Level I (6 Credits)

• ELED 1010 - Orientation to Elementary Education 3 (B- or better)
• FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3 (C or better)

Level I Transition (17-19 Credits) (B- or better)

• COMD 3910 - American Sign Language II 4
• COMD 5610 - Introduction to Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3
• *  ELED 4061 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning 3

• Complete Teaching Enhancement Courses (7-9 Credits)

  *All math courses must be completed to enroll.

  *Must be passed with at least B- grade before Level III.

Level II (15 Credits)(B- or better)

Students must be admitted to the ELED program prior to Level II.

Level II courses taken concurrently.

• ELED 3000 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education and School Practicum (CI) 4-6
• ELED 3005 - Beginning Classroom Management 1
• ELED 3100 - Classroom Reading Instruction 3
• ELED 4150 - Assessment and Differentiation Across the Curriculum 2
• ITLS 4015 - Technology Tools and Integration for Teachers 1-3
• SPED 4000 - Education of Exceptional Individuals 2
• TEAL 3660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2

Level III (16 Credits)(B- or better)

Complete prior to Deaf Ed block I & II.

Level III courses taken concurrently.

• ELED 4000 - Teaching Science and Practicum Level III 3
• ELED 4005 - Intermediate Classroom Management 1
• ELED 4030 - Teaching Language Arts and Practicum Level III (CI) 3
• ELED 4040 - Assessment and Instruction for Struggling Readers (CI) 3
• ELED 4050 - Teaching Social Studies and Practicum Level III 3
• ELED 4060 - Teaching Mathematics and Practicum Level III 3

• OR

• ELED 4062 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II: Number, Operations, and Algebraic Reasoning 3

Level IV

Student Teaching taken during Master’s Program.

Teaching Enhancement Course List (All courses C- or better)

• Multicultural Education

• ANTH 2010 - Peoples of the Contemporary World (BSS) 3
• ANTH 4100 - The Study of Language 3
• LING 4100 - The Study of Language 3
• COMD 3010 - American Sign Language I (CI) 4
• ENGL 3520 - Multicultural American Literature 3
• ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3
• ENGL 4200 - Linguistic Structures 3
• ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms 3
• HIST 4730 - History of Black America (CI) 3
• RELS 4730 - History of Black America (CI) 3
• **  TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education 3
• **  TEAL 4745 - Second Language/Literacy Acquisition and Development 3

• Arts Methods

• ART 3700 - Elementary Art Methods 3
• ***  MUSC 3260 - Elementary School Music 2
• TEAL 5560 - Special Topics 0.5-4
• THEA 3380 - Drama Across the Curriculum, Grades K-12 3
• THEA 4330 - Methods of Teaching Drama, Grades K-6 3

• Healthy Living

• HEP 2000 - First Aid and Emergency Care 2
• HEP 2500 - Health and Wellness 2
• HEP 3000 - Drugs and Human Behavior 3
• ***  PEP 3050 - Physical Education in the Elementary School 3
• THEA 3320 - Movement Exploration for Elementary Education Majors 3

• Differentiated Teaching Strategies

• COMD 2500 - Language, Speech, and Hearing Development 3
• ELED 4410 - Gifted Education in the Regular Classroom 3
• *  ELED 4480 - Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3 3
• FCHD 2660 - Parenting and Child Guidance (HR) 3

• *Must be admitted to program prior to registration.

  **These courses can be counted in either the Multicultural Education or Differentiated Teaching Strategies category, but not both.

  ***Must have 45 earned credits prior to registration.

Deaf Education Requirements (39 Credits) (all courses B- or better)

Students must pass ASL proficiency exam before beginning Block I.

Block I courses taken concurrently - Fall only.

• Block I

  Fall:  16 Credits

• COMD 4750 - Language and Literacy Development and Assessment of Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Preschool 3
• COMD 4780 - Socio-Cultural Aspects of Deafness 3
• COMD 4910 - American Sign Language III: Linguistics of ASL (CI) 4
• COMD 5740 - Teaching Reading to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children 3
• SPED 5040 - Foundations of Effective Assessment and Instructional Practices 3

• Block II (Block I must have been completed to enroll in Block II.)

  Block II courses taken concurrently - Spring only.

  Spring:  16 Credits

• COMD 4920 - American Sign Language IV: Academic Use of ASL 4
• COMD 5600 - Classroom Teaching Using American Sign Language 3
• COMD 5620 - Teaching School Subjects to Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3
• COMD 5630 - Literacy Methods in Early Childhood Deaf Education 3
• SPED 5320 - Teaching Content Areas and Transition to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 3