Undergraduate Programs
Earn a bachelor's degree and prepare for Louisiana teacher certification in early childhood, elementary, middle school, secondary, art, or music education.
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Graduate Programs
Already teaching? Advance your career with an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction or Special Education: Gifted. New to teaching? Earn initial certification with a Master of Arts in Teaching.
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Online Programs
Earn an M.Ed. or graduate certificate 100% online, with options in curriculum and instruction, gifted education, and instructional coaching.
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Certificate Programs
Have a bachelor's degree in another field? Earn teacher certification through a post-baccalaureate certificate, or add an endorsement with a graduate certificate.
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Louisiana's Top Producer of Certified Teachers
UL Lafayette graduates the most certified teachers of any college or university in Louisiana, and employers know our graduates are a quality choice.
A Full Year in the Classroom
Every teacher candidate completes a yearlong residency, co-teaching, co-planning, and co-reflecting with a mentor teacher in an area school.
Hands-On From Day One
Work with your target age group through campus youth programs, field experiences, and partner schools from the time you start at UL Lafayette.
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Center for Gifted Education
The Center for Gifted Education supports gifted and talented learners, and the teachers and families who work with them, through children's enrichment programs, professional learning, and the annual LAgniappe Educator Conference.
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Contact usEducational Curriculum & Instruction
- 337-482-6405
- EDCI@louisiana.edu
- Maxim-Doucet, Room 301