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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Certification Program
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Program Requirements: Prerequisite: Bachelor's Degree, teaching certificate
Certificate programs can be pursued independently or concurrently with a master's program. Most courses are offered online; however, some courses are only offered face-to-face in Lubbock.

Required Courses (27 credit hours)
EPSY 5379             Introduction to Educational Research
AHSL 5344             Basics of Audiology
AHSL 5345             Aural Habitation
EDSP 5350             Foundations of Psychosocial Aspects of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
EDSP 5351             Emergent Language and Literacy for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
EDSP 5352             Oral Comunication for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
EDSP 5353             Educational Strategies for Advanced Language and Literacy for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
EDSP 5354             Accessing the General Education Curriculum for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
EDSP 5093             Internship in Special Education

Additional Required Courses for Master of Education in Special Education, Emphasis in Deaf Education (9 credit hours)
EPSY 5300             Exceptional Children and Youth
EDSP 5307             Problems and Trends in Special Education†
                              Plus 1 of
EDSP 5310             Philosophy of Education†
EPSY 5314             History of Education†
EPSY 5323             Cultural Foundations of Education†
EPSY 5331             Human Development in Education
EPSY 5332             Educational Psychology

†Offered face-to-face only.

For a Master of Education in Special Education, emphasis in Deaf Education, nine additional credit hours of coursework and a comprehensive evaluation or thesis will be required.