Visual Impairment – Combined Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation and Mobility (MSEd)

 

Welcome to the Visual Impairment – Combined Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation and Mobility (MSEd) program home page. Use this page as a guide to the program from acceptance to graduation.

Academic Plan

REHOM-MSED

Total Credits

Earn at least 54 credits

Advisors

Newly Accepted Students

Program Sequences

Consult the program sequence for a suggested order of courses for the program based on start date. It also includes when to take certification exams and apply for clinical experiences in addition to other important non-course requirements. For technical registration support and troubleshooting, please visit the Register for Classes page.

Hunter College Catalog

Use the Hunter College Course Catalog to review descriptions of specific courses and academic progress standards for the program along with exit requirements.

Clinical Experiences

Students in the Visual Impairment – Combined Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation and Mobility (MSEd) program participate in developmental field experiences (fieldwork), and two semesters of internship.

Fieldwork

Fieldwork is a classroom experience at a clinical site in conjunction with a course. Select courses have fieldwork requirements.

Internship

All students participate in internship hours as the culmination of their course of study. Students who complete all required courses with a grade of “B” or higher are eligible to register for Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation and Mobility internship courses. The following three courses are required in the same semester students are completing internship hours at a vision rehabilitation agency:

  • SPED 763
  • SPED 764
  • SPED 767

Certification and Licensure

The Visual Impairment – Combined Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation and Mobility (MSEd) program prepares candidates for national certification from the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals as vision rehabilitation therapists (VRTs) and certified orientation and mobility specialists (COMS). This program does not lead to NYS teacher certification.

Visit the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals for certification requirements and procedures.

Graduation

Graduation is the official completion of your program and conferral of an academic degree. In order to graduate, students must apply for graduation using CUNYFirst the semester before the semester of their planned graduation and complete any outstanding requirements by the stated deadlines. Visit the Graduation and Commencement page for complete information.

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