Louisiana
Special
Education
Certification

Our Special Education program is an
Initial, Integrated/Merged program for Mild/Moderate.



Louisiana Mild to Moderate Special Education Certification

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For a teacher candidate to enroll into a Mild/Moderate 1-5 certification program (with the issuance of a PL), the state requires successful completion of the following exams:

• Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (7001)

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For a teacher candidate to enroll into a Mild/Moderate 4-8 certification program (with the issuance of a PL), the state requires successful completion of the following exams:

• Any one of the middle school CORE content exams (M.S. Math 5164, M.S. Science 5442, M.S. Social Studies 5089, or M.S. English/Lang Arts 5047)

MILD/MODERATE 6-12

For a teacher candidate to enroll into a Mild/Moderate 6-12 certification program (with the issuance of a PL), the state requires successful completion of the following exams:

• Any one of the secondary CORE content exams (e.g. Math 5165, Social Studies 5086, English 5039, Biology 5235, or Chemistry 5245, etc.)

Pedagogy Exams


As the teacher candidate nears completion of the program, he/she would be required to successfully complete pedagogy exams.  

• Pedagogy exams for a mild/moderate integrated to merged program completers would be the Special Ed: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications (5543) AND the appropriate PLT – Elementary (5622) Middle School (5623) or Secondary (5624).

The completion of the program will be nearly identical as anyone completing our general education program.

To be recommended for your Level 1 License, the following must be completed:

  • Pass all required Praxis exams
  • Mild Moderate Special Education #5535
    • Corresponding PLT exam
  • Complete TWO Special Education courses (included in program)
  • Complete TWO literacy courses (included in program)
  • Complete all other required courses.
  • Complete two semester Residency in Special Education
  • Pay full balance

Once all program requirements are complete, you would be eligible to receive the Level 1 Professional License.

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