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Master of Education in Special Education with Concentration in Orientation and Mobility
Major: SPEDegree Awarded: MED
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/departments/t-l
Program Information
PROGRAM HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BY EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD; NO NEW APPLICANTS ARE BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME
Admission Requirements: Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution, two letters of recommendation, minimum combined score of 800 on the GRE, Test of English as a Foreign Language required of all foreign students from countries in which English is not the native language, a copy of a Kentucky teaching certificate, and 2.75 cumulative grade point average.
Prerequisite to entry into the program:
| EDSP 540 Intro to Exceptional Children | 3 |
Curriculum
| Inquiry (Critical Thinker) (9 hours) | |
| EDSP 644 Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| EDSP 639 Research Analysis in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSP 669 Single Subject Research Methods and Designs | 3 |
| Advocacy: (Professional Leader) (6 hours) | |
| EDSP 597 Seminar in Special Education: Issues in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSP 627 Applications of Assistive Technology | 3 |
| Action (Problem Solver) (3 hours) | |
| EDSP 631 Internship in Orientation and Mobility | 3 |
Midpoint Assessment: Completion of ½ of Orientation and Mobility Standards, with ¾ of indicators for each standard
| Area of Emphasis (At least 18 hours) | |
| EDSP 624 Characteristics and Needs of Students who are Blind and Visually Impaired | 3 |
| EDSP 625 Standard English and Nemeth Braille Codes | 3 |
| EDSP 620 Introduction to Orientation and Mobility | 3 |
| EDSP 621 Advanced Methods in Orientation and Mobility I | |
| EDSP 622 Advanced Methods in Orientation and Mobility II | 3 |
| EDSP 623 Foundations in O&M for Infants, Preschool and Multiply Impaired | 3 |
| Minimum total hours | |
| EDSP 631 Internship in Orientation and Mobility | 3 |
Exit Requirements: Portfolio (All ETS standards and ¾ of indicators for each standards) or Master’s Thesis (EDSP 699)
Notes:
Minimum of 18 hours in 600-level courses is required.
Transfer credit must be officially accepted by the advisor (maximum of 6 hours) - final acceptance is dependent upon receipt of official transcripts.
A maximum of 6 hours taken in non-degree status can be applied toward a master's degree (upon approval of advisor).
All courses must be completed within 6 years of admission to the program.
To complete the program, students must have minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. No credit shall be accepted for carrying a grade lower than "C".
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