Teaching American Sign Language M.A.
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Degree Requirements — 30 credits
See “Teaching American Sign Language M.A.”.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
| TASL 501 | First and Second Language Acquisition in ASL | 3 |
| TASL 502 | ASL Teaching Methods | 3 |
| TASL 503 | ASL Assessment and Testing | 3 |
| TASL 504 | ASL Curriculum Development and Design | 3 |
| TASL 505 | Teaching Deaf Community, Culture, and ASL Literature | 3 |
| TASL 506 | Contemporary Professional Issues in Teaching ASL | 3 |
| TASL 507 | ASL Research Methods | 3 |
| TASL 593 | Practicum for ASL Teaching I | 3 |
| TASL 594 | Practicum for ASL Teaching II | 3 |
Professional Teacher Education — 9 hours
| EDF 500 | Conceptions of Schooling | 3 |
| EDFE 125 | Application for Graduate Licensure Admission to PTEP | 0 |
| EDRD 523 | Reading and Writing in the Content Areas | 3 |
| PSY 500 | Educational Psychology for Teachers | 3 |
NOTE: If a candidate is seeking a Colorado Department of Education teaching license and enters the Master of Arts program in Teaching American Sign Language without a current teacher licensure, she or he is required to complete additional (separate) admissions and course requirements listed under Professional Teacher Education.
If a candidate is seeking a Colorado teaching license and enters the Master of Arts program in Teaching American Sign Language without a current teacher licensure, she or he must complete the PTEP requirements prior to TASL 593 and TESL 594.