Travel Instruction (TINJ)

Admission to this major is temporarily suspended

Admission Requirements:

The program will admit ten qualified students each year based on the following selection criteria:

Admission to WMU
Appropriate volunteer experience with persons who have disabilities
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
Completed program application supported by letters of recommendation
Personal or telephone interview

Program Requirements

This curriculum, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, will be 122 credit hours in length. Built into the Travel Instruction major will be the competencies necessary to prepare direct service instructors to assist persons with disabilities in meeting their travel needs. In addition to the major, students will be required to complete a 19-hour interdisciplinary minor.

The program consists of didactic courses, a 60-hour practicum, and a 600-hour internship.

Students apply to begin the professional program in the junior year.

Courses must be taken with approval of the advisor. All courses in the Travel Instruction major and interdisciplinary minor must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

Travel Instruction (31 hours)

BLS 5770 - Services for Persons Who are Blind or Have Other Disabilities Credits: 1 to 2 hours
Credits: 2 hours
BLS 5860 - Job Development and Placement Credits: 3 hours
BLS 5880 - Psychosocial Aspects of Disability Credits: 2 hours
BLS 5890 - Medical and Functional Aspects of Disability Credits: 2 hours
CECP 5200 - Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling Credits: 3 hours

Interdisciplinary Minor (19 credit hours)

BLS 3050 - Introduction to Adults with Disabilities Credits: 3 hours
SPED 3300 - Foundations of Special Education Credits: 3 hours
SLHS 2000 - Communication Disorders and Sciences Credits: 3 hours