Program Overview

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Dance Education (MA) Program

The Dance Education (MA) program is designed for individuals with at least 34 credits in Dance but who do not have New York State (NYS) certification in Dance.

Academic Plan

The program code for the Dance Education (MA) is DANCED-MA, with a subplan of DANEDLNYSC.

Total Credits for Track 1

• For students who began the program Fall 2024 and beyond: 48 credits
• For students who began the program before Fall 2024: Earn at least 49 credits

Program Code for Certification

The program code for certification is 35007 – DANCE EDUCATION.

Advisors

• Ana Nery Fragoso, Program Coordinator
• Arisa Baksh, Certification, Graduation and Administrative Advisor
• Carolina Gomez, Clinical Placement Specialist

Program Sequences

The program sequence provides a suggested order of education courses for the program based on start date.

For Students Who Began The Program Fall 2024 and Beyond

• Program Sequence

For Students Who Began The Program Before Fall 2024

Students must meet with the program advisors to determine their particular course of study before registering for classes.

Transfer of Credits and Waivers

Transfer of Credits

A matriculated student may request a transfer of credit for a graduate-level course completed at another institution. To be eligible, the course must have been taken within the past five years and closely match the content of a required course in the student's Hunter College program.

Waivers

A waiver of a course requirement may be granted to a student who has completed an undergraduate course at another college or a graduate course taken over five years ago with the same or similar content as a Hunter College course required in your program.

Courses Eligible for Transfer or Waiver

Graduate students are limited to 12 transfer credits. The program will review transfer of credit requests for the following courses:

• CEDF 71300 Child & Adolescent Development
• DAN 70100 Embodied Research Practices (taken twice)
• DAN 70500 Maintenance of the Dancer's Instrument
• DAN 74200 Graduate Dance History
• EDUC 72000 DASA, Health & Safety in Birth through 21
  • Eligible for transfer with equivalent health course and the completion of Child Abuse, School Violence and Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop
• SEDF 70300 Social Foundations of Adolescent Education
• SEDF 72000 Educational Psychology: Learning and Motivation
• DANED 76000 Dance Methods I: Curriculum Design and Pedagogy for Productive Teaching and Learning
  • Eligible for transfer credit only in exceptional cases, with rigorous faculty review and approval.
• DANED 76200 Dance Methods II: Advanced Curriculum Design and Pedagogy for Productive Teaching and Learning
  • Eligible for transfer credit only in exceptional cases, with rigorous faculty review and approval.
• EDUC 71500 Supporting Multilingual Learners Across The Curriculum
  • Eligible for transfer credit only in exceptional cases, with rigorous faculty review and approval.
• SPED 70800 Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
  • Eligible for transfer credit only in exceptional cases, with rigorous faculty review and approval.
• EDUC 70800 Clinical Experiences 1 (KC)
  • Eligible for transfer credit only in exceptional cases, with rigorous faculty review and approval.
• EDUC 70900 Clinical Experiences 2 (KC)
  • Eligible for transfer credit only in exceptional cases, with rigorous faculty review and approval.

Courses Never Approved for Transfer or Waiver

• DAN 73000 Studies of Forms
• DAN 73500 Performance and Presentation
• DAN 74000 Aesthetics
• DAN 74600 Special Topics in Dance
• DANED 76400 Supervised Teaching in Dance Grades PreK-12 (KC)
• DANED 76602 Student Teaching in Dance Grades PreK-12 (KC)
• DANED 76605 Student Teaching Dance (KC)

Clinical Experiences

Students in the Dance Education (MA) program participate in developmental field experiences (fieldwork), and supervised teaching (student teaching and/or practicum) administered by the Office of Clinical Experiences (OCE).

Fieldwork

Fieldwork is a classroom experience in a New York City Public School in conjunction with a course. Select courses have fieldwork requirements.

Placement

Students must apply before registering for select fieldwork experiences requiring 36 or more hours of fieldwork and will be placed by the Office of Clinical Experiences at a Hunter College Partner School in New York City.

Application

Students must apply for the following courses with fieldwork components through the Office of Clinical Experiences before registering.

Supervised Teaching: Student Teaching/Practicum

Students participate in supervised teaching (student teaching and/or practicum) as the culmination of their course of study. Student teaching and/or practicum requires five full days per week for one semester.

Registration and Placement

All students must apply for student teaching and/or practicum through the Office of Clinical Experiences for registration permission and to be placed.

Required Exams

Students must pass the following New York State exams before registration permission is granted for Supervised Teaching:

• Educating All Students (EAS)
  • Students with initial certification do not have to take the Educating All Students (EAS) exam.
• Content Specialty Test (CST) – Dance

Graduation

Graduation is the official completion of your program and conferral of an academic degree. In order to graduate, students must apply for graduation using CUNYFirst the semester before the semester of their planned graduation and complete any outstanding requirements by the stated deadlines.

Certification and Licensure

The Dance Education (MA) program leads to New York State certification to teach Dance Pre K-12. Students must wait to apply for certification until they receive an email from the School of Education indicating their recommendation has been entered.

Types of Certification

Students are recommended for both initial and professional certification:

• The Initial Certificate is the entry-level teaching certificate and is valid for five years.
• The Professional Certificate is an advanced certificate.

Application Checklist

• Review Your Fingerprint Status
• Take Required Certification Exams and Workshops
  • Exams:
    • Educating All Students (EAS)
      • Students who have completed Educating All Students (EAS) for a prior certification, do not need to take the exam again.
    • Content Specialty Test (CST) – Dance
  • Workshops:
    • School Violence Prevention and Intervention
      • This workshop is included in coursework.
    • Prevention and Child Abuse Identification and Reporting
      • This workshop is included in coursework.
    • Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop
      • This workshop is included in coursework.
• Apply for Graduation
• Apply for Certification

Apply for Certification

Certification candidates must wait to apply for certification until receiving an email from the School of Education indicating their recommendation has been entered. This will occur six to eight weeks after the Hunter College conferral dates of June 1 for spring grads, September 1 for summer grads and January 1 for fall grads. Candidates will be recommended for Initial and Professional certification. There are 4 steps in the application process:

1. Create/Log in to your TEACH Account
2. Verify/Update Profile
3. Select Certificate(s)
4. Complete application (sign affidavit, sign application, make payment)

Additional Resources

• Expiring Certifications
• Out of State Certification or Licensure
• Hunter International Students (F1 Visa Holder) Certification or Licensure
• Letter Requests
• Internship Certification for Graduate Teacher Education Students