Visual Disabilities Education
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The Visual Disabilities Education program is a combined BS/MS degree pathway and is designed to prepare students to work with individuals who are blind of have low vision. The BS/MS pathway requires two years of upper-division undergraduate coursework plus one additional year of graduate coursework. All prospective students for Visual Disabilities Education must apply for formal admission to Educator Preparation through the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences by June 1. The Educator Preparation application and admission requirements are available online at https://cehhs.fsu.edu/teacher-ed-admissions .
* Visual Disabilities Education is a Specialized Admission/Limited Enrollment program. Meeting the minimum requirements for admission does not guarantee admission to the program. *
Mapping Coordinator: Frank Amidon
Email: famidon@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC 1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| 1st GE Core Mathematics 3 |
| GE History3 |
| GE Social Science3 |
| GE Ethics3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Cumulative GPA ≥ 2.50 |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC 2135 Research, Genre, and Context3 |
| 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3 |
| GE Core Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
| 1st GE Natural Science and Lab4 |
| EDF 1005 Introduction to Education3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Mathematics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Cumulative GPA ≥ 2.50 |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| 2nd GE Natural Science 3 |
| Scholarship in Practice course3 |
| SPC 1017 Fundamentals of Speech, SPC 2608 Public Speaking, COM 2080 Online Communication and Presence or other Oral Communication Competency Course3 |
| GE Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete EDF 1005 ( ≥ C minus) |
| Cumulative GPA ≥ 2.50 |
| Strongly Recommend: Oral Communication Competency Requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| EDF 2085 Introduction to Diversity for Teachers or Elective3 |
| EME 2040 Introduction to Educational Technology or any other Digital Literacy course3 |
| GE Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| Complete all General Education requirements (liberalstudies.fsu.edu/curriculum.html) |
| Complete the following University-Wide Graduation Requirements: Natural Science Lab, Digital Literacy, Diversity, Oral Communication Competency, State-Mandated Writing, and Scholarship-In-Practice |
| Cumulative GPA ≥ 2.50 |
| Apply to program by June 1 for Fall admission or by Nov. 1 for Spring admission (https://cehhs.fsu.edu/teacher-ed-admissions) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| EEX 4012 Foundations of Special Education3 |
| EVI 4011 Introduction to Visual Disabilities3 |
| EVI 4121 Anatomy and Diseases of the Eye for Blindness Professionals 3 |
| EVI 4211 Literary Braille 3 |
| EVI 4254 Teaching Independent Living Skills to Students with Visual Impairments3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete Term 5 courses ( ≥ C in each) |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| EVI 4220 Introduction to Orientation and Mobility 3 |
| EVI 4314 Low Vision 3 |
| EVI 4324 Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairments in the Schools 3 |
| EVI 4330 Methods for Learners with Visual Impairment and Additional Disabilities I3 |
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| EVI 4212 Nemeth Code and Supporting Math Instruction for Students with Visual Impairments3 |
| EVI 4250 Teaching Social and Career Skills to Students with Visual Impairments3 |
| EVI 4331 Methods for Learners with Visual Impairment and Additional Disabilities II 3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete Term 6 courses ( ≥ C in each) |
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| Summer |
| Complete Summer Term courses ( ≥ C in each) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| EVI 4311 Teaching Reading and Writing to Students with Visual Impairments3 |
| EVI 4312 Classroom Accommodations for Students with Visual Impairments3 |
| EVI 5018 PK-12 Students with Visual Impairments: Assessment Strategies3 |
| RED 4335 Literacy Across the Content Areas 3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete EVI4311, EVI4312 and RED4335 ( ≥ C in each) |
| Complete EVI5018 ( ≥ B) |
| Complete graduation checks |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| EVI 4230 Educational Management of Students with Visual Impairments3 |
| EDG 5709 Culturally Responsive Teaching or EVI 5221 Applied Methods of Orientation and Mobility3 |
| EVI 5355 Issues of Blindness in Society3 |
| EVI 5374 Advanced Methods in Visual Impairment3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Complete EVI4230 ( ≥ C ) |
| Complete Term 8 Grad courses ( ≥ B in each) |
| Apply for graduation within first 2 weeks of semester |
Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Itinerant Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Transition Specialist for students with Visual Impairments, Preschool Specialist for Young Children with Visual Impairments, Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Program Specialist, ESE Administrator, Agency Director, Principal, Superintendent of School for the Blind, Educational Diagnostician, Educational Consultant.
Representative Employers: School Boards, Rehabilitation Centers, Community Agencies, Governmental Agency Schools, Division of Blind Services, Private Residential Schools.
International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.
This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.
View Visual Disabilities Education Program Guide
