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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education – ASL Education Concentration


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uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students who first entered Fall 2013 or later. uTrack does not apply to transfer students who entered prior to Fall 2015.

Progression Requirements

Progression to the ASL Education concentration requires a 2.75 cumulative GPA after a minimum of 45 semester credits and completion of *. Students in the program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 while in the program. Students must earn a grade of B or better in , , *, *, , and , and a C or better in all teacher education and major courses. Students with less than a 2.75 GPA for two consecutive semesters will be dropped from the program. Students who fail to meet the standards for professional conduct during the course of their fieldwork will not be retained in the major.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Education – Deaf Studies Major – ASL Education Concentration


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
  3 2.3 cumulative GPA
* or *  3  with a B or better
1Non-U.S. History* 3  
2* 3  
3* 3  
Term 2
3* 3 Quantitative Reasoning Elective*
  3  with a B or better
3  
1Non-U.S. History* 3  
2* 3
 
Term 3
* 3 Complete at least 45 hours with a 2.75 cumulative GPA
4Biological Sciences Electives* 3-4 * with a B or better
3* 3
3  
* 3  
Term 49
3 * with a B or better 
3* 3 Progression to the concentration
3  
5Physical Science Electives* 3-4  
  3  
Term 5
  3  
 or WLEL 570 (summers only) 3  
7Professional Elective 6  
11 or Diversity Elective (see note) 3     
Term 6
12Practicum 1  
8Educational Methods 3  
  3  
10 or  or  or REED 543 3  
  3  
6Unrestricted Elective 1  
Term 7
6Unrestricted Elective or 8Educational Methods 3 No milestones
  3  
7Professional Elective 3  
  3   
 or  (summers only) 3  
Term 8
  3 No milestones
,   6  
7Professional Elective 3  
7Professional Elective 3  
TOTAL 120  
POST-BACCALAUREATE PROFESSIONAL YEAR
Students must apply to and be admitted by the Graduate School prior to registration. Students must also obtain an advanced level or above on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) in order to advance to the post-baccalaureate professional year and internship.
Term 9
TPTE 574 3 No milestones
TPTE 575 6  
  3  
Term 10
TPTE 591 3  
TPTE 575 6  
TPTE 517 3  
GRADUATE TOTAL 24  
1 Two courses from *, *; *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *; *, *; *, *.
2 Students are required to complete two math courses or one math and one statistics course from the .
3 Select courses from the .
4 Biological Science Elective: *; *, *, *-*-*, *, *, *; *; *. Either the biology or physical science elective must include a lab.
5 Physical Science Elective: * (with or without lab – *), *, (with or without lab – *), *, *; *-*, *-*, *, *-*, *; *, *; *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *; *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *. Either the biology or physical science elective must include a lab.
6 Select any course not already required for the major. See advisor for recommended electives.
7 PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVES: See list below for course options. Students will choose 15 credits from a secondary education content area, listed minor, or educational interpreting.
8 Educational Methods: Students must see advisor for recommended course. Select the appropriate methods course: , , , .
9 Students should interview after the completion of 45 hours.
10 See advisor for recommended course.
11 Choose one of the following: ; ; , , ; .
12 Students take either  with  or , or students take  with .

* Meets .

Professional Electives


Students choose 15 credits of professional electives from a secondary education content area, listed minor, or educational interpreting.

Secondary Education Content Areas


English


15 credits from the English department at the 300+ level.

Natural Sciences (Chemistry)


Select 3 of the following sequences:

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