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About Our Program


About our Program in Deaf Education

A Master of Science degree is offered in Deaf Education. In addition, all the academic requirements of the Council on the Education of the Deaf (CED) are available. The deaf education graduate curriculum meets the requirements for training in Education of the Hearing Impaired (EHI) in the State of Idaho and through reciprocal agreement with most states. Undergraduate students who are interested in this area of study should contact the College of Education for further information about an undergraduate degree in education, or if the prospective graduate student does not already have a degree in education.

Master of Science in Deaf Education

The Deaf Education Division offers a Master of Science degree in deaf education designed to provide the student with a broad background in issues and methods related to deaf and hard of hearing students and instruction. Students entering the program must have a degree in education with classroom certification and intermediate sign language skills prior to entry. On a case by case basis exceptions may be allowed.

The MS teacher training program is a multi-state, regional program primarily serving Idaho, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Arizona. Individuals wishing to achieve certification in deaf education from these states, and others, are welcomed to apply. The 14 month program begins with the summer session (on-campus), includes both the on-line Fall and Spring semesters and concludes after the second summer session (on-campus). A new cohort of students begins each mid-June. Check elsewhere on the website for specific dates and schedules.


All prospective students are expected to complete their applications by April 1 for priority admission and funding. Applicants should complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) well in advance of this deadline as well as assure that all “official” transcripts have been received by the ISU Graduate School. The application process closes May 1. As minimum prerequisites for admission, applicants should have produced at least one GRE score at the 35th percentile and an upper division GPA of 3.00. Again applicants are expected to be certified teachers and have intermediate sign language skills, although exceptions are sometimes made.

Two categories of students are admitted: traditional and non-traditional.
Traditional students are those recently graduated from a teacher training program who will be placed by ISU at a regional residential school for the Deaf or other similar setting and who will register for student teaching Fall/Spring semesters.
Non-traditional students are expected to be working full-time or part-time as teachers of deaf/hard of hearing students during Fall/Spring semesters, but must limit duties as much as possible. Both groups of students take the same classes both summers and both regular semesters, except CSED 609 Teaching Internship (student teaching). In exceptional circumstances we may admit persons who intend to be teachers in ITPs.