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B.A./B.S. in Exceptional Needs: Hearing Impaired/Deaf

Ball State University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 13.1003

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Muncie, Indiana

    2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, Indiana, 47306

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 27-3091.00

Skills

SpeakingActive ListeningWritingReading ComprehensionInstructingLearning StrategiesCritical ThinkingActive LearningSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingCoordination

Knowledge

English LanguageEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsPsychologyTherapy and CounselingComputers and ElectronicsAdministrativeForeign LanguagePublic Safety and Security

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech ClarityProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingInductive ReasoningNear VisionFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
  • Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand
  • Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic l
  • Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students.
  • Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross m
  • Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meet
  • Discuss with education professionals the physical abilities or disabilities of students and the accommodations required to enhance their school performance.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accou
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among student
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as r
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to
  • Monitor students using personal electronics or school-issued technology.
  • Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students.
  • Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping condit
  • Track students' progress on computer-based programs, such as reading fluency and comprehension.
  • Instruct students with disabilities in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as pho
  • Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
  • Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive r
  • Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of
  • Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinf

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareComputer based training softwareSpreadsheet softwareWeb platform development softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareOffice suite softwareVoice recognition softwareForeign language softwareDictionary softwareMobile messaging service softwareWord processing softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareDocument management softwareDesktop publishing softwareOperating system softwareVideo creation and editing software

Tools

Compact binocularsDesktop computersDigital audio recordersFM transmission equipmentHeadsetsInfrared transmission equipmentInterpreter consolesLaptop computersPersonal computersPortable calculatorsTablet computersTie clip microphonesArchery targetsBadminton setsBalance beamsBalance boardsBasketball hoopsBasketballsBeeper ballsBowling setsCompact disk CD playersComputer laser printersCroquet setsDart board equipmentDigital video disk DVD playersDumbbellsAlternative computer keyboardsAssistive amplification systemsAudio tape recorders or playersBraille slates

Work Values

RelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognitionAchievementSupportIndependence
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Interpreters and Translators27-3091.00
  • Adapted Physical Education Specialists25-2059.01
  • Special Education Teachers, All Other25-2059.00
  • Special Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2058.00
  • Special Education Teachers, Middle School25-2057.00
  • Special Education Teachers, Elementary School25-2056.00
  • Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten25-2055.00
  • Special Education Teachers, Preschool25-2051.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Strict ethical and confidentiality standards — enforce across all assignment types, including high-security legal proceedings and sensitive medical consultations, without oversight.
  • Simultaneous interpretation across the full range of message complexity — perform autonomously in live conference, courtroom, or broadcast environments while preserving style and intent.
  • Rapid real-time speech comprehension across diverse accents and registers — achieve consistently using advanced electronic listening systems in high-pressure multilingual settings.
  • Comprehensive, reusable terminology resources covering multiple technical domains — develop and curate to support both personal workflows and team-wide translation quality.
  • Complex conflicts in meaning, concept, or cultural practice — independently analyze, research, and resolve using critical thinking and deductive reasoning across unfamiliar subject matter.
  • Translations of specialized legal, medical, or technical materials — produce at publication quality, maintaining conceptual fidelity and stylistic equivalence throughout.
  • Terminology accuracy and cross-document consistency — audit rigorously across large multi-revision projects, applying systematic quality-control procedures.
  • Contextual and audience intelligence — synthesize from multiple sources to calibrate language formality, cultural references, and persuasive impact in high-stakes translated content.
  • Database and spreadsheet tools for translation memory and project tracking — leverage to optimize throughput and traceability across concurrent assignments.
  • Complex problem-solving in non-routine linguistic situations — apply structured reasoning to determine best-fit solutions when standard reference materials are insufficient.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
80%
Placement Rate
82%