Visual Impairment Concentration

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M.Ed. in special education with an endorsement as a teacher of students with visual impairments requires a valid Texas state teaching credential and successful completion of the following:

Passage of the Braille and visually impaired TExEs professional exams (TExEs 182, 183)
Passage of comprehensive examinations

Required Courses

SPED 5316 - Anatomy Function of the Visual System Credit(s): 3
SPED 5317 - Communication Skills for Visual Impairment Credit(s): 3
SPED 5318 - Basic Orientation and Mobility Credit(s): 3
SPED 5351 - Working with Academic Students Who Have Visual Impairments Credit(s): 3
SPED 5352 - Instructional Methods for Students who have Multiple Impairments including Visual Impairment Credit(s): 3
SPED 5370 - Special Studies in Special Education Credit(s): 3-6

Practicum

Three hours of:

SPED 5158 - Practicum in Special Education/Visual Impairment Credit(s): 1-3

Visual Impairment Electives

Nine hours from:

SPED 5319 - Low Vision Credit(s): 3
SPED 5320 - Tactual Reading Skills for VI Credit(s): 3
SPED 5321 - Expanded Core in Visual Impairments Credit(s): 3
SPED 5353 - VI Technology Credit(s): 3
SPED 5356 - Research and Practice Infants/Children Credit(s): 3
SPED 5373 - Leadership in Visual Impairment Credit(s): 3