Special Education (MA) - Visual Impairment

1. Bachelor's Degree: must be posted by the time student enters program
2. GPA: 3.0 overall in baccalaureate coursework
3. Documentation of 45 contact hours with children with special needs in a public school classroom (optional).
4. A minimum of three professional letters of recommendation.
5. Ability to qualify for an Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card to allow work with minors in public school environments.
6. Submission of a graduate application and payment of a graduate application fee.
7. Faculty interview

GRE scores not required.

*International Students Only
 Minimum TOEFL: 79 (IBT) 550 (PB) or
 Minimum IELTS: Composite score of 7 (no subject area below a 6)

Please review our English Proficiency Requirement list to verify your need to submit an English proficiency test.

Funding is available through multiple sources to make it easy to get your degree.

Project PIVIT, Preparation of Individuals with Visual Impairments in Transition through an Interdisciplinary Program Model, is a federally funded loan forgiveness grant (H325K190035) program, offering full tuition scholarships to help to improve the coordination of recruitment efforts in Arizona and increase highly qualified teachers who have up-to-date knowledge about transitional services for students with visual impairments.  Please contact us for more information.

Arizona Teacher Academy a major funding initiative by the Arizona Legislature, the Office of the Governor, and the state's public universities, to bring more qualified K-12 teachers into Arizona's classrooms by providing teachers with full-tuition scholarship. See more at https://new.coe.arizona.edu/arizona-teachers-academy

Domestic Applicants: Fall admission - February 15

                                     Spring admission - September 1

International Applicants: Fall admission - December 1

                                        Spring admission - June 1

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 3705 for Major