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INTERDISCIPLINARY ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN DEAFNESS (IACD)

2 Years On Campus Certificate Program

Iona College

Program Overview

The Interdisciplinary Advanced Certificate in Deafness (IACD)* prepares students to provide high-quality early childhood speech/language and education services to deaf/hard of hearing children and their families.Due to the significant need for specialists in this field, the United States Department of Education has fully funded this program so that it is tuition-free. In order to enroll, selected students must commit to working with deaf and hard of hearing children for two years upon completion of the certificate. In addition to free tuition for all coursework associated with this program, accepted students receive a $1,000 living stipend and funding to attend one professional conference.Iona's tuition-free IACD is designed as an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Education and Communication Sciences and Disorders departments with input from educational leaders, service providers, parents of deaf children, and the deaf community. Our program's key elements---interprofessional education, interdisciplinary coursework and fieldwork, and collaboration with deaf mentors---rest on the three pillars of empathy, equity, and engagement.Upon completion, you will be prepared to provide early childhood speech/language and education services to deaf/hard of hearing children and their families. This includes equipping families with ample knowledge and resources for success in their child's development of linguistic, cognitive, social-emotional and pre-literacy skills.

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Additional Information & Requirements

To be considered for admission to the program, students need to:be accepted into either the MSEd in Early Childhood Special Education or the MA in Communication Sciences and Disorders (students in the MSEd in Childhood Education will also be considered if they are already certified in Early Childhood Education),write an essay explaining why they are interested in the program and what strengths they will bring to their interdisciplinary cohort,interview with one of the project co-directors

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