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MAT with Certification in Teaching Blind Students
Plan of Study

Department and Numbers Course Title
When Offered
Semester Hours
Major: Program Requirements  
 
 
Core Curriculum:      
Fall (Quarter 1)
EDCI 436 Braille I  
3
EDCI 583 Normal & Impaired Visual Functioning  
3
EDCI 431 Literacy for Emergent Learners  
3
Winter (Quarter 2)
EDCI 578 Braille II  
2
EDCI 466 Adaptive Tech for Visually Impaired  
1
EDCI 500 Rsch App for Tchrs & Educ Ldrs  
3
EDCI 473 Ed Strat & Meth for Tchg St with M/M Dsabilities  
3
Note: You may enter the program conditionally for one quarter only if you have passed PRAXIS I. To register for a second quarter you must meet all admission requirements. EDCI 576 must be completed in an approved internship site.
Spring (Quarter 3)
EDCI 499 Inst Strat & Mat for TBS  
3
EDCI 584 Orientation & Mobility for TBS  
3
EDCI 437 Reading/Lang Arts Methods  
3
Summer (Quarter 4)
EDCI 504 Human Exceptionalities Seminar  
3
EDCI 581 VI Child in PK-12 Classroom  
3
EDCI 579 Developmental Aspects of Blindness  
3
Pass PRAXIS Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge (0353)
Fall (Quarter 5)
EDCI 576 or EDUC 530 Internship in Education
 
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Contact

Edward Bell, PhD
Institute on Blindness
(318) 257-4554
ebell@latech.edu

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