Gallaudet has long been acknowledged to be a leader in providing graduate education in a broad variety of fields relating to Deaf and hard of hearing people, special education, and disability. Our DEPARTMENTS include:

• Department of Administration and Supervision

• Department of ASL and Deaf Studies

• Department of Counseling

• Department of Education

• Department of Educational Foundations and Research

• Department of Government and History

• Department of Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences

• Department of Interpretation

• Department of Linguistics

• Department of Physical Education and Recreation

• Department of Psychology

• Department of Social Work

Gallaudet is a living laboratory in which an exceptionally skilled and dedicated faculty, a special student body, and unequaled resources come together. Graduate study at Gallaudet University is not a study of them; it is a study of us.

And the Gallaudet experience is not limited to our 99 acres. When you come to Gallaudet, you have come to Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital and a great academic center. In addition to being near the institutions of the Federal government, you will be close to many important associations that deal with issues of importance to deafness-related fields. These include the Council for Exceptional Children, the National Education Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Alexander Graham Bell Association, and the National Association of the Deaf, as well as dozens more. They are all at hand, within a brief drive or a few minutes on Washington’s excellent Metro subway system.

In addition, Gallaudet University is a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As a Gallaudet graduate student, you will have open to you the varied resources of American University, The Catholic University of America, Corcoran College of Art + Design, George Mason University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University, Howard University, Marymount University, National Defense Intelligence College, National Defense University, Southeastern University, Trinity University, the University of the District of Columbia, and the University of Maryland College Park.

We are Deaf; we are hearing; we are old; we are young; we are from every corner of the United States; we are from every part of the globe. We are richly diverse in our backgrounds, our interests, our abilities and disabilities-but we are at one in the pursuit of excellence in education for Deaf and other special populations and the equalization of opportunities for all people.

Respect for diversity is built into our way of life at Gallaudet. The Gallaudet Credo states that --

We believe that every person should be treated with civility and that our community is strengthened by the broad diversity of its members. Therefore, we will promote and applaud behaviors that support the dignity of individuals and groups and are respectful of others’ opinions. We will especially discourage behaviors and attitudes that disrespect the diversity of individuals and groups for any reason including religion, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, hearing status, or language and communication preference.

In no other single location will you find a comparable concentration of teaching, research, learning, and service activities on such a wide range of topics relevant to Deaf people. The best known names in the field, the top researchers, the resources, the opportunities are all here at Gallaudet.

At Gallaudet, we believe in learning by doing as well as by reading, listening, and observing. Many of our graduate programs offer outstanding opportunities for practicum and internship activities, and graduate assistantship activities. We also have excellent resources for getting involved in the kinds of research you most want to pursue. We even have an internal grant fund, intended specifically for graduate students and faculty, that supports research projects in any of the many fields that brought you to Gallaudet.

Gallaudet is committed to providing students with the best educational experience possible. In any of the many fields related to deaf people, special education, rehabilitation, and disability, when you come to Gallaudet University, you have made the right choice.

Gallaudet is currently accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (MSCHE) until 2011. In addition, Gallaudet's graduate programs are held in high esteem and are also fully accredited by a variety of professional accrediting bodies.

Gallaudet's graduate programs are held in high esteem and are fully accredited by a variety of professional accrediting bodies.

• The Professional Education Programs Unit at Gallaudet University has been granted full accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This NCATE unit includes the following graduate programs: M.S.W. in School Social Work, M.A. in Deaf Education, Ed.S. in Deaf Education, Ph.D. in Deaf Education, M.A. in School Counseling and Guidance; Psy.S. in School Psychology; Ed.S. in Change Leadership in Education, and Ph.D. in Special Education Administration.
• The M.A. in Deaf Education program is approved by both the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) and the District of Columbia's State Education Agency.
• The doctoral program in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
• The specialist program in School Psychology is approved by both the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the District of Columbia's State Education Agency.
• The M.S. program in Speech-Language Pathology and the clinical doctoral (Au.D.) program in Audiology are both accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
• The M.A. programs in Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling & Guidance are fully accredited by the Council on the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP).
• The M.A. in School Counseling & Guidance program is approved by the District of Columbia's State Education Agency.
• The Social Work M.S.W. program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• The School Social Work specialization in the M.S.W. program is approved by the District of Columbia's State Education Agency.

 

Wednesday Luria
Coordinator, Prospective Graduate Student Services
Kendall Hall, 1st Floor
(202) 651-5647
graduate.school@gallaudet.edu
wednesday.luria@gallaudet.edu

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