The Rehabilitation Counseling for the Deaf Graduate Certificate is a distance education program available to students whose career interests relate to working with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Courses specific to the Rehabilitation Counseling for the Deaf Graduate Certificate are taught via distance education and integrate American Sign Language (ASL) as the primary means of delivery of lecture material. Program contact information can be found on the Center on Deafness webpage.

Campus Code

Distance Education

Graduate Certificate Type

Stand-Alone

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• Must demonstrate at least an intermediate level of skill with the Sign Language Proficiency Inventory (SLPI) prior to admission.
• Applicants must submit a certificate application through the Graduate Admissions Office.

Credit Hours Required

12 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

• ASL 521  (offered summer term only)
• RCDE 521  
• RCDE 522  
• RCDE 523  

Non-Course Requirements

To receive the certificate, students must:
1) complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form (located on the Graduate School webpage under the Forms Central tab) and
2) through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.