Deaf and Hard of Hearing Studies, BS
1. Core Curriculum: 39-63 hours
Must include the following courses:
Contemporary Issues in Biology | 3 | |
World Regional Geography | 3 | |
American and Texas Government | 3 | |
United States History: A Survey from 1877 | 3 | |
OR | ||
United States History: A Survey since 1877 | 3 |
2. Habilitation of the DHH: 49 semester hours
Basic Sign Language | 3 | |
Speech and Hearing Science | 3 | |
Phonetics | 3 | |
Intermediate Sign Language | 3 | |
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms | 3 | |
Language Development in Children | 4 | |
Aural Rehabilitation | 3 | |
Teaching Elementary School Subjects to DHH Children | 3 | |
Audiology | 3 | |
American Sign Language I | 3 | |
Language Development of DHH | 3 | |
Advanced Language Development for DHH | 3 | |
Teaching Spoken Language to Persons with Hearing Loss | 3 | |
Clinical Lab in Teaching DHH Students I | 3 | |
Field Practicum in DHH | 6 | |
American Sign Language II | 3 |
3. College of Education: 25 semester hours
Professional Practice Seminar | 1 | |
Schools, Curriculum, and Society | 3 | |
Educational Psychology | 3 | |
Child and Adolescent Development | 3 | |
Promoting Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 | |
Managing Behavior | 3 | |
Study of Exceptional Students | 3 | |
Clinical Lab in Teaching DHH Students I | 3 | |
All Level Student Teaching | 6 |
In addition to the academic credit distribution, students must meet the following requirements:
Must have a “C” or better in COSD, College of Education and the state required courses of course, course, course or course
Prior to serving as junior clinicians in a clinical setting, students must present satisfactory evidence of acceptable results from a criminal background check arranged by the Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders. Background checks must be completed within the 30 days prior to the start of that academic semester.
Complete 75 hours of clinical practice, at least two semesters of course and one semester of course.
TCU cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 and a 2.75 GPA in COSD courses before enrolling in course.
Students must be recommended for enrollment in course by COSD faculty. Recommendation is based on fulfillment of expectations specified in the clinic handbook and on:
Performance in COSD coursework;
Previous clinical experience and performance; and
Fluency in sign language as judged by course instructor.
Suggested Courses for First-year
Fall | Semester Hours |
Oral Communication | 3 |
Written Communication | 3 |
Natural Science (course) | 3 |
History (course) | 3 |
Humanities | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Spring | Semester Hours |
Natural Science (non-biology) | 3 |
Fine Arts (course) | 3 |
POSC (course) | 3 |
Math | 3 |
Humanities | 3 |
Total | 15 |