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Program Profile: Deaf Education

Program Description | Accreditation | Program Highlights
Faculty | Class Size | Length of Program
Locations | Prerequisites | Costs
Scholarships and Financial Aid | How to Apply | About the Profession

Program Description

Name of program: Deaf Education

Program Overview: The 14 month program starts in June and continues for four semesters and finishes in Summer the next year. The two summers are in-residence, on-campus semesters starting with the week long Intermountain Special Study Institute (ISSI) on Deafness (see www.isu.edu/issi/) and then 5-6 weeks of daily coursework. The two intervening semesters (Fall & Spring) are provided through on-line coursework. Most students are working in a D/HH setting during this time and ISU also provides supervised, student teaching opportunities during these two semesters to more traditional students.

Accreditation

Idaho Department of Education and through reciprocal agreements.

Program Highlights

  • Recognized as a Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) so that students from the 14 western states pay only resident tuition.
  • Recognized by the Federal Stafford Loan Program for student loan forgiveness (see CSED department website).
  • Recognized as the only, on-line accessible program in the west.
  • Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education with 15 years of continuous training grant funding.

About the Profession

ISU has graduated many persons who are currently working as teachers of deaf and hard of hearing children. They work in early childhood agencies, as preschool teachers and elementary-secondary educators. A significant number of our graduates work in administrative positions in school districts, residential schools and state departments of education. Some of our graduates also work as interpreter trainers in colleges and universities.

Potential Salary: $30,000 - $60,000

Faculty

2 full-time faculty, 3 clinical faculty and 6 clinical sites.

Faculty includes: David J. Mercaldo, Ed.D.; Thomas M Longhurst, Ph.D.; Mary Whitaker, AuD

Class Size

Fixed Seats: No

Number of students in entering class: 10

Total number of students enrolled in program: 11

Length of Program

Number of academic years needed to complete the program: 1

Locations

Locations offered: Pocatello

Program offered fully online? Yes

Program delivered through distance presentation? No

Prerequisites

Required Degree: Yes BS/BA

Other Prerequisites:

Costs

Tuition: $8,050 / four semesters. Annual tuition set by University for residents or non-residents.

Professional fees: None

Equipment: None

Books: 100/per semester

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarship Deadline: April 1

Financial Aid Deadline: March 1. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.

Other Information: Deaf Education graduate students are readily supported up to $16,500 by the Federal Stafford Loan Program which has a forgiveness provision for working in special education for five years.

How to Apply

Application Deadline: April 1

Program Start Date: Summer - Second week of June

Other Information: www.isu.edu/csed