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Academic Catalog 2018-2019
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Teaching and Learning

  • Advanced Study in Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate
  • Arts Integration and Learning, Undergraduate Certificate (School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning)
  • Assistive Technology and Accessible Design, Graduate Certificate (School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders, Graduate Certificate
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Bilingual Education (Supplemental), Minor
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Cultures and Communities Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Early Childhood Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Creative Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Language and Linguistics
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Literary Studies
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Modern Studies
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Professional Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Rhetoric and Composition
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Mathematics Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Mathematics Teacher Leadership
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Reading Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Science Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Urban Social Studies
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence Level: Math
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence Level: Science
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence Level: Social Studies
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence-​Adolescence Level: English
  • Education, BS: Early Childhood
  • Education, BS: Early Childhood-​Adolescence: English as a Second Language
  • Education, BS: Early Childhood-​Adolescence: World Language
  • Education, BS: Elementary Education
  • Education, BS: Inclusion and Accessibility Studies
  • English as a Second Language, Minor
  • Exceptional Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence
  • Exceptional Education, BS: Early Childhood
  • Exceptional Education, BS: Middle Childhood -​ Early Adolescence
  • Exceptional Education, MS
  • Global Educator, Graduate Certificate
  • Global Educator, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Inclusion and Accessibility Studies, Minor
  • Interdisciplinary Language and Literacy Intervention (ILLI), Graduate Certificate
  • Mathematics Teacher Leadership, Graduate Certificate
  • Transition for Students with Disabilities, Graduate Certificate
  • World Language, Minor
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School of Education

Assistive Technology and Accessible Design, Graduate Certificate (School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning)

  • Overview
  • Requirements

The Certificate in Assistive Technology and Accessible Design is an interdisciplinary program designed to meet the demand for assistive technology and accessible design specialists. The Departments of Occupational Science and Technology and Communication Sciences Disorders in the College of Health Sciences, along with the Department of Exceptional Education in the School of Education, collaborate on the course offerings and management. The certificate follows a model of prerequisite disability and technology basic knowledge, survey of the fields, assessment, intervention and leadership. Completion of the certificate will help prepare the students to sit for State and National certification examinations as Assistive Technology Specialists, Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist and Low Vision Specialist.

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  • Admission Requirements 
  • Credits and Courses
  • Certificate Requirements

Admission Requirements 

Admission

Students interested in this certificate should contact one of the three sponsoring programs before enrolling in any certificate courses. Admission to the certificate requires evidence of a basic knowledge of disability and computer applications, and an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 or a graduate GPA of at least 3.0.

Credits and Courses

Generally, students in the health sciences and exceptional education will have sufficient coursework in disability related studies. Prerequisite evidence in disability related studies may be obtained at the undergraduate level. One of the following is recommended to meet the computer applications requirement.

Course List
Code Title Credits
EXCEDUC 730Assistive and Instructional Technology for Students with Disabilities3
OCCTHPY 750Computer Applications in Occupational Therapy Practice3

The Certificate in Assistive Technology and Accessible Design requires completion of a minimum 15 credits as listed below. In special circumstances, the ATAD coordinator and advisory board may approve substitution of an equivalent Assessment or Intervention course relevant to assistive technology and adaptive design as appropriate.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Introduction
OCCTHPY 620Introduction to Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology (must be taken at graduate level) 13
Assessment
Select one of the following:3
EXCEDUC 765
Assistive Technology Service Delivery in Schools
COMSDIS 715
Assessment and Intervention in Augmentative and Alternative Communication
OCCTHPY 770
Assessment in Assistive Technology and Accessible Design
Intervention 2
Select one of the following:3
OCCTHPY 625
Design and Disability
OCCTHPY 595
Vision I: Introduction to Low Vision & Visual Impairment
OCCTHPY 596
Vision II: Practical Aspects of Visual Impairment & Low Vision Intervention
OCCTHPY 593
Introduction to Biomedical and Rehabilitation Instrumentation
OCCTHPY 999
Advanced Independent Study
EXCEDUC 735
Technology & Instruction for Students with Disablities
EXCEDUC/OCCTHPY 777
Fieldwork in Assistive Technology
EXCEDUC 799
Independent Reading
COMSDIS 717
Special Populations in Communication Disorders
COMSDIS 791
Research Experience in Communication Sciences and Disorders
COMSDIS 799
Independent Studies
Elective
Select an additional 3 credits from either Assessment or Intervention list3
Capstone
OCCTHPY 760Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology3
Total Credits15
1

Alternate related graduate-level course can substitute if this course has been completed on an undergraduate level.

2

Any U/G course must be taken at graduate level.

Certificate Requirements

Minimum Grade Requirement

To be awarded the certificate, students must earn a minimum grade of B in the certificate courses (B- not allowed).

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Teaching and Learning

  • Advanced Study in Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate
  • Arts Integration and Learning, Undergraduate Certificate (School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning)
  • Assistive Technology and Accessible Design, Graduate Certificate (School of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders, Graduate Certificate
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Bilingual Education (Supplemental), Minor
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Cultures and Communities Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Early Childhood Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Creative Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Language and Linguistics
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Literary Studies
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Modern Studies
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Professional Writing
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Rhetoric and Composition
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Mathematics Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Mathematics Teacher Leadership
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Reading Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Science Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Urban Social Studies
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence Level: Math
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence Level: Science
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence Level: Social Studies
  • Education, BS: Early Adolescence-​Adolescence Level: English
  • Education, BS: Early Childhood
  • Education, BS: Early Childhood-​Adolescence: English as a Second Language
  • Education, BS: Early Childhood-​Adolescence: World Language
  • Education, BS: Elementary Education
  • Education, BS: Inclusion and Accessibility Studies
  • English as a Second Language, Minor
  • Exceptional Education, BS: Early Adolescence -​ Adolescence
  • Exceptional Education, BS: Early Childhood
  • Exceptional Education, BS: Middle Childhood -​ Early Adolescence
  • Exceptional Education, MS
  • Global Educator, Graduate Certificate
  • Global Educator, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Inclusion and Accessibility Studies, Minor
  • Interdisciplinary Language and Literacy Intervention (ILLI), Graduate Certificate
  • Mathematics Teacher Leadership, Graduate Certificate
  • Transition for Students with Disabilities, Graduate Certificate
  • World Language, Minor
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