Curriculum & Catalogs

How Our Degrees Are Structured

• M.Ed. in Educational Leadership: 30 credit hours. Your cohort takes ten courses in a set sequence over five semesters, ending with an internship and a capstone project.
• Ed.D. in Educational Leadership: 60+ credit hours beyond the master's degree: an 18-credit-hour research core, coursework in your concentration, and dissertation seminars and research. A qualifying paper takes the place of a comprehensive exam, and you have six years to finish after you defend it.

The Academic Catalog is the official source for degree requirements, course descriptions, and academic policies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Degree plans:

• Educational Leadership, M.Ed.
• Educational Leadership, Ed.D. (K-12, Higher Education, Curriculum Leadership, and Exceptional Learner concentrations)

Which catalog year should you use?

• New and incoming students: Use the current catalog year. It reflects the degree requirements in effect for students entering this academic year.
• Current students: Use the catalog for your entry year — the year you first enrolled. Your degree requirements are set by the catalog in effect when you started, not by the current year's catalog. View the Academic Catalog and use the catalog year selector near the top of the page to choose your entry year.

If you have questions about which catalog year applies to you, or which semester a course is offered, your academic advisor can help.

More ways to use the catalog:

• Browse by year: Use the catalog year selector to explore requirements from previous years, not just the current one — helpful if you're comparing how a program has changed over time.
• Save courses to "My Catalog": Add courses to your My Catalog list as you plan your semester, so you can find them again without searching from scratch.
• Explore all programs of study: See every degree, minor, and certificate offered at UL Lafayette in one place.