1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Education

D. Education of Persons with Hearing Loss
Completion of the sequence of courses in Education of Persons with Hearing Loss leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and Pennsylvania Department of Education certification as a "Teacher of the Hearing Impaired, K-12." Students are provided with the basic skills to teach in special classes for hard-of-hearing or deaf individuals.

Students enrolled in this sequence of study are prepared to assume positions as itinerant hearing therapists and classroom teachers for individuals ranging from preschoolers to adults. Work settings may include public schools, continuing education programs, and home training situations.

Observations, clinical experience, and practicum are required prior to placement in a school environment for the student teaching experience. The student will complete the following 50 hours of observation through enrollment in ED242.

25 hours of observation of itinerant and self-contained classrooms for the hearing impaired.
10 hours of observation in regular education classrooms.
10 hours of observation in special education classrooms.
5 hours of observation in a noneducational setting.

The student will complete 30 hours of individual clinical experience through enrollment in EH329and EH330 and 25 hours of school-based practicum through enrollment in ED342.

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