Overview

Adviser
Rosanne K. Silberman
916 West Building
(212) 772-4740
rsilberm@hunter.cuny.edu

Hunter College offers several programs on the graduate level that prepare individuals to work with children and adults who are blind or visually impaired.  These are:

• Master’s Degree that focuses on preparing teachers of the visually impaired (TVIs) to provide instruction to children from infancy through secondary school in specialized and inclusive settings in New York City and in other school districts within the metropolitan area. Graduates are eligible to obtain NYS certification as a TVI.
• Advanced Certificate Program for individuals who already have a master’s degree in special education and want to obtain NYS certification as a TVI. Focus is the same as in the Master’s Degree program.
• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Teaching that focuses on preparing individuals to be vision rehabilitation professionals and provide direct services in community -based or center-based schools and/or in vision rehabilitation agencies. Graduates are eligible for national professional certifications.
• Advanced Certificate Program in Orientation and Mobility (O&M) that focuses on preparing individuals to be O&M specialists in specialized and inclusive educational programs and/or vision rehabilitation agencies. Participants must be enrolled in the Hunter Master’s Degree program in Rehabilitation Teaching or have a Master’s Degree and New York State Certification as a TVI.

These programs are designed to enable full-time or part-time students to participate. Classes on campus are held in the late afternoon and evenings, as well as on weekends. Some classes are offered online and others are offered partly online to enable non-traditional students to participate off campus for some classes.