Curriculum & Catalogs

What classes should I take together? What's the next step in my curriculum?

Stay on top of your degree requirements. Keep track of your courses, critical courses, and where you are in your semester-by-semester plan. You'll find all of that information here.

Find degree plans, course requirements, and block course rules for UL Lafayette's teacher education programs in the current academic catalog.

The academic catalog is the official source for your degree requirements. Use the catalog for the year you entered your program, and check with your advisor before you register.

View all Educational Curriculum & Instruction programs in the catalog

Bachelor's Degrees

  • Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, BS
  • Elementary Education Grades 1-5, BS
  • Middle School Education Grades 4-8, BS
  • Secondary Education & Teaching, BS
  • Art or Music Education Grades K-12, BA

Graduate Programs

  • Curriculum and Instruction, MEd
  • Special Education: Gifted, MEd
  • Elementary Education, MAT
  • Elementary Education & Special Education Mild/Moderate Grades 1-5, MAT
  • Secondary Education & Special Education Mild/Moderate Grades 6-12, MAT

Block Courses

Some methods courses are scheduled in blocks, and each block course requires at least 10 hours of field experience outside class. You must follow the block schedule and take the blocks in the order your curriculum sets. Plan your blocks with your advisor well in advance.

Praxis Deadline for the Residency

Pass all required Praxis tests before Teacher Residency I. Official scores must reach UL Lafayette by May 1 for a fall Residency I, or by December 1 for a spring Residency I. 

See Praxis requirements