Deaf and Hard of Hearing Certification
Certification Preparation Programs
These are programs of study which do not lead to a degree or to an EKU awarded recognition but instead prepare the student, upon recommendation from EKU, for professional certification by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.
General Information
Candidates pursuing special education certification in Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Learning and Behavior Disorders, and Moderate/Severe Disabilities must hold teaching certification. Additional hours may apply toward a sixth year program (Rank I). It is very important that candidates seek early advisement from the department.
The prerequisites are an undergraduate degree and a Kentucky Teaching Certificate in IECE, P-5, P-12, 5-9, 5-12, or Secondary for classroom teachers.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission into any special education non-degree graduate program (Rank II, I), a candidate must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 overall or 3.0 in the last 30 hours of coursework.
Program Requirements
Also, candidates must have completed the following or equivalent prerequisite course work.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Courses | ||
| Foundations of Reading and Language Arts | ||
or EMG 445 | Foundation of Reading/Language Arts | |
Choose from one of the following: | ||
| Disciplinary Literacy in the Middle Grades | ||
| Reading Instruction for Middle School | ||
| Literacy Foundation P-5 | ||
| Mathematical Concepts for P-9 I | ||
| Mathematical Concepts for P-9 II | ||
| Mathematical Concepts for P-9 III | ||
or ELE 822 | Mathematical Foundations P-5 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| ASL 101 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| SED 738 | Language of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| SED 780 | Audiology for Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| SED 845 | Special Education Transition/Collaboration | 3 |
| SED 850 | Assessment/Progress/Methods, D/HH | 3 |
| SED 781 | Speech for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| SED 808 | Special Education Early Childhood Survey | 3 |
| SED 825 | Language and Literacy of Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SED 830 | Survey of Education of Deaf and HoH | 3 |
| SED 897 | Practicum in Special Education | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Note: Completion of the above program will not suffice for completion of a Rank program. For DHH Certification, the PRAXIS test in the area of specialty must be passed.