TWO-YEAR CALIFORNIA CREDENTIAL
& MASTER'S PROGRAM

DISTANCE

John Tracy Clinic, in Partnership with the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences, announce a new Master's and Credential Program offering a California Education Specialist Credential: Deaf & Hard of Hearing & a Master's Degree in Education with a Specialization in Special Education designed for teachers who want to specialize in auditory-oral and auditory-verbal education.

Recognized as one of the top 100 universities in the nation, the University of San Diego offers more than 60 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences has nearly 1000 students at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). The special education programs of University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Science  are nationally recognized by the Council on Exceptional Children (CEC).

Founded in 1942 by Louise Treadwell Tracy, wife of actor, Spencer Tracy, John Tracy Clinic is a pioneer in parent-centered, auditory-oral education for infants and preschool children who are deaf or hard of hearing. For over 50 years, the Clinic has prepared graduate-level professionals and has helped to address the chronic nationwide shortage of teachers of the deaf through partnerships in higher education.

--Requires current employment in an auditory-oral "Center of Excellence" as outlined in the Alexander Graham Bell Association's "Components of a Quality Auditory-Oral Program"

--Two summer residencies of one month each at John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles

--Field supervision by qualified, auditory-oral personnel

To apply, contact:
Mary McGinnis, Cand.Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVT.
Director, Teacher Education
John Tracy Clinic
806 W Adams Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Voice: (213) 748-5481 x 225
TDD: (213) 747-2924