School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development

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CURRICULUM:

• Human Resource Education
• Business Education

The curriculum in human resource education is offered with areas of concentration in adult, extension, and international education; career development; and human resource leadership and development. The curriculum for business education is designed to meet requirements for Louisiana teacher certification in grades 6-12. Master’s and doctoral programs also are available. For additional information, see the Graduate School • Professional Programs section or contact the School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development.

The State Board for Career and Technical Education has designated LSU as a teacher education center for the preparation of career and technical education teachers, making LSU eligible for federal funds under national career and technical education acts.

The School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and is a member of the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education, a national consortium of leading research universities.

Admission to the School

General Students • Students are eligible for admission to the school in accordance with admission and retention requirements prescribed by the College of Human Sciences and Education.

Students Seeking Teacher Certification • Students are admitted to programs leading to certification in adult education and business education according to the following:

• Students from other LSU senior colleges who have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours with a 2.20 grade point average on all work taken are considered for provisional admission to the career and technical teacher education program. For regular admission, students must have a 2.50 cumulative and LSU grade point average and passing scores on all parts of the Praxis I Series or minimum ACT composite score of 22 or minimum SAT composite score of 1030.
• A minimum grade point average of 2.50, cumulative and LSU, is required for entry into and continuation in upper (3000/4000) level human resource education courses, including student teaching.
• Transfer students from accredited colleges and universities who have met the entrance requirements of the University, who are eligible for admission to a senior college, and who meet the requirements listed above will be considered for admission to the teacher education program.
• Students on university scholastic and attendance probation will not be admitted to a teacher education program.

Public Management Program

The Public Management Program (PMP) serves as the research-to-practice affiliate for the Human Resource Education (HRE) program within the School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development. Incorporating research-based theory and current best practices, this unit offers a comprehensive array of human resource development activities to the public sector on a state, national, and international level. Specific activities include: training program design and delivery; strategic planning services; performance improvement on an individual, work group, and organizational level; process improvement; performance evaluation; adult literacy program development and delivery; curriculum design; program evaluation; organizational development strategies; workplace literacy program development and delivery; career development strategies; succession planning activities; and competency model development and implementation. PMP offers seminars, consultation services, and in-service training programs through traditional classroom instruction as well as state of the art technology-based collaborative learning methodologies. The unit also develops and publishes research quality documents (both internally and through peer review systems) on various governmental and organizational issues. These services are provided by Public Management staff and University professors. This unit is designated as the sponsoring agency for the Comprehensive Public Training Program (CPTP), a training and educational program authorized by the 1979 Louisiana Legislature. CPTP is designed to increase the skill and knowledge of state employees and non-elected officials. The Certified Public Manager Program (CPM), a nationally recognized and accredited certification program, is open to persons holding a management position within state government or nominated by the supervisors for promotion to such a position. The CPM curriculum includes 300 instructional hours in management and approved elective courses. On completion of the program, participants are awarded the Certified Public Manager (CPM) designation.

Requirements for Teacher Certification in Career and Technical Education Areas

The Louisiana teacher certification path prepares a student for certification in one of the two career and technical education areas: agricultural education (through the College of Agriculture) and business education. Although most of these graduates enter the teaching profession, experience has demonstrated that people who hold a state teaching certificate find employment in a wide variety of other related professions.

Requirements for teacher certification in career and technical education areas include the following:

Admission Requirements

• Students from other LSU senior colleges who have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours with a 2.20 grade point average on all work taken are considered for provisional admission to the career and technical teacher education program. For regular admission, students must have a 2.50 cumulative and LSU grade point average and passing scores on all parts of the Praxis I Series or minimum ACT composite score of 22 or minimum SAT composite score of 1030.

Retention Requirements

• Minimum cumulative and LSU grade point average of 2.50 for entry into and continuation in upper (3000/4000) level human resource education courses, including student teaching

Degree Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of an approved program of study as determined by all of the following: faculty of the School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development, the University, the LSU P-12 Education Advisory Council, and the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Council, and the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
• Minimum cumulative and LSU GPA of 2.50 on all work completed
• Passing scores on all required parts of the Praxis II Series
• Grade of “C” or higher in course work as specified by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Proficiency in English
• Completion of all methods courses

Students may also complete standard certification requirements in adult education. In addition, students may complete course work appropriate for the state alternative certification program.

Students interested in any program leading to teacher certification should contact the School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development for application information, deadlines, and specific details about each program. Students interested in a teacher certification program other than those included here should contact the College of Human Sciences and Education.

Students who anticipate entering the teacher certification program should inform the faculty advisor at the time the undergraduate program of study is being developed.

Programs

• Human Resource Education, B.S.

• Leadership Development Minor

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