Overview

The Teacher of Students with Vision Impairments program offered by Drexel University is a competency-based program that offers coursework and practical experiences that develop the necessary knowledge and skills required for the instruction of infants, children, and youth who are totally blind or visually impaired, and those with multiple disabilities. Does not include Critical Analysis of Research course.

Key Facts

These teacher preparation programs are competency-based and offer coursework and practical experiences that develop the knowledge and skills required for the instruction of infants, children and youth who are blind or visually impaired, and those with multiple disabilities.

Students successfully completing their program are prepared for certification by the state credentialing body in Pennsylvania. The master’s degree program offers students the possibility of reciprocity of certification in other states. Both programs are offered for part- and full-time study, with coursework primarily online during the fall and spring terms, a four-week summer residency on campus for two summers, and an internship.

Programme Structure

To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources. 

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-06-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-30 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

45 alternative credits

Quarter Credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts: All applicants are responsible for having official transcripts for every college or university attended sent directly to GradCAS centralized application service, regardless of whether a degree has been received from that particular institution or not. Please note, a transcript marked "issued to student" is not acceptable, even when delivered in a sealed envelope.
Letters of Reference: Applications must include three letters of reference highlighting your academic and professional skills and addressing applicant qualities in relation to working in the field of blindness and low vision, education and/or rehabilitation.
Statement of Purpose (minimum 250 words): Applicants must submit a typewritten, double-spaced, two- to three-page personal statement through the GradCAS application portal explaining their purpose in undertaking graduate study in their program of interest.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

68625 USD / year

≈ 68625 USD / year
Out-of-State

68625 USD / year

≈ 68625 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

68625 USD / year

≈ 68625 USD / year

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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