Certification Requirements: Blind (059)
1) A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2) A minimum of 45 semester hours of college credit in general education including:
- Six credits in English
- Six credits in a social science, including a US history course
AND - Study in at least three of the following areas
- natural science (biology, chemistry, earth science, physics)
- fine arts (visual art, music)
- mathematics
- foreign language
3) A minimum of 30 semester hours of college credit hours in college credit in professional education appropriate to blind students in a planned program of study, including:
- foundations of education (e.g., philosophy of education, school effectiveness, history of education and comparative education)
- educational psychology (e.g., growth and development children from birth through the life span, psychology of learning, child-adolescent psychology)
- curriculum and methods of teaching (e.g., subject area curriculum and methodology and effective teaching skills)
- student teaching (minimum of six credits)
- an approved three-credit course of study in special education including gifted and talented.
AND also including at least 12 credits in the following areas:
- a survey of eye conditions
- psychology of the blind
- methods and materials for teaching the blind
- Braille
A printable version of these requirements is also available.