Program: Education of the Deaf (Licensure), B.A. Semester-by-semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 16, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshman

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.

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2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
Lab Science 4 hrs.

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CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

Lab Science 4 hrs.
SHS 221 - Introduction to Audiology 3 hrs.
SHS 302 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Hearing Mechanism 3 hrs.
SHS 323 - Basic American Sign Language 3 hrs.
SHS 308 - Instrumentation in Speech and Hearing Science 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

SHS 201 - Introduction to Phonetics 3 hrs.
PSY 374 - Educational Psychology 3 hrs.
SHS 301 - Language and Speech Development 3 hrs.
MAT 210 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I 3 hrs.
SHS 329 - Intermediate American Sign Language 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (18 hours)

2nd semester (17 hours)

SHS 312 - Clinical Assisting—Education of the Deaf 1-3 hrs. (this class is taken two times)
SHS 425 - Psycho-Social Factors Associated with Hearing Impairment 3 hrs.
SHS 421 - Aural Rehabilitation 3 hrs.
SHS 436 - Development of Literacy with Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3 hrs.
SHS 435 - Oral/Aural Communication with Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3 hrs.
SHS 451 - Classroom Management in the Deaf Education Setting 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

SHS 312 - Clinical Assisting—Education of the Deaf 1-3 hrs. (this class is taken two times)
REF 400 - Public Education in the United States 3 hrs.
REF 469 - Tests and Measurements 3 hrs.
SPE 400 - Psychology & Education of Exceptional Children 3 hrs.
CIE 303 - Kindergarten and Primary Education 3 hrs.

2nd semester (12 hours)

SHS 495 - Student Teaching: Deaf 6 hrs.
SHS 496 - Student Teaching: Deaf 6 hrs.