Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education - Deaf Education Concentration (Early Childhood Education Specialization) Undergraduate Internship

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 4 Credit Hours * (NS 1 of 2, lab 1 of 1)
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours * (QR 1 of 2)

• 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

• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *
• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• 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 3-4 Credit Hours *

• ASL 311 - Advanced American Sign Language I: Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours *
• IEC 350 - Early Childhood Education I: Environments for Children 3 Credit Hours
• EDPY 301 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology 3 Credit Hours
• REED 430 - Elementary Literacy K-3 3 Credit Hours *
• REED 351S - Laboratory and Field Studies in Reading Education 1 Credit Hours

Term 4

• ASL 435 - Linguistics of American Sign Language 3 Credit Hours *
• ETEC 386 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 425 - Foundations of Deaf Education 3 Credit Hours *
• IEC 351 - Early Childhood Education II: Curricula and Program Development for Young Children 3 Credit Hours *
• SPED 303 - Professional Studies for Special Education and Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• EDDE 310 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 415 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 419 - Speech Development and Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3 Credit Hours
• IEC 335 - Young Exceptional Learners: Integrated Curriculum Characteristics and Needs 3 Credit Hours
• IEC 455 - Assessment for Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• EDDE 410 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• EDDE 416 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II 3 Credit Hours *
• IEC 455 - Assessment for Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours
• REED 434 - Elementary Literacy 3-5 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ASL 422 - Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore 3 Credit Hours *
• CSE 300 - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 Credit Hours *
• IEC 330 - Global Perspectives on Childhood and Learning 3 Credit Hours *

Term 7

• ¹ Unrestricted Elective

• EDDE 426 - Curriculum Development Applied to Programs for Deaf/Hard of Hearing 3 Credit Hours
• ²  TPTE 475 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-12 Credit Hours
• TPTE 496 - Clinical Studies 1-4 Credit Hours

Term 8

• EDDE 429 - Teaching of Reading, Writing, and Reasoning to Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children 3 Credit Hours
• TPTE 475 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-12 Credit Hours (8 credit hours)
• ASL 421 - History and Culture of the Deaf 3 Credit Hours *

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1 Select any course not already required for the major. See advisor for recommended electives.

2 Student must obtain an intermediate-plus level or above on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview to advance to the internship and to take TPTE 475 .

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.