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, March 20, 2025

A. Louisiana Revised Statute 17:7 provides for the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). Specifically, 17:7(6)(a)(i) states that BESE shall prescribe qualifications and provide for certification of teachers in accordance with applicable law, and that such qualifications and requirements shall ensure that certification shall be a reliable indicator of minimum current ability and proficiency of the teacher to educate at the grade level and in the subject(s) to which the teacher is assigned.

B. Repealed.

C. When a candidate has successfully completed a state-approved program that develops and assesses mastery of the competencies and has met state testing and grade point average certification requirements, the program provider recommends the candidate for certification.

1. The LDOE will accept no final grade below a "C" in coursework within the approved undergraduate program, with the exception of the general education requirements. All coursework used for certification purposes must be for regular credit and not of a remedial or developmental nature.

D. - I.5.b. Repealed

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:7(6), R.S. 17:3902 and R.S. 17:8.1-8.5.

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