Deaf Education Program

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.

This program is Initial Certification for the Hearing Impaired.

Admission to the Program

Those entering the College of Education and Human Services must meet Graduate School admissions requirements as well as specific COEHS admissions criteria.

 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.

Prerequisites: 

 NOTE: 

• 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.
• 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.
• Student must obtain passing scores on all three parts of the FTCE (General Knowledge, Professional Education and Subject Area Exam) to complete internship and to be eligible for graduation.