Multiple Disabilities including Deaf Blindness (All Grades) (MSEd)

 

Welcome to the Multiple Disabilities including Deaf Blindness (All Grades) (MSEd) program home page. Use this page as a guide to to the program from acceptance to graduation.

Academic Plan

MDIDB-MSED

Program Code for Certification

43937

Total Credits

30 to 36

Advisors

Newly Accepted Students

Program Sequences

Program sequences provide a suggested order of courses for the program based on start date. It also includes when to take certification exams and apply for clinical experiences in addition to other important non-course requirements. For technical registration support and troubleshooting, please visit the Register for Classes page.

Hunter College Catalog

Use the Hunter College Course Catalog to review descriptions of specific courses and academic progress standards for the program along with exit requirements.

Clinical Experiences

Students participate in Developmental Clinical Experiences and Student Teaching or Supervised Teaching.

A Developmental Clinical Experience is a classroom experience in a New York City Public School in conjunction with a block of courses.

Student Teaching or Supervised Teaching is the culminating clinical experience and requires five full days per week for one semester in a school. Students are observed by Hunter College Clinical Supervisors throughout the semester.

Applying for Registration Permission and Placement

Students must apply for courses with developmental clinical experiences and Student Teaching or Supervised Teaching through the Office of Clinical Experiences for registration permission as well as to be placed at a Hunter College School of Education partner site in New York City. Application information forthcoming. Consult with your Clinical Placement Specialist for more information.

Graduation

Graduation is the official completion of your program and conferral of an academic degree. In order to graduate, students must apply for graduation using CUNYFirst the semester before the semester of their planned graduation and complete any outstanding requirements by the stated deadlines. Visit the Graduation and Commencement page for complete information.

Certification and Licensure

This program leads to Initial and Professional Certification in Special Education All Grades with an annotation in Severe or Multiple Disabilities Annotation. Students must wait to apply for certification until they receive an email from the School of Education indicating their recommendation has been entered. This usually occurs six to eight week’s after the conferral of your degree.

Types of Certification

Students are recommended for both initial and professional certification:

  • The Initial Certificate is the entry-level teaching certificate and is valid for five years. Students who graduate from a Hunter master’s degree certification program without prior certification will be recommended for initial certification.
  • The Professional Certificate is an advanced certificate. Once teachers have completed three years of full-time, paid teaching experience including one year of mentored teaching, they can apply for professional certification.

Application Checklist

Additional Resources