Overview

The Alternative Certification Early Childhood Education (Grades PK-3) program at Louisiana Tech University offers a pathway to teacher certification with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. This program is designed for persons who already have obtained a bachelor’s degree in a non-teaching area of study and who are now ready to teach in a PK-12 school.

Degree requirements

Students must complete a 36 semester-hour program, including an internship that extends over a full P-12 school year. Candidates must also attain a satisfactory score on the Louisiana State Department of Education identified test for educational leaders, successfully make a culminating program oral presentation, and receive a passing grade on a culminating e-portfolio.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Technology Integration for P-12 Digital Age Learning

Early Childhood Mathematics Methods

Early Childhood/Elementary Graphophonics Methods

Early Childhood Curriculum

Teaching Methods for Effective Instruction of Science and Social Studies

Evaluating Diverse Students

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-04 00:00:00
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Starting 2026-09-10 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-12-04 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-06-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ruston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

GMAT

Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the Application for Admission and return with the appropriate application fee.

Submit official transcripts of all prior college work demonstrating sufficient scholastic performance that qualifies the applicant to perform successfully in a master’s or doctoral program. (For doctoral admission, more emphasis is placed on an applicant’s graduate record than on the applicant’s undergraduate record).

Submit a satisfactory current score on the Graduate Management Admission Test.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15326 USD / year

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Out-of-State

15326 USD / year

≈ 15326 USD / year
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In-State

7960 USD / year

≈ 7960 USD / year

Living costs

Ruston

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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