Listening and Spoken Language Track

The Deaf Education program at Utah State University offers teacher training in Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) to earn a Master of Education degree. 

Program requirements are outlined below. Some prerequisites may apply. Transcripts can be reviewed if students have completed required coursework in an undergraduate program or at another institution. In such cases, the program of study will be individualized consistent with department and college requirements. 

Students must successfully complete a Plan A thesis, Plan B or C project. All graduate students must take the appropriate national Praxis exam (Educational Testing Service-Praxis test). When they register, they must list USU as a recipient of their examination scores. Before a letter of completion will be sent to the School of Graduate Studies, students must also provide the department with written proof that they have registered for the exam.

The Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) deaf education graduate training program prepares students to serve young children age 0-5 who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families. Program focus is on early intervention, strategies for optimizing LSL development, kindergarten readiness, and an understanding of hearing technology (e.g., cochlear implants, digital hearing aids). Students gain hands-on experiences every semester of the program. As an interdisciplinary program, graduate students also gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in audiology and speech/language pathology services.

Graduate students in this emphasis are eligible to earn a Master of Education (MEd) degree in COMDDE.  Options are available for off-campus and out-of-state students to earn the MEd, and/or teaching licensure contingent upon approval of eligibility requirements. Students complete requirements to earn a Utah Deaf Education teaching license with LSL Endorsement.  Students can earn the Utah Preschool Special Education teaching license upon completion of additional coursework and practica.

• Listening and Spoken Language Area of Concentration Coursework

• COMD 6320 - Language Learning and Literacy Acquisition in Children with Hearing Loss 3 credit(s)
• COMD 6340 - Auditory Learning and Spoken Language for Children with Hearing Loss 3 credit(s)
• COMD 6350 - Early Elementary and Itinerant Support for Children who are DHH using LSL 3 credit(s)
• COMD 6360 - LSL Preschool Curriculum: Language and Cognition 3 credit(s)
• COMD 6580 - Family-Centered Practices for Children who are DHH 3 credit(s)
• COMD 6700 - Practicum in Education of Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing 1-3 credit(s)
• COMD 6730 - Multiple Disabilities and Syndromes 2 credit(s)
• COMD 6770 - Audiology and Teachers of Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing 1-3 credit(s)
• COMD 6900 - Independent Study 1-9 credit(s)
• COMD 6970 - Thesis 1-7 credit(s) (Plan B)
• COMD 6850 - Seminar in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education 1-3 credit(s)
• COMD 7520 - Introduction to Cochlear Implants 2-3 credit(s) (2 credits required)

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  For information regarding the Preschool Special Education Teaching License - see the Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling website.