K-8

Persons with this endorsement may teach American Sign Language (ASL) at the grade level(s) for which they have been prepared.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of ASL content course work.

Practicum. Prospective teachers will be engaged in practicum experience at the level(s) of endorsement.

Persons with this endorsement may teach children in all elementary subjects in kindergarten through grade 6 in all schools; and in grades 7 and 8 in self-contained classrooms. Self-contained classrooms exist when students spend more than half the school day with one teacher who provides instruction in more than half of the academic areas of the curriculum.