General Catalog 2025-2026

Special Education in the Deaf and Partially Deaf (BA)

The Ponce Campus is authorized to offer this Program.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education in the Deaf and Partially Deaf

General Education Requirements 54 credits
Core Course Requirements 37 credits
Special Education Requirements 21 credits
Major Requirements 18 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 133 credits

General Education Requirements - 54 credits

Fifty-four (54) credits are required in General Education for this Program. In addition to GEHS 2010, students will take GEHS 4020 and 4030 in the Historic and Social Context category. Students will take courses GEPE 4040 and GEPE 3010 or 3020 to fulfill the six credits required in the Philosophical and Esthetic Thought category. Students of this Program are exempt from taking the course GEMA 1000 from the Basic Skills in Mathematics category. Instead they will take GEMA 1001 and GEMA 1002.

Core Course Requirements - 37 credits

EDUC 1080Field Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

1

EDUC 2021History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDUC 2022Society and Education

3

EDUC 2031Developmental Psychology

3

EDUC 2032Learning Psychology

3

EDUC 2060Integration of Technology in Education

2

EDUC 2870The Exceptional Student Population

4

EDUC 2890Field Experiences in The Educational Scenarios Ii

2

EDUC 3015Clinical Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

2

EDUC 4011Evaluation and Assessment

3

EDUC 4012Classroom Research

2

EDUC 4013Clinical Experiences in the Educational Scenario II

4

EDUC 4551Integration of Basic Knowledge and Communication Skills

1

EDUC 4552Integration of Professional Skills

1

HIST 3010Historical Process of the United States of America

3

Note: Students of the Bachelor of Arts in Special Education are exempt from taking the core courses EDUC 4050 and 3013.

Special Education Requirements - 21 credits

EDUC 2905Nature and Needs of Students with Intellectual Disability and Mental Disorders

3

EDUC 2906Nature and Needs of Students with Specific Learning Problems, ADD And ADHD

3

EDUC 3140Language and Reading

3

EDUC 3270Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation and Assessment for Exceptional Students

3

EDUC 3420Curricular Content, Diagnosis and Treatment of Learning Problems in Mathematics

3

EDUC 3440Curricular Content, Diagnosis and Treatment of Literacy Problems

3

EDUC 3570Strategies, Methods and Techniques for Teaching Students with Functional Diversity

3

Major Requirements - 18 credits

EDUC 2907Nature and Needs of The Deaf and Partially Deaf Student

3

EDUC 2909Sign Language in The Context of the Deaf and Partially Deaf Culture

3

EDUC 2911Methodology and Adaptations of Materials for Teaching the Deaf and Partially Deaf Student

3

EDUC 3581Methods of Teaching Reading and The Preparation of Materials for the deaf and Partially Deaf Student

3

EDUC 3585Language Development in the Deaf and Partially Deaf: Theory and Practice

3

EDUC 4025Evaluation Methods, Diagnosis and Assessment of the Deaf and Partially Deaf Student

3