The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Special Education, with the focus on Initial Certification for the Hearing Impaired, is designed to meet the needs of students who are interested in obtaining their initial Florida Certification in Deaf Education. The program consists of 85 semester hours that include prerequisites, core and major requirements. The amount of prerequisite course work will depend on the individual students educational background and ranges from 18 to 48 hours. The program is approved by the Florida Department of Education.

ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

Applicants seeking admission to the College of Education and Human Services must have the following to be eligible for a graduate program: 1.) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution; 2.) A 3.0 GPA during the last 60 hours in your first baccalaureate program and / or a composite score (verbal and quantitative sections) of a 1000 on the Graduate Records Examination (GRE); 3.) If the overall GRE score is less than a 1000, the General Knowledge Exam is required before full admittance. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for admissions must apply under the college’s exception policy.

Applicants must also submit - 3 letters of recommendation on official letterhead. All applicants seeking admission are required to meet with an academic advisor and sign a tentative program of study prior to admission. Contact the Office of Academic Advising at (904) 620-2530 for further information.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

PREREQUISITES (48 Semester Hours) (With a degree outside of education):

• EHD 4245 Lang Dev elopement Deaf/Hard of Hearing - 3 credits
• SPA 4605 Advanced Sign Language IV - 3 credits
• EDG 4327 Assessment of Learning and Behavior - 3 credits
• EDF 3151 Nature of the Learner - 3 credits
• EHD 4311 Psychology and Education of the Hearing Impaired Child - 3 credits
• EHD 4261 Audiology and Speech Science - 3 credits
• EEX 3202 Psychology & Sociology of the Exceptional Learner - 3 credits
• EEX 4604 Educational Management of Exceptional Students - 3 credits
• EEX 4101 Speech and Language Development and Disabilities - 2 credits
• EEX 4281 Soc,Pers,and Career Skills for Excep St - 3 credits
• EEX 3251 Development Skills of Math for Special Education - 3 credits
• TSL 3550 Principle and Issues in TESOL - 3 credits
• EEX 4255 Curriculum/Instruction: Learners Exceptional - 3 credits
• EEX 3250 Reading Methods: Learners Exceptional - 3 credits
• EEX 3252 Language Arts: Exceptional Learners - 3 credits
• EDF 3945 Field Lab I - 2 credits
• EHD 4940 Dead Ed Practicum - 2 credits

CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 Semester Hours)

• EDF 6480 Foundations of Educational Research - 3 credits
• EDF 6607 Education in America - 3 credits

SPECIAL EDUCATION CORE

• EEX 6025 Issues/Trends Special Education - 3 credits

CLINICAL REQUIREMENT

• EEX 6841 Practicum in Special Education - 9 credits

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (19 Semester Hours)

• EHD 6241 Language Instruction: Deaf/Hearing Impaired - 3 credits
• SPA 6625 Sign Comm. Classroom - 3 credits
• EHD 6242 Teaching Speech to the Hearing Impaired - 3 credits
• EHD 6281 Teaching Speech Practicum - 1 credit
• EHD 5341 Curr & Instr: Deaf/ Hearing Impaired Child - 3 credits
• EHD 634- 3 Teaching Reading: Deaf/ Hearing Impaired Child - 3 credits
• SPA 6619 Advanced ASL Conversation - 3 credits

 

• No more than 10 semester hours can be completed before a student is fully admitted including a maximum of 6 semester hours of approved transfer credits from another institution.
• A student may receive credit for a course only once. However, the GPA will reflect all repeated courses.
• The student must apply for the graduate practicum during the term prior to graduation.
• An approved Dual/Concurrent enrollment form is required prior to registering for courses at another institution.
• Students are strongly advised not to enroll in courses at another institution during their last semester at UNF.
• Graduation will most likely be delayed for students who attempt dual enrollment in their last semester.
• The College of Education and Human Services is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
• Student must obtain passing scores on all three parts of the FTCE (General Knowledge, Professional Education and Subject Area Exam) to be eligible for graduation.