Department of
Special Education
askcoe@pdx.edu
503-725-4619
pdx.edu/sped/om
Quick facts
• 25– to 34–credits for a
graduate certificate
• 45 credits for licensure
and a master's degree
• Flexible cohort model
• The only TVI and O&M
training in the Pacific
Northwest!
3/19
Become an orientation and mobility specialist
O&M Specialists are professionals who teach individuals with visual
impairments, including those with deafblindness, how to travel safely,
efficiently, and with purpose in a variety of environments. Students
in the O&M program gain the professional skills and preparation to
complete the international certification exam through the Academy
for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
(ACVREP).
The O&M program is offered as an extension of PSUs long-standing
Visually Impaired Learner program that has been preparing teachers
of children with visual impairments (TVIs) to work with school-age
children for over 50 years.
Orientation and Mobility
