Blind and Visually Impaired Dual Certification
This program is no longer accepting new applications after Spring 2025. Candidates can now apply for the Blind and Visually Impaired All Grades MSEd to begin in Fall 2025.
This master’s program will prepare you to to teach learners who are blind or visually impaired in diverse PreK-12 settings including residential schools for the blind, classroom programs and itinerant teaching settings in public and private schools.
Credits
47 to 60
Certification
Childhood Education Grades 1-6 and Blind and Visually Impaired
Eligibility and Admission Requirements
For applicants who do not hold NYS certification
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.0; or A master’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.5; plus
- A liberal arts or science major or interdisciplinary concentration of at least 30 credits
- A general education core in the liberal arts and sciences including coursework in artistic expression, communication, information retrieval, concepts in history and social sciences, humanities, a world language other than English, scientific and mathematical processes, and written analysis and expression (Waived for Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 applicants)
- A statement of purpose
- Two letters of recommendation
- An official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score report (Waived for Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 applicants)
Note: International applicants who need an F-1 or J-1 Visa are not currently eligible for this program.