The 36-credit-hour program is designed so full-time graduate students can complete it in 14 months (two summer sessions and two semesters). Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning in deaf education, early childhood education, special education or speech-language pathology. Applicants must have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale. Students who do not possess a teaching certificate may complete prerequisite requirements for admission into the program. 

The applicant must submit the following items by February 1st of the year of planned enrollment:

• A completed application for graduate study at Fontbonne University
• A non-refundable $25 application fee
  
• Three letters of recommendation, one of which is from a supervisor or recent academic advisor.
  
• Official transcripts from every college and univeristy you have attended. If you are currently attending college, include your most recently completed semester grades.
  
• A self-statement
  

Send your application to:

Fontbonne University
Attn:  Early Intervention in Deaf Education Graduate Program Director
Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education
6800 Wydown Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63105-3098