Thank you for your interest in the M.S. in Special Education, Visual Impairment concentration
offered through 澳门老奇人论坛 and the .
The Visual Impairment concentration is for teachers who already hold a license in
special education and would like to become certified to teach students with visual
impairments and blindness. This requires 20 hours of coursework and four hours of
internship after review and approval of prior coursework. If you are a general education
teacher additional coursework may be required.
Other members of the consortium include George Mason University, James Madison University,
Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University. Although our coursework is delivered
through a combination of hybrid and distance-learning approaches, we stress the importance
of hands-on experiences. We use real-time, interactive instruction and interactive
course management to build a single virtual 鈥渃lassroom鈥� among participants at each
of the five universities.
Benefits of our Program
- Endorsement in Visual Impairment
This program is for teachers who already hold a license in special education and would
like to become certified to teach students with visual impairments and blindness.
This requires 20 hours of coursework and four hours of internship after review and
approval of prior coursework. If you are a general education teacher additional coursework
may be required.
- Initial Licensure in Visual Impairment
This program is for people who do not have a teaching license. It requires 28-37 hours
of coursework and four hours of internship.
- Master's in Special Education with a concentration in Visual Impairment
This program is for individuals interested in a master's degree in special education
with visual impairments. Only one additional course in educational research is required
beyond the full licensure program.
Discover Your Options
- A master鈥檚 degree in special education with a concentration in special education,
visual impairment
- The visual impairment endorsement is a separate special education licensure program
that requires a minimum of 21 hours of highly specialized coursework.
- Provisionally licensed teachers submit their VDOE transcript analysis and work with
their advisor to develop a program of study which satisfies the courses listed as
deficiencies.
- Some of the eight courses in visual impairment can be used as electives or for professional
development and recertification points with approval from your school district.
- Persons with a bachelor鈥檚 degree take up to 39 hours of coursework in education and
visual impairment and 6 hours of internship to obtain initial licensure in special
education, visual impairment. However, students who complete one year of successful,
co-supervised full-time teaching experience in this endorsement area in a public school
or accredited nonpublic school during their graduate program may be given the opportunity
to have this experience accepted in lieu of the supervised teaching internship.
Required courses and field experiences (28-37 hours)
- EDSP 651 - Students with Diverse Learning Needs and the Special Education Process
(3)
- EDSP 622 - Collaboration to Teach and Support Diverse Learners (3)
- EDSP 670 - Proactive Classroom Management and Advanced Positive Behavior Support (3)
- EDSP 650 - Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments (3)
- EDSP 653 - Teaching Methods for Students with Visual Impairments (3)
- EDSP 654 - Assistive Technology for Individuals with Sensory Impairments (3)
- EDSP 655 - Braille Code (3)
- EDSP 656 - Braille Reading and Writing (3)
- EDSP 657 - Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Visual Impairments (3)
- EDSP 658 - Medical and Educational Implications of Visual Impairments (3)
- EDSP 659 - Orientation and Mobility for Students with Visual Impairments (2)
- EDSP 771 - Teaching Internship in Visual Impairments, Elementary (3)
- EDSP 772 - Teaching Internship in Visual Impairments, Secondary (3)
Contact Us
Annemarie Horn
Assistant Professor