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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education - Deaf Education Concentration (Secondary Education Specialization)


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Progression Requirements

Progression to the Deaf Education concentration with specialization in secondary education requires a 2.75 cumulative GPA after a minimum of 12 semester hours of coursework and completion of ASL 111 *. Once candidates formally progress to the specialization, they 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 311 *, and EDDE 310 , and a C or better in all teacher education 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 a deaf education license (Pre K-12) and a secondary education license (7-12) in the chosen secondary content area at the conclusion of the post-baccalaureate professional year.

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


Credit Hours 16


Term 1 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 GPA

Term 2


Credit Hours 15


Term 2 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 GPA

Term 3


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

Credit Hours 15


Term 3 Milestone Notes


  • 2.75 GPA

Term 4


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

Credit Hours 15


Term 4 Milestone Notes


Credit Hours 15


Term 5 Milestone Notes


Credit Hours 14


Term 6 Milestone Notes


  • 2.75 GPA

Term 7


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

Term 8


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

Credit Hours 15


Term 8 Milestone Notes


  • 2.75 GPA

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 intermediate Plus rating level or above on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) in order to advance to the post-baccalaureate professional year and internship.

Term 9


  • EDDE 529 - Teaching Reading, Writing and Reasoning to Deaf/Hard of Hearing 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)

Credit Hours 12


Term 10


  • EDDE 528 - Curriculum Development Applied to Programs for Deaf/Hard of Hearing 3 Credit Hours
  • TPTE 575 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-8 Credit Hours (6 hours)
  • TPTE 591 - Clinical Studies 3-4 Credit Hours (3 hours)

Credit Hours 12


Total Graduate Credit Hours 24


Footnotes


  1. Choose 15 professional electives from a secondary education content area. (Note: Some content areas require more than 15 credits for completion. Check the course descriptions for any required prerequisites. Refer to specific content area requirements below.)
  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 that meet the requirements for a secondary content licensure. See advisor. 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.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Professional Electives


English


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

Mathematics


Natural Sciences (Biology)


Natural Sciences (Physics)


Natural Sciences (Earth Science)


Social Science (Economics)


Social Science (Geography)


  • 15 credits of Geography at the 300 level or above

Social Science (Government)


Social Science (History)


Social Science (Psychology)


Social Science (Sociology)


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