加州大学圣地亚哥分校的教育研究（EDS）提供教学文学硕士：强调美国手语-聋哑儿童英语双语教育。完成此教师培训计划的候选人也有资格获得加利福尼亚州初等教育专家：聋人和重度听力指导证书以及具有针对美国初等和替代教育学校教师的美国手语双语授权的初等多学科教学证书。为了培训能够满足聋人和听力不同语言和文化背景的儿童需求的教师，EDS要求流利的美国手语（ASL）才能被接受。
Education Studies (EDS) at UCSD offers a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning: Emphasis in American Sign Language - English Bilingual Education of Deaf Children. Candidates who complete this teacher training program also qualify for the California Preliminary Education Specialist: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Instruction Credential and the Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with a Bilingual Authorization in American Sign Language for elementary and alternative education school teachers. In keeping with its aim of training teachers who will be able to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing children from various language and cultural backgrounds, EDS requires fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) for acceptance into the program.