该学位是聋人教育专业和幼儿教育专业所需课程的组合。毕业于学士学位的学生无法获得聋人教师的执照，因此该专业的许多学生继续接受USU的硕士课程，交际障碍和聋人教育。因为该专业的学生已经具备许多先决条件，所以硕士学位只需要再增加一年。攻读硕士课程后，学生有资格获得两份执照，一份为K-3年级，另一份为聋哑教育。虽然没有学前班教学的许可要求，但拥有该学位的学生在这些情况下可以更好地进行教学。这项简化的为期五年的课程是USU独有的课程。拥有两个许可证可以使教师在聋人教育和基础教育的早期成绩之间来回切换，而幼儿教育的背
This degree is a combination of courses required for the deaf education major and the early childhood education major. Students who graduate at the bachelor's level cannot be licensed as teachers of the deaf, so many students in this major continue on to USU's master's program, communicative disorders and deaf education. Because students in this major already have many of the prerequisites, the master's degree takes only one additional year. Upon completion of the master's program, students are qualified for two licenses, one for grades K-3 and one for deaf education. While there is no licensure requirement to teach preschool, students with this degree are better prepared to teach in those settings. This streamlined, five-year program is unique to USU.<br><br>This degree gives students the opportunity to have more flexibility in their careers. Having both licenses allows teachers to move back and forth between deaf education and early grades in elementary education, and the background in early childhood education makes students better and more well-rounded teachers for the deaf. Students in USU's teacher education program undergo extensive practicum experiences so that by the time they participate in student teaching in deaf schools (during the master's program), they have gained enough experience to be competent teachers of the deaf in all subject areas.<br><br>USU's Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services is ranked 10th in the nation among colleges of education in external research dollars.<br><br>Students receive a BS by completing all required courses in the major. To receive a BA, students must also gain proficiency in one or more foreign languages.