New Student Orientations & Program Advising
Welcome to the School of Education!
Most new students will attend 2 orientations to cover all the information needed to start your program. The School of Education hosts both General New Student Orientations and Program Specific Orientations or advising sessions.
Part 1: General New Student Orientations
The School of Education hosts monthly virtual new graduate student orientations. These 60 minute online sessions will provide you with an overview of Hunter College and the School of Education. Additionally, you will find answers to many of your questions regarding registration, student life and certification.
General New Student Orientations will be held on the following dates, click on the link to RSVP:
- May 7th 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Counseling Programs
- May 20th 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Teacher Education & Leadership
- June 15th 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Teacher Education & Leadership
- July 14th 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Teacher Education & Leadership
Part 2: Program Specific Advising Sessions
Each program hosts program specific group advising sessions or individual advising sessions that cover the course of study, progress standards and fieldwork requirements. Please select your program from the list to review the details for the upcoming sessions.
Adolescent Education
- Adolescent Biology (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent Biology (MA)
- Adolescent Chemistry (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent Chemistry (MA)
- Adolescent Chinese (MA)
- Adolescent Earth Science (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent Earth Science (MA)
- Adolescent English (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent English (MA)
- Adolescent French (Advanced Certificate) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jenny Castillo at jmcastil@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment.
- Adolescent French (MA) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jenny Castillo at jmcastil@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment.
- Adolescent Italian (Advanced Certificate) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jenny Castillo at jmcastil@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment.
- Adolescent Italian (MA) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jenny Castillo at jmcastil@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment.
- Adolescent Latin (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent Latin (MA)
- Adolescent Mathematics (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent Mathematics (MA)
- Adolescent Mathematics Professional Certificate (MA)
- Adolescent Physics (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent Physics (MA)
- Adolescent Social Studies (Advanced Certificate)
- Adolescent Social Studies (MA)
- Adolescent Spanish (Advanced Certificate) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jenny Castillo at jmcastil@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment.
- Adolescent Spanish (MA) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jenny Castillo at jmcastil@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment.
Adolescent Special Education
Applied Behavior Analysis
Bilingual Education
- Bilingual Childhood Education (MSEd)
- Bilingual Early Childhood Education (MSEd)
- Bilingual Early Childhood Education – with prior certification in Childhood Education, Special Education or TESOL (MSEd)
- Bilingual Early Childhood Education – with prior certification in Early Childhood Education (MSEd)
- Bilingual Education Extension – NYS Teachers (Advanced Certificate)
- Bilingual Extension for Pupil Personnel Services (Advanced Certificate)
Blind and Visually Impaired
Childhood Education and Childhood Special Education
- Childhood Education (MSEd)
- Childhood Education with a Specialization in STEM (MSEd)
- Childhood Special Education – Behavior Disorders (Advanced Certificate)
- Childhood Special Education – Behavior Disorders (MSEd)
- Childhood Special Education – Behavior Disorders – with prior NYS Childhood or PreK-6 Certification (MSEd)
- Childhood Special Education – Learning Disabilities (Advanced Certificate) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Prof. Kathy Furlong-Silvero, at kfurlong@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment.
- Childhood Special Education – Learning Disabilities (MSEd)
- Childhood Special Education – Learning Disabilities with prior NYS Childhood or PreK-6 Certification (MSEd)
- Childhood Special Education – Severe/Multiple Disabilities (MSEd)
- Childhood Special Education – Severe/Multiple Disabilities with prior NYS Childhood or PreK-6 Certification (MSEd)
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist Program (MSEd)
Computer Science
Counseling
The Counseling programs have one event that covers both the general orientation information and the program specific information.
Dance Education
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MSEd) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Elaine Gale at egale@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment prior to May 20th.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing – with prior NYS Certification (MSEd) – This program will be holding individual program advising sessions. Please email the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Elaine Gale at egale@hunter.cuny.edu to make an appointment prior to May 20th.
Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Development and Learning
- Early Childhood Education (Advanced Certificate)
- Early Childhood Education (MSEd)
- Early Childhood Education – with prior NYS Certification (MSEd)
- Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families: Additional NYS Certification (Advanced Certificate) – This program has a recorded introductory webinar in lieu of a Program Advising session.
- Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families – with prior NYS Certification in Early Childhood (MSEd) – This program has a recorded introductory webinar in lieu of a Program Advising session.
- Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families with Annotation in Severe/Multiple Disabilities (MSEd)
- Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families with Annotation in Severe/Multiple Disabilities with prior NYS Certification in an area other than Early Childhood (MSEd)
- Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families with Annotation in Severe/Multiple Disabilities with prior NYS Certification in Early Childhood Education (MSEd)
Educational Leadership and Educational Psychology
Gifted Education
Literacy Education
Music Education
Professional Certification in Special Education
- Professional Certification (Advanced Preparation) in Special Education – Behavior Disorders (MSEd)
- Professional Certification (Advanced Preparation) in Special Education – Early Childhood Special Education (MSEd)
- Professional Certification (Advanced Preparation) in Special Education – Learning Disabilities (MSEd)
Severe and Multiple Disabilities Annotation Extension
TESOL
Visual Arts Education
Visual Impairment