Undergraduate Programs

BAE in Deaf Studies Program of Study & M.Ed. in Deaf Education

Academic Learning Compact:  Special Education

The undergraduate program in Special Education prepares teachers with competencies necessary to produce achievement gains and desirable behavior changes in students with disabilities. Special Education offers a track in deaf studies; this is also a five year program in which students complete certification in deaf education at the master's degree level.

Admission to the Program
Those entering the College of Education and Human Services must meet University admissions requirements as well as specific COEHS admissions criteria.

Tentative block schedule
This block schedule is not to be used in lieu of your Program of Study but to assist in appropriate sequencing of course work and for planning each term.

This tentative schedule is subject to change. The schedule assumes that you:

  • have satisfied all prerequisites, foreign language, and General Education requirements, and
  • are a full-time student, can take day and evening classes, and do not break continuity.

NOTE: Certification in Deaf Education comes only after successful completion of the M.Ed. Program. The B.A.E. in Deaf Studies is a preparatory degree for the Deaf Education M.Ed. Program and by itself does not lead to any teaching certification.

To help you plan:

  1. Deaf Education Field practicum and Field Lab I require at least 5 daytime hours per week at an assigned school site.
  2. Successful completion of Deaf Education Field practicum and Field Lab I are prerequisite to internship.
  3. Applications for internship are due by the 4th week of the term before you expect to intern. Late applications are not accepted.
  4. Passing ALL FTCE (General Knowledge, Professional Education, and Subject Area Exam) is required prior to graduation from the Master’s program.

B.A.E. in Deaf Studies                                    

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Term - 15 hours

EDG    3151    The Nature of the Learner

EEX    3202    Psych/Soc Except Children

EHD   4311    Psych/Ed of the Deaf *

EEX    4101    Speech/Language Dev (2)

SPA     4620    American Sign Language I

SPA     4620L  ASL I Lab

 Spring Term - 16 hours

EHD   4245    Lang Dev Deaf *

EEX    4604    Educational Management

SPA     4623    American Sign Language II

SPA     4623L  ASL II Lab

EEX    3252    Lang Arts/Ex Chil (3)

EEX    4255    Curr/Instr Lrners Excep

 Summer Term - 6 hours

EEX    4619    Clsrm Mngmt Excp Lrnr

EEX    4281    Soc, Pr, Career Skills

 SENIOR YEAR

 Fall Term - 13 hours

EEX    4221    Educational Assessmt *

SPA     4614    American Sign Language III

EDF    3945    Field Lab I

EEX    3250    Develop Reading (3)

TSL     3550    Prin & Issues TESOL

 Spring Term - 14 hours

EHD   4261    Spch Sci / Audiology *

SPA     4615    American Sign Language IV

EDF    4327    Assessmnt Learning/Behavior

EHD   4940    Deaf Ed Field Practicum

EEX    3251    Math


M.Ed. in Deaf Education__________

Summer Entry

Summer Term - 6 hours

EDF 6607 Education in America

EDF 6480 Found Ed Rsrch

Fall Term - 9 hours

EHD 5341 Curr & Instr: Deaf/HH

EHD 6241 Lang Inst: Deaf/HH

EEX 6936 Spec Topic: Special Ed

Spring Term - 10 hours

SPA 6619 Adv ASL Conv

EHD 6343 Rdng Inst: Deaf/HH

EHD 6242 Tch Spch HI

EHD 6242L Teaching Speech HI Lab

Summer Term A - 3 hours

SPA 6625 Sign Comm for Classroom

Fall Term - 9 hours

EEX 6841 Prac: Spec Ed

Fall Entry

Fall Term _____ - 9 hours

EHD 5341 Curr & Instr: Deaf/HH

EHD 6241 Lang Inst: Deaf/HH

EDF 6480 Found Ed Rsrch

Spring Term _____ - 10 hours

EHD 6343 Rdng Inst: Deaf/HH

SPA 6619 Adv ASL Conv

EHD 6242 Tch Spch HI

EHD 6242L Teaching Speech HI Lab

Summer Term A _____ - 3 hours

SPA 6625 Sign Comm for Classroom

Fall Term _____ - 6 hours

EEX 6936 Spec Topic: Special Ed

EDF 6607 Education in America

Spring Term _____ - 9 hours

EEX 6841 Prac: Spec Ed

*These courses are usually taught once a year. If you cannot take a full-time load, take these Special Education courses first, so you stay in sequence.

 Academic Advising (Advisors) 620-2530
Field Services (Field labs & Internship) 620-3934

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