Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education - ASL Education Concentration (Undergraduate 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 (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (MATH or STAT)

• ASL 211 - Intermediate 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 (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (MATH or STAT)

• ASL 212 - Intermediate 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 (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ³ Unrestricted Elective 1 Credit Hours

• ASL 311 - Advanced American Sign Language I: Educational Contexts 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

• ² Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 435 - Linguistics of American Sign Language 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
• TPTE 352 - Field Experiences in Teaching: Secondary I 1 Credit Hours
• TPTE 355 - Introduction to Secondary Schools 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ² Professional Electives 6 Credit Hours

• ASL 310 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 415 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I 3 Credit Hours
• REED 461 - Developing Reading Skills in Content Fields 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ASL 410 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• ASL 422 - Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore 3 Credit Hours *
• ASL 445 - Teaching of American Sign Language: Grade Pre K-5 3 Credit Hours
• CSE 300 - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 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 *

Term 7

• ⁵ Secondary Education Methods 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 455 - Teaching of World Languages 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴  TPTE 475 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-12 Credit Hours (4 hours)
• TPTE 496 - Clinical Studies 1-4 Credit Hours (3 hours)

Term 8

• Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 421 - History and Culture of the Deaf 3 Credit Hours *
• TPTE 475 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-12 Credit Hours (8 hours)

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Students should interview after the completion of 12 hours and completion of ASL 211 *.
2. Choose 15 professional electives from a secondary education content area, minor, or Educational Interpreting. (Note: Check the course descriptions for any required prerequisites. Refer to specific content area requirements, minor, or Educational Interpreting under Professional Electives below.)
3. Select any course not already required for the major. See advisor for recommended electives.
4. Students must obtain an advanced level or above on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview to advance to the internship and to take TPTE 475 .
5. Select the appropriate methods courses aligned with the professional elective area. 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; WLEL 450 , WLEL 466 , WLEL 475 , WLEL 489 .

* 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  

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