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The Deaf Education Option offers comprehensive training in bilingual-bicultural education, total communication, and cued speech approaches, combined with instruction in speech development, auditory training, deaf culture, and American Sign Language. This curriculum encompasses all critical components for effectively educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students and holds national accreditation from the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED).
Communicative Sciences blends a liberal arts education with specialized coursework focused on speech, language, and hearing development, along with communication disorders. Students interested in deaf studies can choose from three pathways: deaf education, deaf studies, or sign language interpretation.
Have graduated from high school (earning a high school diploma), have earned a Certificate of General Education Development (GED) or have passed the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE)
English language Score: TOEFL – 61 iBT, or IELTS – 6.0 or with 5.5 Band score in each section, or ELS Language Centers - Level 112, or Pearson's Test of English – 45. Application Deadlines: Fall - July 1 and Spring - November 1.