Imagine a profession where you break limitations, shape minds, and innovate inspiration. As a teacher, you become an illuminator of change, a gardener of young minds, and a cultivator of spaces where futures can grow. You’re a superhero in disguise.
Imagine being remembered 50 years later for sparking the wonder that turned youthful curiosities into impactful solutions—solutions that left the world a better place.
Be a Gardener of Young Minds. Be a Teacher.
My Fingerprint Flower Dress Honors the Students Who Helped Me Grow as a Teacher
"Before I finished my time student teaching, I knew I wanted to make something special with my students. I had seen a viral trend where other student teachers let their students draw all over a graduation dress and decided to put my own spin on it. I gathered my supplies and let my pre-K students cover my dress in fingerprint flowers. Those tiny fingerprints come from all the lives I touched this year through student teaching. To me, the flowers represent the growth that I saw in my students and myself. This beautiful dress will serve as a reminder of where I started and the wonderful children that helped me become a teacher. I cannot wait to wear it for years to come in my teaching career." - @meg.fontana
Be Curious. Be a Teacher.
Your path begins here. Search the numerous ways to be a teacher. Let your curiosity guide you as you explore, learn and inspire other.
be impactful. be a teacher.
Enjoy the benefits of shaping futures, continuous learning, job stability, and the fulfillment of making a difference every day.
INTERACTION
Interpersonal interaction every day builds others' potential as a career. Your days are filled with rich, diverse conversations and shared experiences with your students. Your years are marked by tapping into a student's unknown potential and opening new worlds for each student in your care.
COMMUNITY
Be part of a community. As a teacher you will interact with grade-level colleagues, families, and community volunteers. Eventually, you may become a mentor teacher to a future generation of Tigers who wish to teach!
RETIREMENT
Did we mention fantastic retirement benefits? Louisiana’s system (TRSL) provides guaranteed lifetime income to members and is a reliable source of monthly income for almost 80,000 retirees and beneficiaries.
OPPORTUNITY
Teachers work on 9-month contracts. The summer months allow time for continuing and professional education, traveling the world and bringing those experiences back into the classroom, and time to pursue other passions.
BE EMPOWERED. BE A TEACHER.
Why LSU?
Why choose LSU? It's the place where your passions align with endless opportunities; where unwavering support, vibrant community, and boundless growth converge to propel you toward success.
500,000+
LSU Students and Alumni have access to 500,000+ jobs via LSU's Personal Job Portal.
$15K+
LSU Graduates Earn $15k more Annually compared to the National Average.
250,000+
Global Alumni Network - One of the Largest in the World
Two Living Learning Laboratory Schools...on lsu's campus
The College of Human Sciences & Education is home to LSU’s youngest academic community members. The Early Childhood Education Laboratory School (ECELP) and the University Laboratory School (ULS) are innovation hubs for creativity and experimentation, application of new knowledge and research, discoveries, and problem-solving processes. They are places to learn from challenges and mistakes. These schools encourage children to try new ideas, take risks, and continue to grow as learners.
ECELP is a Reggio Emilia-inspired research facility that is aligned with undergraduate and graduate programs in early childhood education. ECELP is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and educates children six weeks old through four-year-olds.
ULS is a K-12, model demonstration laboratory school opened in 1915. For more than 100 years, the Cub Community has aspired toward total effort in every endeavor for maximum student achievement through developing, implementing, and demonstrating exemplary programs and instructional practices.
Dedicated Teacher Residency Support
Our Office of Professional Experiences collaborates with schools and districts to design comprehensive clinical experiences that prepare future educators for real-world teaching. These experiences are crafted to be deep, diverse, and coherent, ensuring that candidates develop the skills necessary to positively impact students' learning and development.
Through a mix of hands-on and technology-enhanced learning opportunities, candidates engage in structured experiences that include multiple, performance-based assessments. These assessments occur at key stages throughout the program, demonstrating the growth of essential knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions that contribute to the success of all P-12 students.
Let Research Inform Your Practice
Scholarships for Education Majors
Live Here
CHSE Residential College
Cypress Hall serves as the College of Human Sciences & Education's residential college. Nestled among the trees of the Enchanted Forest and steps from the Greek Amphitheater, Cypress Hall is located near some of LSU's most iconic landmarks.
Achieve In The Classroom
Succeed in the classroom using tailored academic resources and support networks offered on-campus and virtually.
Be Adventurous. Be a Teacher.
Beyond the Classroom
World. Class. Teach grade school students in Chile? Check. Learn exercise physiology in New Zealand? You've got that right. Tour preschools in Italy? Sign me up!
At LSU, the world is your classroom. Not only can you decide what you want to learn, but where you want to learn it. We've got hundreds of study abroad topics and locations around the globe, so pack your bags and broaden your perspective, all while earning your degree.
CHSE even offers a CHSE LSU Global/Study Abroad Scholarship. Current sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate students enrolled in a program of study in the College of Human Sciences & Education with a 3.0 GPA who will be traveling abroad for academic purposes are eligible for this scholarship.
Be creative. Be a Teacher.
