Deaf Studies Major, BS in Education - ASL Education Concentration (5-Year 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

• 1 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 *

• Select one course:

• ASL 200 - Visual Gestural Communication 3 Credit Hours
• ASL 202 - Fingerspelling and Numbers 3 Credit Hours

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• 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

• ³ Professional Elective 4 Credit Hours
• ⁴ 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

• ³ Professional Elective 6 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 4 Credit Hours

• ASL 311 - Advanced American Sign Language I: Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours *
• ASL 310 - Practicum 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ³ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CSE 300 - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 Credit Hours *
• ASL 422 - Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore 3 Credit Hours *
• ASL 435 - Linguistics of American Sign Language 3 Credit Hours *

Term 7

• ³ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁵ LING Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ASL 421 - History and Culture of the Deaf 3 Credit Hours *
• EDDE 415 - Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ³ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁶ Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ASL 410 - Practicum 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 551 - Teaching of World Languages 3 Credit Hours
  
• TPTE 591 - Clinical Studies 3-4 Credit Hours (3 hours)
• TPTE 575 - Professional Internship in Teaching 1-8 Credit Hours (6 hours)

Term 10

• 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)
  
• ASL 545 - Teaching of American Sign Language: Grades PreK-5 3 Credit Hours

Total Graduate Credit Hours 24

Footnotes

1. Students pursuing licensure in Art Education select ARTH 172 .
2. Students should apply to progress to the concentration after the completion of 12 hours and completion of ASL 211 *.
3. Select one Professional Elective area from the list and complete 19 Credit Hours.
4. Select any course not already required for the major. EI 335 , EI 340 , EI 350 , EI 355 , EI 360 , EI 440  are recommended for non-native users of ASL or those with an interest in interpreting. Persons selecting the Secondary Education Professional Elective area should see advisor for the appropriate methods courses to complete requirements for the secondary education license. Persons pursuing licensure in Art Education select ARTH 173 .
5. LING 471  or LING 476  are recommended.
6. Individuals selecting the ASL Translation and Interpreting Professional Elective area enroll in EDDE 416 .
7. Individuals selecting the Secondary Education Professional Elective area see advisor regarding which courses are needed for secondary education licensure in the selected content area. 

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.

Professional Electives

Minors

Select a minor and complete 15 Credits Hours

• 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  

• TPTE 352 - Field Experiences in Teaching: Secondary I 1 Credit Hours
• TPTE 355 - Introduction to Secondary Schools 3 Credit Hours