Master’s Degree Programs for Certified Teachers
All New York State certified teachers are required to earn a master’s degree within five years of their initial certification. Hunter’s School of Education meets this need, offering numerous innovative programs for certified teachers. Flexibly designed with the working educator in mind, these programs will enable you to earn professional certification while enhancing your teaching skills through relevant coursework or additional clinical experiences. Undergraduates completing a bachelor’s degree program in education and on track to earn initial certification upon graduation are encouraged to apply to one of the programs listed below.
Creative Arts
Early Childhood
- Bilingual Early Childhood Education (Birth – Grade 2)
- Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families (Students with Disabilities Birth – Grade 2)
- Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families – Severe/Multiple Disabilities (Birth – Grade 2)
Elementary School/Childhood
- Childhood Education with a Specialization in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (Grades 1-6)
- Childhood Special Education – Behavior Disorders (Grades 1-6)
- Childhood Special Education – Learning Disabilities (Grades 1-6)
- Childhood Special Education – Severe/Multiple Disabilities (Grades 1-6)
- Early Childhood Education (Birth – Grade 2)
- Elementary Math Specialist (Grades 1-6)
- Literacy (All Grades)
- TESOL (PreK-12)
Middle or High School/Adolescent
- Adolescent Mathematics Professional Certificate (Grades 7-12)
- Adolescent Special Education Generalist (Grades 7-12)
- Literacy (All Grades)
- TESOL (PreK-12)
Specialized Classroom Settings
- Blind and Visually Impaired (PreK-12)
- Computer Science Education (PreK-12)
- Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (PreK-12)
- Literacy (All Grades)
- Professional Certification (Advanced Preparation) in Childhood Special Education – Behavior Disorders
- Professional Certification (Advanced Preparation) in Childhood Special Education – Learning Disabilities
- Professional Certification (Advanced Preparation) – Early Childhood Special Education
- TESOL (PreK-12)