Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teaching Education - MacMurray College

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teaching Education from MacMurray College is a Campus Bachelor Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. MacMurray's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Education program (DHH) is the oldest in Illinois. Its unique curriculum combines a rigorous liberal arts core program with a comprehensive professional preparation program. Successful completion of this program results in a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree and entitles candidates to apply for an Illinois teaching certification (K-12) to teach students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Candidates intending to teach outside of Illinois should secure a list of requirements for that state so their course selection at MacMurray may be modified. The MacMurray College Department of Education and its Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education Program are accredited through the Illinois State Board of Education. The DHH Program offers a comprehensive program that prepares the candidate to work in a wide range of mainstream and residential educational settings with differing philosophical emphases. The program is an intensive one, with a highly structured curriculum that must be begun as a freshman if the candidate wishes to graduate in the usual four years. Transfer candidates completing a 2-year community college program should expect to complete the program in 3 years. They may complete it in 2 years if they are willing to take summer programs and carry overloads. Observations and hands-on activities with deaf children begin as early as the first semester of the freshman year. The location of the Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) in Jacksonville provides degree-seeking candidates with excellent opportunities for working with deaf students both in and out of the classroom. The school has preschool, elementary, junior high, high school, and vocational units. A parent-infant program is also offered and allows unique opportunities for early intervention observations. DHH majors may apply to live at ISD, earning room and board (as well as more intensive experience) by working with the students in the residence hall and recreation center. View more details on MacMurray College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.