Traditional Program

Courses in Education Specialist Deaf and Hard of Hearing Traditional Credential Program (49 units)

Core Courses (18 units)

• SPED 400: Developmental Differences: Implications in Special Education (3)
• SPED 402: Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Support (3)
• SPED 406: K-12 Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners with Special Needs (3)
• SPED 416: Educating Diverse Learners with Disabilities and Working with their Families (3)
• SPED 420: Improving the Learning of Students with Special Needs through Differentiated Instruction and Collaboration (3)
• EED 565: Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction or SED 525: Methods of Teaching Single Subject (3)

Specialization Courses for DHH (22 units)

• SPED 504D: Foundations of Deaf Education (3)
• SPED 560: Development and Assessment of Language in DHH Students (3)
• SPED 561D: Teaching Reading to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (3)
• SPED 563: Audiology and Spoken English Development for Teachers of DHH Students (4)
• SPED 565: Fundamentals of Teaching English to DHH Students (3)
• SPED 566: Curriculum and Instruction for DHH Students (3)
• SPED 567: Teaching DHH Students with Special Needs (3)

Fieldwork Courses for DHH (9 units)

• SPED 403D: Early Field Experience in DHH (3)
• SPED 580: Advanced Specialist Fieldwork in DHH (6)