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Admissions note: FIRST YEARS is now accepting applications until May 14, 2010! The admitted cohort of twenty or so students will begin the first course in the fall semester, 2010.  Please review the FAQs, mentorship, and tuition/admission descriptions for detailed information about the requirements before applying.  Applicants must pay the application fee in order for us to consider the application for admission. We will notify all students of their admission status by mid-July.  If you have questions regarding the program, please contact Kathryn Wilson, Program Director,  at kathryn_wilson@med.unc.edu. Welcome to the FIRST YEARS Certificate in Auditory Learning for Young Children with Hearing Loss -- a new certificate program committed to enhancing the knowledge and skills of professionals practicing in the fields of deaf education, speech-language pathology, audiology, and early intervention. FIRST YEARS, administered by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, uses distance education technology to bring school to you -- any time, any place.  FIRST YEARS is grateful for a generous grant from the Demant Foundation for partial support of this project. FIRST YEARS targets its certificate courses to professionals interested in expanding their knowledge and skills related to auditory-oral and auditory-verbal approaches to therapy and intervention. Topics include: speech acoustics, anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, audiological management, hearing aids, cochlear implants, classroom amplification, development of spoken language and speech production, and emerging literacy. The course readings, instruction by our faculty experts, online discussion, group and individual projects and exercises -- plus mentored practicum experiences in early intervention, educational, and clinical settings -- combine to make FIRST YEARS a unique online learning experience. Problems? Technical support is only an e-mail or phone call away.  For more information about FIRST YEARS, feel free to contact us.  Units of Study  Course demo  Successful Online Learning Semester calendar   Faculty Advisory Committee Project Director Affiliated Centers and Schools Technical Requirements Browser Test Library Services 24/7 Technical Support Tech Support FAQs

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