[acb-hsp] [leadership] FYI: scholarship assistance at WVU

[peter altschul]

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From: "Sharon Lovering" <slovering at acb.org
Subject: [leadership] FYI: scholarship assistance at WVU
Date sent: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:45:24 -0400

HURRY! APPLY NOW for Tuition Support for Online Graduate Program 
in Visual
Impairments



West Virginia University is pleased to announce the NATIONWIDE 
availability
of its ONLINE graduate program leading to teaching certification 
in VISUAL
IMPAIRMENTS and/or a master's degree in Special Education: Low
Vision/Blindness.  We hope you will share this information with 
school
systems and teachers who may be able to take advantage of this 
opportunity,
especially those in rural and remote areas or hard-to-staff 
schools.



A federally funded project is now available to provide FINANCIAL 
SUPPORT for
students who are completing requirements to become certified in 
visual
impairments through reimbursement of ALL tuition and fees for 
students who
complete courses with a grade of A or B and promise to work in 
the field for
2 years for each year of program support upon completion.  WVU 
also offers
TEACH grant loans for individuals who agree to work in a high 
need school
system for a period of 4 years after completion.  Participants 
must apply for
the program by the application deadline of August 1, 2011,



APPLICATIONS TO THIS PROGRAM MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1



All courses in this program are offered entirely online through 
live
interactive class sessions as well as other web-based learning 
activities.
Both in-state and out-of-state students pay the low resident 
tuition rates
through a special agreement with the Southern Regional Education 
Board's
Electronic Campus.  All field and practicum experiences are 
completed in the
student's local community, in the job setting if s/he works with 
students
with visual impairments, or in an appropriate classroom, under 
the
supervision of a qualified practitioner with online support from 
a
university supervisor.



This program is tailored to the requirements for teaching 
certification in
West Virginia but it meets ALL national standards in this area of
specialization.  Individuals who work or plan to work in states 
other than WV
should contact their state education agency to determine if this 
program
will meet requirements for certification in visual impairments in 
that
state.



WVU has over 25 years of excellence in preparing special 
education
personnel, has earned national awards for its innovative uses of 
distance
education technologies, and is fully accredited by the National 
Council on
Accreditation of Teacher Education.  We have a decade of 
experience in online
course and program delivery and employ faculty specially selected 
for their
content expertise and extensive classroom experience as well as 
their
effectiveness in supporting adult learning.



To request a brochure with detailed information about the program 
and an
application form, please contact  <mailto:sped at mail.wvu.edu
sped at mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-7143.