Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Blindness and Visual Impairment

Certificate Level: Graduate
Admissions Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 43.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Semester
Expected Time to Completion: Variable
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 13.1009
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-1081

About the Program

This certificate program is available to students with or without a background in education. The program is competency-based and offers coursework and practical experiences that develop the knowledge and skills required for the instruction of infants, children and youth who are blind or visually impaired, and those with multiple disabilities.

The program is aligned with the standards set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Council for Exceptional Children's Division of Visual Impairment and Deafblindness.

Program Requirements

Requirements

Core Courses
BLV 5000Foundations of Ed & Rehab2.0
BLV 5001Clin & Func Imp of VI3.0
BLV 5002Psych & Soc of VI1.0
BLV 5120Low Vision Assessment & Intervention5.0
Additional Courses
BLV 5007Neurological VI in Children2.0
BLV 5101Intro to Ind Living Skills1.0
BLV 5102Intro to Orientation & Mobility1.0
BLV 5103Intro to Assistive Technology3.0
BLV 5105Literary Braille Code3.0
BLV 5106Braille Literacy0.5
BLV 5400Expanding the Core Curriculum3.0
BLV 5401Teaching Students with Mult Dis2.0
BLV 5402Numeracy & Science2.0
BLV 5403Lit for Students with VI3.0
BLV 5404Educating Emergent Bilinguals1.5
BLV 5432Principles of TVI3.0
BLV 6400TVI Fieldwork1.0
BLV 6401TVI Internship6.0
BLV 6490TVI Comprehensive Examination0.0
Optional Independent Study0.0-2.0
TVI Independent Study
Total Credits43.0-45.0

Additional Information 

For information can be found on the college's website.