Courses for the Deaf Education Endorsement
Deaf Education Teaching Endorsement Form
Prerequisites
Current and Initial Teaching CertificateSLPA 488/888 Linguistic Needs of Bilingual & Culturally Different Students (3)
..... or equiv to meet NE Human Relations requirement
Proficiency
American Sign LanguageAmerican sign language proficiency, or
The following courses or their equivalents before completion of the program
SLPA 101 Beginning American Sign Language I (4)
SLPA 102 Beginning American Sign Language II (4)
SLPA 201 Second Year ASL I (4)
SLPA 202 Second Year ASL II (4)
Core Special Education prerequisites
Characteristics of Exceptional PersonsSPED 412/812 Assessment Techniques for Diverse Learners
SPED 414/814 Instructional Methods for Students with Diverse Needs
SPED 413/813 Behavior Management
SPED 890A Normal Language Development for Teachers
Core Deaf Education Courses
(Available through DIstance Programming)See our list of course descriptions.
SPED 872 Psychology and Sociology of Deafness (3)
SPED 873 Teaching Content Areas to Students for the Hearing Impaired (3)
SPED 874 Language and Literacy for Students for the Hearing Impaired (3)
SPED 875 Itinerant Teaching and Consultation for Teachers of the Deaf (3)
SLPA 850 Audiology for Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (3)
SLPA 884 Speech & Language Development of the DHH (3)
SLPA 956 Language Study: Teachers of the DHH (3)
SPED 960 Family-Centered Services (3)
SPED 896 Directed Field Experience (3)
SPED 897D Student Teaching: DHH (3)
Undergraduate Courses
Students attending UNL as undergrads have the option of completing a block of coursework prior to
graduation. This preprofessional option allows students to complete their grad level endorsement in a shorter time or include additional electives in their Deaf Education Masters Degree.
