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Course Schedule

Note: Course titles, credit hours, and tuition rates will vary depending on the university selected.

It is highly recommended that students enroll in Instructional Strategies and Assessment for Students with Visual Impairment and Methods of Teaching Students with Visual Impairment at the same university.

Courses: Fall Spring Summer
Introduction to Visual Impairment

U of Arizona
SERP 521 (3)

U of Kentucky
BVI 580 (3)

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5380 (3)

WMU
BLS 6320 (3)

 

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5380-Sum 2 (3)

UMass Boston
VISN 602 (3)
Braille Code and Communication (I)

Illinois State U
SED 433 (3) (odd years)

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5382 (3)

U of Arizona
SERP 523A (3)

U of Kentucky
BVI 583 (3)

WMU
BLS 5910 (2)

 Texas Tech U
​EDSP 5382 (3)

Texas Tech U
​EDSP 5382 (3)

UMass Boston
VISN 603 (3)
Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5383 (3)
(one weekend in Lubbock)

U of Arizona
SERP 520 (3)

U of Kentucky
BVI 582 (3) (weekend on campus)

UMass Boston
VISN 604 (3)

WMU
BLS 5900 (2)

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5383 (3)
(one weekend in Lubbock)

 Illinois State U
​SED 413 (3) (odd years)
Assistive Technology for Visual Impairment

UMass Boston
VISN 660 (3)
(preferred to be taken
over the summer session)

 Illinois State U
SED 435 (3) (even years)

U of Arizona
SERP 519B (3)

U of Kentucky
BVI 615 (3)

UMass Boston
VISN 660 (3)

WMU
On campus only
BLS 5840-Sum 2 (3)
Instructional Strategies and Assessment
for Students with Visual Impairment

Texas Tech U
​EDSP 5389 (3)

U of Kentucky
BVI 618 (3)

UMass Boston
VISN 613 (4)

Illinois State U
SED 436 (3)
(even spring semesters)

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5389 (3)

WMU
BLS 5440-Sum 2 (3)
Braille Code and Communication (II)  

U of Arizona
SERP 523B (3)

U of Kentucky
BVI 614 (3)

WMU
BLS 5912 (3)

Illinois State U
SED 438 (3) (even years)

UMass Boston
VISN 610 (3)
Methods of Teaching Students with Visual Impairment

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5389 (3)

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5381
(one weekend in Austin)
​EDSP 5389 (3)

U of  Arizona
SERP 524 (3)

U of Kentucky
BVI 611 (3)
BVI 617 (3)

UMass Boston
VISN 614 (4)

Illinois State U
SED 439 (3)
(even summer semesters)

WMU
BLS 6610-Sum 1 (2)
Principles of Orientation and Mobility
for Students with Visual Impairment

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5384 (3)
(one weekend in Lubbock)

U of Arizona
SERP 522 (3)

WMU
BLS 6080 (3)

Illinois State U
SED 434 (3) (odd years)

Texas Tech U
EDSP 5384-Sum 1 (3)
​(one weekend in Lubbock)

U of Kentucky
On Campus Only
BVI 616 (3)

UMass Boston
VISN 612 (3)
Implications of Low Vision

U of Arizona
(3)

UMass Boston
VISN 605 (3)

WMU
On Campus Only
BLS 5970 (2)
w/lab BLS 6050 (1)
Introduction to Special Education

WMU
SPED 5300 (3)

WMU
SPED 5300 (3)

WMU
SPED 5300-Sum 1 (3)
Introduction to Assessment in Special Education

WMU
SPED 5330 (3)
(odd-numbered years)

    
Application of Behavior Analysis

WMU
SPED 6380 (3)

  

WMU
SPED 6380 (3)
Practicum

WMU
BLS 6955 (2)

WMU
BLS 6955 (2)

WMU
BLS 6955 (2)

A practicum component is required. Both in-state and out-of-state options are available with oversight of the supervision from the Michigan host university.

Note: There is the option for some classes to be taken together at WMU campus in a reduced summer semester. These classes include:

  • BLS 5840: Assistive Technology
  • BLS 5970: Principles of Low Vision
  • BLS 6050: Low Vision Lab