Accelerated B.A. Secondary Education

Accelerated B.A. Secondary Education to M.S. Deaf Education with Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Teaching Endorsement K-12

This accelerated program provides an opportunity for outstanding bachelor degree education students at Idaho State University to complete a fast track program during the summer and last two semesters of the bachelor degree program. Students must be in good academic standing with the Department of Teaching and Educational Studies and Idaho State University and have demonstrated successful completion of sign language courses and upper division courses in the bachelor degree elementary education program.

Please contact the Graduate Program Director regarding acceptance into the Graduate School and the Master of Science Deaf Education program. A separate application to the Graduate School is necessary for all accelerated programs. For more information regarding application and admission to the Graduate School at Idaho State University, please see the Graduate Admissions section of the graduate catalog (http://coursecat.isu.edu/graduate/graduateadmissions/).

Students accepted into this accelerated undergraduate program may take departmentally approved graduate coursework as part of their undergraduate curriculum. Students with senior standing may complete up to 12 graduate credits. These credits will count towards both their bachelor's and master's degrees. For details on accelerated programs at Idaho State University, please see Degree Requirements.

Licensure will not be granted until successful completion of the M.S. Deaf Education degree and all other state licensure requirements are met, including the student teaching internship.

Requirements for a B.A. Secondary Education to Masters of Science in Deaf Education

  1. Complete the General Education Requirements for a Bachelor's degree, completing all General Education Objectives, plus any additional elective Objective courses required to bring their total to a minimum of 36 credits;

  2. Complete the Professional Education Core;

  3. Complete the Secondary Education-required courses; and

  4. Complete the Deaf/Hard of Hearing endorsement courses listed below.

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Objective 16
Objective 23
Objective 33
Objective 46
Objective 57
Objective 66
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 83
Objective 7
Objective 8
Objective 9- EDUC 22043
Total Credits37

Professional Education Core

Some of these courses are required to be taken before entering the Teacher Education Program.

EDUC 2201Development and Individual Differences3
EDUC 2204Families Community Culture3
EDUC 3302Motivation and Management3
EDUC 3308Foundations of Educational Knowledge, Planning, and Assessment3
EDUC 3311Instructional Technology3
SPED 4450Creating Inclusive Classrooms3
EDUC 4408Pre-Internship Field Experience Seminar3
EDUC 4493Student Teaching12
Total Credits33

Required Secondary Education Course

EDUC 4401Content Area Literacy3

Deaf Education Endorsement Courses

CSD 1151American Sign Language I4
CSD 1152American Sign Language II4
CSD 2251American Sign Language III4
CSD 2252American Sign Language IV4
CSD 2256Deaf Culture and Community3
CSD 4460Educational Audiology3
EDUC 4460Foundations of ESL3
SPED 3330The Exceptional Child3
SPED 3340Principles of Behavior Management3
EDHH 4437Foundations of Deaf Education3
EDHH 5559Bilingual-Bimodal Methodology3
EDHH 5528Language Plans and Curriculum3
EDHH 5556Diversity in the Deaf Classroom3
SPED 5538Policies and Procedures in Special Education3

Degree Totals

Program Admission Requirements0
General Education37
Major Requirements (General Education Courses Removed)36
Teaching Endorsement45-50
Free Electives0-2
Total Credits120-123

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

Major Academic Plan (MAP) 

Master of Science in Deaf Education