Adolescent Social Studies, Grades 7-12

Declaring the Major

Before you can declare a School of Education major as part of your bachelor’s degree, you must complete a group interview with faculty. Signing up for an interview can be done through the School of Education website. Current Hunter students can request an interview throughout the year. The School of Education does not accept non-degree or second-degree students. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee entry into the program.

Students interested in an Education program should interview as early as is possible in the semester prior to the one in which they plan to enroll. Transfer students should seek advisement about declaring a School of Education major as soon as they have been admitted to Hunter. The School of Education does not accept non-degree or second-degree students. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee entry into the program.

Requirements to Declare the Major

1. Minimum of at least 60 credits but no more than 90 credits completed by the first semester in the education program.
2. A Hunter College Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or better.
3. Evidence of advanced writing ability through a review of English composition and writing intensive coursework.
4. Formal declaration of a major in History.
5. Participation in a group interview.

Academic Progress Standards

• Students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0.
• Any student who receives a grade of B-, C+, C or D in a course with fieldwork or student teaching must apply to the department chairperson for permission to re-register for that course, which may be repeated only once.
• Any student who receives a grade of D in a course in the education sequence will be required to repeat that course. Students are permitted to repeat a course only once.
• Any student who receives a grade of F in any education course will not be permitted to continue in the program.
• Take and pass both the Educating All Students test (EAS) and the appropriate Content Specialty Test (CST) of the New York State Teacher Certification Exams prior to student teaching.

Hunter Core Requirement

Several courses within this major may fulfill parts of the Hunter Core Requirement (CUNY Common Core [CCCR], Hunter Focus, Concurrent Requirements). When selecting courses, it may be to a student’s advantage to choose courses that count toward the Hunter Core Requirement and also advance the student on the path to the major. Details on the Hunter Core Requirement can be found here: Hunter Core Requirement. In the case of Social Studies, the courses that meet CCCR are:

• HIST 11100 - World History to 1500
• HIST 11200 - World History from 1500 to the Present
• HIST 12100 - Early Modern Europe 1500 to 1815
• HIST 12200 - 19th and 20th Century Europe (W)
• HIST 15100 - The United States from the Colonial Era to the Civil War (W)
• HIST 15200 - The United States from the Civil War Era to the Present (W)
• HIST 20800 - History of the Jews
• HIST 27700 - East Asia to 1600 (W)
• HIST 27800 - East Asia, 1600 to the Present (W)
• GEOG 10100 - People and Their Environment
• ECO 10000 - Introduction to Economics
• POLSC 11000 - American Government: A Historical Introduction

Course of Study

Academic Plan: HSSADED-BA & MHCHISA-BA

Credits: 69

School of Education Exit Standards

Students must meet the following criteria in order to graduate with a School of Education major:

• Have an overall GPA of at least 3.0
• Complete the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) anti-bullying workshop.  The DASA workshop is required for all students in a NYS certification program at the School of Education. The workshop requires six clock hours of coursework or training.