Program Options
The training program includes the following options:
Certificate of Completion
Level I: 9 semester credit hours of coursework + practicum hours
- Introduction to Blindness and Visual Impairment
- The Role of Paraeducators with Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- One additional course in blindness depending upon the student’s program emphasis
- Practicum
Level II: 18 semester credit hours of coursework + practicum hours
- Introduction to Blindness and Visual Impairment
- Human Eye and Visual System
- Introduction to Low Vision
- The Role of Paraeducators with Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Introduction to Multiple Disabilities
- Introduction to Braille
- Practicum
The courses in blindness include:
COMD |
3300 |
3 credits |
Introduction to Blindness and Visual Impairment |
COMD |
3320 |
3 credits |
Human Eye and Visual System |
COMD |
3330 |
3 credits |
Introduction to Low Vision |
COMD |
3340 |
3 credits |
The Role of Paraeducators with Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired |
COMD |
3350 |
3 credits |
Introduction to Multiple Disabilities |
COMD |
3360 |
3 credits |
Introduction to Braille |
The courses can also be taken for graduate credit as listed below:
COMD |
6500 |
3 credits |
Studies in Blindness and Visual Impairment |
COMD |
6520 |
3 credits |
Anatomy, Function and Disorders of the Eye |
COMD |
6530 |
3 credits |
Issues in Low Vision |
COMD |
6540 |
3 credits |
Visual Impairment and the Role of Paraeducators |
COMD |
6550 |
3 credits |
Vision Loss and Multiple Disabilities |
COMD |
6560 |
3 credits |
Braille |
Undergraduate tuition is currently $247/credit hour with no out-of-state fees ($741 per course). Graduate tuition is currently $314/credit hour with no out-of-state fees ($942 per course). Please note that tuition rates increase periodically.
For more information please contact Linda Alsop, SKI-HI Institute, (435) 797-5598, linda.alsop@usu.edu. |
