Overview

Graduates from the MSEd in Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families with Annotation in Severe/Multiple Disabilities from The City University of New York will be able to serve in such roles as specialized teachers of learners with severe disabilities, including deafblindness; inclusion support providers; and as collaborative team teachers with general education teachers in public and private schools, private agencies, hospitals and clinics.

This program offers three tracks (or subplans):

Track 1 (Subplan: ECSMDLNYSC) is a dual certification track for those with no NYS certification.
Track 2 (Subplan: ECSMDANYSM) is for those with any other NYS certification.
Track 3 (Subplan: ECSMDANYSC) is for those with Early Childhood Education certification.

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.
Tracks 2 and 3 students must maintain a valid and appropriate NYS certification.
Perform satisfactorily on a two-part culminating activity (partial requirements of SPED 70700 , Research Seminar: Issues in Special Education):
a comprehensive research-based oralpresentation on a current special education issue

- and either -

an original written research proposal

- or -

a written proposal for competitive grant funding.
Complete the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Issues and Practices in Educating Students with Disabilities
Strategies and Curriculum Adaptations for Learners with Severe/Multiple Disabilities
Research Seminar: Issues in Special Education (KC)
Educational Implications of Learners Who Are Deafblind
Foundations and Educational Implications of Severe/Multiple Disabilities (KC)
Alternative Assessment for Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities: Visual Impairment, Deafblindness, and Severe Disabilities (KC)

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

53 SCH

53-60

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;

A 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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22657 USD / year

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22657 USD / year

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In-State

12455 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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This program offers three tracks (or subplans):

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Programme Structure

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