Urban Teacher Residency – Adolescent Special Education (MSEd)
Welcome to the Urban Teacher Residency – Adolescent Special Education (MSEd) program home page. Use this page as a guide to the program from acceptance to graduation.
The Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) program, a partnership between Hunter College, New Visions for Public Schools, and the New York City Department of Education, is an 18-month teacher preparation residency program that integrates the graduate coursework of the aspiring teacher with intensive, hands-on experiences in New York City schools. The program consists of a residency year in which students are fully immersed in a host school alongside an experienced mentor teacher and an induction year in which they are hired as a full-time teacher of record. Tuition costs are subsidized at approximately 50% and students are not responsible for any tuition payments until their second year in the program. Upon successful completion of the program, students will earn a master’s degree and are eligible for New York State initial certification.
Advisor
The program advisor will notify students of their cohort’s particular course of study before registering for classes. Course sequence is subject to change. To view course descriptions, progress standards and exit requirements visit the catalog.
First Summer
- SPED 700 Issues and Practices in Educating Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
- SPED 702 Classroom Management in Special Education and Inclusive Settings (3 credits)
- SPED 701 Assessment of Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
- Pre-Service Fieldwork
First Fall – Residency Year
- SPED 771 Methods of Teaching Reading for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities (3 credits)
- SPED 773 Math Methods for Adolescent with Disabilities (3 credits)
- SPED 789 Practicum in Adolescent Education (1 credit)
First Spring
- EDLIT 755 Literacy Instruction for Struggling Readers and Writers: Grades 5-12 (3 credits)
- SPED 777 Supervised Clinical Teaching of Students with Learning Disabilities (2 credits)
- SEDC 716 Math: Curriculum and Methods – Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
Second Summer
- SEDF 714 Adolescent Development and Learning: Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
- SPED 780 The Study of Learning Disabilities in Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
- SEDC 718 Science: Curriculum and Methods – Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
Second Fall
- SPED 789 Practicum in Adolescent Special Education (1 credit)
- SPED 777 Supervised Clinical Teaching of Students with Learning Disabilities (2 credits)
- SEDC 717 Social Studies: Curriculum and Methods – Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
Total credits: 38