Program: Middle School Education Grades 4-8, BS, Social Studies Education Concentration - University of Louisiana Lafayette

Mar 26, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
Career Opportunities:
Teach middle school education 4-8 (see College of Education & Human Development )
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses. Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Praxis Middle School Social Studies: Content Knowledge (5089), and the Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5-9 (5623).
Note(s):
The requirements of this program are continually under examination and revision by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). The University reserves the right to make changes as required. All enrolled candidates are subject to these changes. All required state licensure exams must be passed by established deadlines. ¹ Choose from Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Students cannot get credit for both GEOL 105 and GEOL 225 .

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Education Credit Hours: 3
UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
HIST 101 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 102 - World Civilizations II Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 100 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Choose from MATH 206 or MATH 210 or STAT 214 .

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ¹

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 103 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
POLS 110 - U.S. Government Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ¹

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 356 - Teaching Students with Dyslexia Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 240 - Investigating Issues of Equity in Education Credit Hours: 3

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from ENGL 201 , ENGL 202 , ENGL 205 , ENGL 206 , or a Foreign Language Literature course.

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 439 - Building Learning Communities in Middle Schools Credit Hours: 3
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 3
POLS 317 - State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

LTCY 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School Credit Hours: 3
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3
HIST 390 - The Historian’s Craft Credit Hours: 3
HIST 307 - History of Louisiana Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 340 - Developing Innovative Pedagogical Practices Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 424 - Middle School Social Studies Methods Credit Hours: 3
IRED 320 - Educational Technology and Innovation Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 474 - Teacher Residency I in Middle School Education Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 250 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ¹

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

EDCI 493 - Teacher Residency II in Middle School Education Credit Hours: 6
EDCI 440 - Research and Reflections on Educational Practice Credit Hours: 1-3

General Education Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 105 *and* MATH 110 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	PSYC 250 GEOG 103
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
HIST 221 or HIST 222	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 310	ENGL 201 , ENGL 202 , ENGL 205 , ENGL 206 or a Foreign Language Literature Course

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Tactical Navigation

Audience Navigation

Main Navigation

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

Connect with Us

Search form

Middle School Education Grades 4-8, BS, Social Studies Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum