Childhood Education – QUEST (BA)
Students in the Childhood Education – QUEST (BA) program participate in developmental field experiences (fieldwork), and supervised teaching (student teaching).
Students must apply for supervised teaching (student teaching and/or practicum) and select fieldwork experiences. For application, registration, and placement procedures see below.
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Fieldwork and Supervised Teaching Requirements
For a full list of fieldwork and supervised teaching (student teaching) requirements consult the course catalog. The course catalog provides descriptions detailing fieldwork requirements per course, important progress standards, and exit requirements based on matriculation date. Students must meet with the faculty advisor to determine their particular course of study before registering for classes.
Course Catalog
Review the course descriptions, course sequences, progress standards, and exit requirements in the Course Catalog.
Course Catalog Summer 2022 onward
Course Catalog prior to Summer 2022
Security Clearance Requirements
Fingerprinting is required for certification and select clinical experiences (fieldwork and student teaching/practicum). Visit Fingerprinting for Hunter College School of Education Students for complete requirements, processes and procedures.
Fieldwork
Fieldwork is a classroom experience in a New York City Public School in conjunction with a course. Select courses have fieldwork requirements.
Placement
For courses with fieldwork components requiring greater than 30 hours, students must apply to the Office of Clinical Experience and will be placed at a Hunter College Partner School in New York City.
Application
Students must apply for the following courses with fieldwork components through the Office of Clinical Experiences before registering:
QSTP 300 – Fieldwork I
QSTP 300 includes a block of courses (QSTP 300, QSTB 202, QSTAP 401) that students will complete in a general education setting. Students must register for the same section for the block of 3 courses. Students report to their assigned classroom one day per week and attend 2 classes on an alternate day of the week.
Newly admitted (4 semester sequence) students will be given registration permission for Fieldwork 1 only by the Office of Clinical Experiences.
Application Form
Students in the six semester sequence apply via the QUEST Fieldwork Application.
QSTP 301 – Fieldwork II
QSTP 301 includes a block of courses (QSTP 301, QSTA 410, QSTAP 412) that students will complete in a general education setting. Students must register for the same section for the block of 3 courses. Students report to their assigned classroom one day per week and attend 2 classes on an alternate day of the week.
Application Form
All students apply via the QUEST Fieldwork Application.
QSTP 302 – Fieldwork III
QSTP 302 includes a block of courses (QSTP 302, QSTAP 406, QSTB 413) that students will complete in a general education setting. Students must register for the same section for the block of 3 courses. Students report to their assigned classroom one day per week and attend 2 classes on an alternate day of the week.
Application Form
All students apply via QUEST Fieldwork Application.
Application Deadlines
- Fall Semester: April 1st
- Spring Semester: November 1st
Registration, Application and Placement Process
- The Office of Clinical Experiences reviews applications for eligibility.
- The Office of Clinical Experiences grants registration permission and notifies students via their myhunter.cuny.edu email address one week before registration opens.
- Student registers for course once permission granted.
- The Office of Clinical Experiences places students at a Hunter College School of Education partner site and notifies them via myhunter.cuny.edu email address.
Fieldwork Hours Time Record Form
Supervised Teaching: Student Teaching
Students participate in supervised teaching (student teaching) as the culmination of their course of study. Student teaching requires five full days per week for one semester. Students are observed by Hunter College Clinical Supervisors throughout the semester.
Required Exams
Students must pass the following New York State exams before registration permission is granted for Supervised Teaching:
- Educating All Students (EAS)
- Content Specialty Test (CST) – Multi-Subject: Teachers of Childhood (Grades 1 – Grades 6) (Parts 1-3)
Application
All students must apply for student teaching through the Office of Clinical Experiences before registering.
Application Deadlines
- Fall Semester: April 1st
- Spring Semester: November 1st
- Summer Semester: N/A
Registration and Placement Process
Student Teachers are placed by the Office of Clinical Experience with a mentor/cooperating teacher at a Hunter College Partner School in New York City. Students teach alongside the mentor/cooperating teacher throughout the semester.
- The Office of Clinical Experiences reviews student teaching applications for eligibility.
- The Office of Clinical Experiences grants registration permission.
- One week before each semester registration opens, the Office of Clinical Experiences informs students of next steps through their myhunter.cuny.edu email.
- The Office of Clinical Experiences will place students at a Hunter College School of Education partner site in New York City and notify their myhunter.cuny.edu email.
Internship Certificate
Current students who are eligible for practicum and secure a teaching position that requires NYS certification may apply for an internship certificate. Students must apply for practicum first and will only receive instructions thereafter.
Visit the Internship Certificate page for eligibility requirements and application processes and procedures.
Supervised Teaching Time Record Form
Support
The Office of Clinical Experiences administers and provides support for students regarding fieldwork and supervised teaching (student teaching and practicum). The Office is led by Marshall George, Olshan Professor of Clinical Practice, and the Director of the Office of Clinical Experiences Ileana Infante.
Each program has a Clinical Placement Specialist to work with students regarding fieldwork and supervised teaching.
Clinical Placement Specialist
- Robin O’Leary, Office of Clinical Experiences
Contact for questions concerning the following:
- Fieldwork placement
- Student Teaching/Practicum application and placement