Program Overview

Online Graduate Certificate in Deaf Education (PreK-12)

Deaf Education (PreK-12)

• Degree: Graduate Certificate
• Major: Deaf Education (Pre K-12)
• College: College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
• Format: Asynchronous: Fully online, no live sessions. Synchronous: Fully online with scheduled live sessions. Mixed: Fully online, mix of asynchronous and synchronous. Hybrid: Mix of online and in-person instruction.
• Format of the program: Asynchronous
• Credit Hours: 15
• Cost per credit hour: $744
• Out-of-State cost per credit hour: $819
• Admission Terms: Fall, Spring

Program Overview

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers an online Graduate Certificate in Deaf Education (PreK-12) for teachers interested in an additional ASL teaching endorsement. This fully online graduate certificate program can be tailored to serve various educational career goals. The program is designed to lead the way in Deaf Education with its 15-credit-hour coursework.

Gain Skills to Lead the Way in Deaf Education

The Deaf Education (PreK-12) graduate certificate can be tailored to serve various career goals. For PreK-12 teachers licensed in areas outside of exceptional education, this graduate certificate can be used towards earning an additional endorsement in Deaf Education (PreK-12). For K-12 teachers licensed in an area of exceptional education at the undergraduate level, non-licensed professionals who work in informal education settings, and others who engage in K-12 leadership positions, this graduate certificate provides advanced coursework specifically designed to enhance capacities for designing instruction to students with a range of exceptionalities.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants can be currently admitted to a degree program at UTK or can apply solely for the Deaf Education PreK-12 Graduate Certificate through the Graduate Admissions Office.
• Applicants need a minimum score of Intermediate Plus on the SLPI.
• All 15 credit hours of graduate coursework must be completed at the University of Tennessee within five years of applying for a certificate.

Featured Courses

Courses offered for the Deaf Education Graduate Certificate include:

• EDDE 515: Language Development of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing I Language development of the deaf and hard of hearing contrasted with the scope and sequence of normal language development. Formal linguistic systems are used to describe language development.
• EDDE 516: Language Development of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II Language assessment and intervention approaches for deaf and hard of hearing.
• EDDE 519: Speech Development & Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Introduction to speech development, perception and production of speech, fundamental aspects of auditory anatomy and physiology, amplification, and aural habilitation/rehabilitation.
• EDDE 528: Curriculum Development Applied to Programs of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Current curriculum trends are adapted for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. New curriculum options and current educational theories. Development and field-testing of instructional techniques.
• EDDE 529: Teaching Reading, Writing & Reasoning to Deaf/Hard of Hearing Theoretical principles and instructional approaches that contribute to effective learning of reading, writing, and reasoning among students with hearing loss.

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