Overview

Graduates from the MSEd in Childhood Special Education: Behavior Disorders from The City University of New York are well prepared to teach in all educational settings, serving in hospitals, clinics, and public, charter, private, and parochial schools. They do so in roles such as collaborative teach teachers (CTT), inclusion support providers (“push in” teachers), head teachers in self-contained classrooms, behavior support personnel, and general education teachers.

The master’s degree in Childhood Special Education: Behavior Disorders offers two programs. Program 1 (Academic Plan: CSPE-MSED) is for those who do not hold NYS certification and leads to dual certification in childhood education and students with disabilities grades 1-6. Program 2 (Academic Plan: CSPED-MSED) is for those who hold NYS certification and leads to single certification in students with disabilities grades 1-6.

Progress Standards

Minimum GPA for Retention - Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to remain at Hunter College. Students whose grades fall below this standard are required to raise their GPAs to at least 3.0 within one semester.
No F in the first two semesters—students who receive a grade of F or WU in any course in the first two semesters will not be allowed to continue in the program.
Progress holds due to Incomplete Grades - Students with two or more INCs will not be allowed to register for any courses.

Key Course Performance Standards

Students must receive a grade of at least a B in key program courses.
Students who receive a grade of F or WU in key program courses may not continue in the program.

Key Program Courses are identified by the label (KC) in the course title.

Exit Requirements

An overall GPA of 3.0.
Program 2 must maintain a valid and appropriate NYS certification in general education.
Complete the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop.
EdTPA or “Action Research Project” in second semester of the HC Learning Lab.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of General and Special Education
Assessment of Students with Disabilities
Classroom Management in Special Education and Inclusive Settings
Child Development Grades 1-6
Teaching Science in the Elementary School
Teaching Developmental Reading

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

43 SCH

43-55

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.0;orA master’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.5.
A liberal arts or science major or interdisciplinary concentration of at least 30 credits.
General education core in the liberal arts and sciences to include: artistic expression; communication; information retrieval; concepts in history and social sciences; humanities; a language other than English; scientific and mathematical processes; and written analysis and expression.
Submission of official score report on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), except applicants who are certified teachers or school administrators and hold a graduate degree.

Tuition Fees

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18382 USD / year

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18382 USD / year

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10105 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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