[nabs-l] FW: Financial help at Northern Illinois University for grad program to teach O&M

[Sean Whalen]

Been asked to forward. Great opportunity if you are          interested in
teaching O&M.

 

Thanks,

 

Sean

 

Training for a Rewarding Career

Generous Student Financial Assistance

Teaching Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired and/or Providing
Orientation and Mobility Services for Those Children 

Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois) offers a nationally regarded
program at the graduate level for individuals who wish to join a rewarding
career in teaching children who are blind or visually impaired. Teachers of
students who are visually disabled generally travel from school to school
working with the students on a one-to-one basis. The vast majority of
students who are visually disabled attend their local schools with their
sighted peers in the same classrooms as their sighted friends. The special
education teachers who provide instruction for children who are blind or
visually impaired work with their regular classroom teachers to insure that
the youngsters receive the best and most appropriate education designed for
them. There is an overwhelming need for these teachers. As a consequence,
there are many job opportunities in all regions of the United States.
Individuals who choose this career path can anticipate having no difficulty
obtaining life-long employment with great job security! In addition to
numerous job opportunities, good pay, and excellent job security,
individuals who choose this career path experience a sense of fulfillment
not commonly found in other careers. These teachers play a significant role
in the lives of youngsters who are blind and their families. 

Generous student financial assistance is available. We will pay all instate
or out-of-state tuition, all fees, health insurance, and a stipend of $5,200
per calendar year for qualified individuals who wish to come to Northern
Illinois University to enroll in the graduate program focusing on special
education for children who are blind or visually impaired. For more
information, go to the following web site to read about the program.
www.vision.niu.edu
Also, go to the following Youtube links 
http://youtu.be/UHmpASpzCKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxgVXY5jg7o

Interested individuals can contact the project director, Gaylen Kapperman,
at the following e-mail:
gkapperman at niu.edu
Or by calling 815-753-8453 

Admissions requirements are as follows:

Online application with a fee of $40
GRE scores of 30%tile verbal and 30%tile quantitative ($160 fee)
Official transcripts of all previous academic work
GPA of 2.8
ACT score of 22 or successful completion of the Test of Academic Proficiency
(TAP)
Three letters of recommendation
Personal statement
The link to the online application process for the Graduate School can be
found on the page,www.vision.niu.edu.
This is not an online program. All courses except for student teaching and
the orientation and mobility internship are taken on campus in DeKalb,
Illinois, the home of Northern Illinois University. 

In this program, one can obtain a master's degree and certification for
teaching children who are visually disabled (16 months in length). Also, one
can obtain a master's degree to be trained to be an orientation and mobility
instructor (16 months in length). We strongly advise completion of both
components which requires 22 months. The"dual" certification increases one's
opportunities for employment considerably. 

Students progress through the program in cohorts. Each cohort begins in the
fall of each academic year. Our deadline for receipt of applications is June
15 of each year. The generous financial assistance is awarded on a first
come, first served basis to qualified applicants.