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Southwestern Illinois College Deaf Education Major Agreement

  • Fontbonne University has recognized the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) to meet our General Education Requirements with the exception of other requirements in other areas.  General education requirements at Fontbonne apply to all undergraduate programs and consist of 42 hours of academic credit taken within various components. 
  • Students that are graduating from an Illinois Community College and completed the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core (GEC) must submit a final transcript that reflects that this core has been satisfied.  The IAI-GEC does not require students to take courses to meet valuing, specialized valuing, information literacy and managing information components.  We would like to offer you the opportunity to take these courses at LCCC.
  • Students who have graduated from a Illinois Community College with an Associate of Arts Degree and have completed the IL/GER 42 Block Requirements will have satisfied Fontbonne University General Education Requirements (42- Credit Hour Block).
  • Students who have not met the IL/GER 42 Block Requirements will have a course by course transcript evaluation performed. Students are encouraged to complete Fontbonne 42/Credit Hours of General Education Requirements.  Please refer to the General Education Requirements listed.
  • Please note that some majors have specific General Education Requirements that meets both General Education and Major requirements. 
  • A maximum of 64 credit hours may be transferred from Southwestern Illinois College. 

The following is a list of the required courses for the Deaf Education Certification (Grades 1-6) Major Degree at Fontbonne University and the equivalent courses offered at Southwestern Illinois College.

Major:  Deaf Education
Certifications: Missouri State: Deaf/Hearing Impaired B-12, Council on Education of the Deaf (CED)
Degree Offered:  Bachelor of Arts

Major Requirements

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE

FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY

ED 260 Intro to Educational Technology (GER/MAJOR)

CIS 103 Microcomputer Application in Education  (GER/MAJOR)

ED 255 Introduction to Education  (GER/MAJOR)

EDU 234 Philosophical Foundations of Education (GER/MAJOR)

BIOL 106 Environmental Sciences w/Lab  (GER/MAJOR)

BIO 108 Introduction to Life Sciences w/Lab  (GER/MAJOR)

PHYS 101 General Physical Sciences w/Lab  (GER/MAJOR)

PHY 108 Introduction to Physical Sciences w/Lab (GER/MAJOR)

HIST 102 World Civilization II   (GER/MAJOR)

HST 105 Introduction to American History I (GER/MAJOR)

OR  HIST 181 U S History from 1865 to Present  (GER/MAJOR)

OR   HST 106 Introduction to American History II (GER/MAJOR)

PSYC 210 Life-Span Development  (GER/MAJOR)

PSY 200 Developmental Psychology  (GER/MAJOR)

ED 252 Educational Psychology

EDU 222 Educational Psychology

For additional information on the Deaf Education Program, please contact:

Dr. Susan Lenihan
Director of Deaf Education Program
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 889-1461
slenihan@fontbonne.edu
OR Dorothy Davis
Director of Transfer Recruitment
Admission Office
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 889-1475
ddavis@fontbonne.edu

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