Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education - ASL Education Concentration (Graduate Internship Program)

Campus

Knoxville

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.

Term 1

• Natural Sciences  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (MATH or STAT)

• ASL 111 - Elementary American Sign Language I 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *
• PHIL 244 - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (MATH or STAT)

• ASL 112 - Elementary American Sign Language II 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development 3 Credit Hours *
• HDFS 210 - Human Development 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• Natural Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 211 - Intermediate American Sign Language I 3 Credit Hours *
• EDPY 301 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology 3 Credit Hours
• ETEC 386 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• ¹ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ³ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 212 - Intermediate American Sign Language II 3 Credit Hours *
• EDDE 425 - Foundations of Deaf Education 3 Credit Hours *
• SPED 303 - Professional Studies for Special Education and Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ⁴ Educational Methods 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 311 - Advanced American Sign Language I: Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ³ Unrestricted Elective  1 Credit Hours
• ⁶ Practicum 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• LING 471 - Sociolinguistics 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 416 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II 3 Credit Hours *
• Engaged Inquiries  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ⁵  REED 430 - Elementary Literacy K-3 3 Credit Hours *
• REED 461 - Developing Reading Skills in Content Fields 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ⁶ Practicum 1 Credit Hours
• ³ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 421 - History and Culture of the Deaf 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• CSE 300 - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 Credit Hours *
• ASL 422 - Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• TPTE 355 - Introduction to Secondary Schools 3 Credit Hours
• ELED 322 - Elementary Teaching Methods I 3 Credit Hours *

Term 7

• ⁴ Educational Methods 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• REED Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 310 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 415 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ⁴ Educational Methods 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 410 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• ASL 435 - Linguistics of American Sign Language 3 Credit Hours *

Total Credit Hours 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

• ASL 455 - Teaching of World Languages 3 Credit Hours
• TPTE 574 - Analysis of Teaching for Professional Development 2-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)
• TPTE 575 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-8 Credit Hours (6 hours)

Term 10

• TPTE 575 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-8 Credit Hours (6 hours)
• TPTE 591 - Clinical Studies 3-4 Credit Hours (3 hours)
• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

Total Graduate Credit Hours 24

Footnotes

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 12 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 *; 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 REED 351S  with REED 430 .
6. Students must take 1 credit of ELED 351S * with ELED 322 *. Students take 1 credit of TPTE 352  with TPTE 355 .

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Professional Electives

Minors

• Chinese Minor  
• French and Francophone Studies Minor  
• German Minor  
• Hispanic Studies Minor  
• Italian Minor  
• Japanese Minor  
• Latin Minor  
• Linguistics Minor  
• Portuguese Minor  
• Russian Studies Minor   
• Theatre Minor  

Deaf Education

• EDDE 416 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II 3 Credit Hours *
• EDDE 419 - Speech Development and Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 426 - Curriculum Development Applied to Programs for Deaf/Hard of Hearing 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 429 - Teaching of Reading, Writing, and Reasoning to Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children 3 Credit Hours

• Note: These 12 credits are required for additional licensure in Deaf Education.

Educational Interpreting

• EI 335 - Interpreting Techniques 3 Credit Hours
• EI 340 - Principles of Interpreting 3 Credit Hours
• EI 345 - Interpreting in Educational Settings 4 Credit Hours
• EI 350 - English to American Sign Language Interpretation 3 Credit Hours
• EI 355 - ASL to English Interpretation 3 Credit Hours

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  * Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .