Exceptionality Programs


Exceptionality Programs
BU's Department of Exceptionality Programs offers several options for undergraduate and graduate study in special education, interpreting for the deaf/hard of hearing and education of the deaf/hard of hearing. Students also have ample opportunities for classroom and field-based study through partnerships with area schools and organizations.

Who to contact

        Chairperson
            Tim Knoster | (570) 389-4081
        Secretary
            Crystal Andrezze | (570) 389-4074
        Secretary
            Deborah Hartman | (570) 389-4092

                Exceptionality Programs
                106 Navy Hall
                Phone: (570) 389-4991
                Fax: (570) 389-3980
 

Faculty Spotlight

Jessica Bentley-Sassaman Jessica Bentley-Sassaman, Ph.D., assistant professor of exceptionality programs and program coordinator of ASL/English Interpreting, is one of only eight interpreters in PA to earn the Special Certificate: Legal (SC:L) from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. In addition, Bently-Sassaman is the only college faculty in PA to hold this certification.