Name:
Date:
Secondary Grades Non-Core Add-On Areas:
Secondary Specialty Area Add-On
for Non-NCLB Areas
(Endorsement)
Certificate level held by applicant:
Requirements
Completed:
Yes No
Requirements
(Must complete 1 & 2)
For individual holding a valid
early childhood certificate (e.g.
PK-K, PK-3),
elementary certificate (e.g., 1-4,
1-5, 1-6,
1-8),
upper elementary or middle
school certificate (e.g., 4-8, 5-8,
6-8), or
special education certificate
1. Achieve passing score for PRAXIS PLT
7-12 (#0542) if completed prior to 1/1/12
PLT 7-12 (#0624 or #5624) if complet
after 1/1/12;
AND
2. Achieve passing PRAXIS score for
Secondary Specialty Area Exam in the
content
area
–or- obtain 21 semester
hours in the specialty content area
Course
Requirements
Complete
Course
Prefix
And
Numbers
Course Requirements
Accumulate 21 credit hours in the
specialty content area.
Agriculture, Business Education,
Computer Science, Family &
Consumer Science, Journalism,
Marketing, Technology Education
& Speech
If you have completed the requirements as listed above and wish to receive a formal evaluation for the purpose of obtaining
additional certification, you must send your official transcript(s) with a completed Certification Update Packet to the Louisiana
Department of Education, Division of Certification, Preparation, and Recruitment. If you have any questions concerning this
procedure, you may call 1-877-453-2721.
For use by the Louisiana Employing Agency:
Signature of Employing Superintendent Date
Signature of Human Resource Director Date
For use by the Certification and Preparation Office only:
Signature of Evaluating Specialist Date
Revised
5/22/14
