Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education – ASL Education Concentration

Progression Requirements

Progression to the ASL Education concentration requires a 2.75 cumulative GPA after a minimum of 45 semester credits and completion of ASL 211 *. 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 ASL 111 , ASL 112 , ASL 211 *, ASL 212 *, ASL 310 , and ASL 311 *, 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. Program coursework will allow students to obtain an ASL education license (Pre K-12) at the conclusion of the post-baccalaureate professional year.

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.

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

Term 1	Hours	Milestone Notes
ASL 111	3	2.5 GPA
ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 *	3	ASL 111 with a B or better
CMST 210 * or CMST 240 * or PHIL 244 *	3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective*	3
Natural Sciences Elective (with Lab)*	4
Term 2
Arts and Humanities Elective*	3	2.75 GPA
ASL 112	3	ASL 112 with a B or better
ENGL 102 *	3
EDPY 210 * or CFS 210 *	3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective*	3
Term 3
ASL 211 *	3	2.75 GPA
Natural Sciences Electives*	3	ASL 211 * with a B or better
ETEC 386	3	ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 *
EDPY 301 *	3
¹Professional Elective	3
Term 4²
ASL 212 *	3	ASL 212 * with a B or better
SPED 303	3	2.75 GPA
³Unrestricted Elective	3	Quantitative Reasoning Elective*
¹Professional Elective	3
EDDE 425 *	3
Term 5
ASL 311 *	3	2.75 GPA
LING 471 or EDDE 416 * or Engaged Inquiries Elective*	3	Arts and Humanities Elective*
⁴Educational Methods	3
⁵REED 430 * or REED 461	3
¹Professional Elective	3
³Unrestricted Elective or ⁶Practicum	1
Term 6
⁶Practicum	1	2.75 GPA
ASL 421 *	3
TPTE 355 or ELED 322 *	3
CSE 300 * or ASL 422 *	3
³Unrestricted Elective	3
Term 7
⁴Educational Methods	3	2.75 GPA
ASL 310	3	ETEC 386
¹Professional Elective	3	SPED 303
EDDE 415	3	EDPY 301 *
REED Elective	3
Term 8
Unrestricted Elective	3	2.75 GPA
ASL 410	3
¹Professional Elective	3
⁴Educational Methods	3
ASL 435 *	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
ASL 455	3
Term 10
TPTE 591	3
TPTE 575	6
TPTE 517	3
GRADUATE TOTAL	24

¹	Choose 15 credits of professional electives from a secondary education content area, a listed minor, deaf education, or educational interpreting. See below. (Note: Some content areas require more than 15 credits for completion. Check the course descriptions for any required prerequisites.)
²	Students should interview after the completion of 45 hours and ASL 211 *.
³	Select any course not already required for the major. See advisor for recommended electives.
⁴	Select the appropriate methods courses to complete licensure requirements (See advisor.) EDDE 416 *, ELED 422 ; ENED 459 , ENED 460 , ENED 507, ENED 508, ENED 509, ENED 543, ENED 590; MEDU 430 , MEDU 485 , MEDU 543; REED 540, REED 543; SCED 430 , SCED 496 , SCED 531, SCED 543, SCED 565, SCED 596; SSCE 421 , SSCE 454 , SSCE 543; TPTE 543; WLEL 450 , WLEL 466 , WLEL 475 , WLEL 489 .
⁵	Students must take 1 credit of ELED 351S * with REED 430 .
⁶	Students must take 1 credit of ELED 351S * with ELED 322 * and ELED 422 . Students take 1 credit of TPTE 352 with TPTE 355 .
*	Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Professional Electives

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

Mathematics - MATH 142 *, MATH 241 or MATH 251 , MATH 300 , MATH 423 , MATH 460 .

Natural Sciences (Biology) - Select 8 credits from: BIOL 220 , BIOL 229 , BIOL 240 , BIOL 260 , BIOL 269 , BIOL 280 or BIOL 281 . Select 8 credits at the 300+ level in the areas of BCMB, EEB, and MICR courses.

Natural Sciences (Chemistry) - Select 3 of the following sequences: CHEM 210 -CHEM 219 , CHEM 260 -CHEM 269 , CHEM 330 -CHEM 339 , CHEM 370 -CHEM 379 , CHEM 380 -CHEM 389 . Select 1 from: BCMB 401 , CHEM 311 , CHEM 360 , CHEM 430 , or CHEM 470 .

Natural Sciences (Physics) - PHYS 135 *, PHYS 136 *, PHYS 250 , and 12 credits from the department of physics and astronomy at the 300+ level.

Natural Sciences (Earth Science) - Select 2 from: GEOL 101 *, GEOL 102 *, GEOL 103 *, GEOL 104 *. Complete 16 credits of GEOL at the 200 level or higher.

Social Science (Economics) - ECON 201 *, ECON 311 , ECON 313 , and 6 credits from the economics department at the 300+ level.

Social Science (Geography) - 15 credits of Geography at the 300 level or above.

Social Science (Government) - POLS 101 *, POLS 102 *, and 18 credits from the political science department at the 300+ level.

Social Science (History) - HIEU 241 *-HIEU 242 * (or HIST 261 *-HIST 262 *), HIUS 221 *-HIUS 222 *, and 9 credits at the 300 level or above to include a course in World History (i.e., Asian, African, Latin American, Middle Eastern).

Social Science (Psychology) - PSYC 110 * and 15 credits from the psychology department at the 300+ level.

Social Science (Sociology) - SOCI 110 * or SOCI 120 *, SOCI 321 , SOCI 331 , and 9 credits from the sociology department at the 300+ level.

Minors

Deaf Education

EDDE 416 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II *
EDDE 419 - Speech Development and Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
EDDE 426 - Curriculum Development Applied to Programs for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
EDDE 429 - Teaching of Reading, Writing, and Reasoning to Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children
Note: These 12 credits are required for additional licensure in Deaf Education.

Undergraduates

Graduate Students