Hunter College of the City University of New York Graduate Catalog
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HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRADUATE CATALOG 2006 – 2009 School of Arts and Sciences School of Education Schools of the Health Professions School of Social Work HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MISSION STATEMENT Hunter College is a comprehensive teaching, their varied experiences with the skills they need to partici- research and service institution, long committed to excellence pate effectively in the wider society. Committed to the and access in the education of undergraduate and graduate achievement of a pluralistic community, Hunter College students in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as in several offers a curriculum designed to meet the highest academic professional fields: education, health sciences, nursing and standards while also fostering understanding among groups social work. from different racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Founded in 1870, Hunter is one of the oldest public colleges The goal of a Hunter College education is to encourage the in the country, dedicated from its earliest days to serving a fullest possible intellectual and personal growth in each stu- student body which reflects the diversity of New York City. dent. While preparation for specific careers is an important Hunter takes pride in the success it has had over the years in objective of many programs, the fundamental aim of the col- enabling the people of New York to combine the strengths of lege experience as a whole is to develop a student’s rational, critical and creative powers. Such development involves the abilities to conceptualize and analyze, to relate the concrete and particular to the abstract and general, and to think and write logically and coherently. It also includes a broadening and deepening of outlook: an awareness of one’s own and other cultures as well as of the enduring questions and answers concerning being, purpose, and value that confront humanity. Finally, the educational experience at Hunter is intended to inspire a zest for learning as well as to bring the recognition that learning is pleasurable and knowledge is useful. While teaching and research are its primary missions, community service is also an essential goal of the college. Hunter faculty seek to generate new knowledge and to design programs to address the myriad cultural, social and political needs of New York City and the world. TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION . .1 (School of Education, Adolescent Education, continued) Hunter College Mission Statement . .2 Latin . .107 Graduate Study at Hunter . .4 Mathematics . .109 HEGIS/Admission Codes . .5 Music Pre-K–12 . .111 Admission to Graduate Programs . .6 Physics . .113 Degree Requirements . .9 Social Studies . .115 Tuition and Fees . .10 Spanish . .116 Financial Aid . .11 Advanced Certificate Leading to an Scholarships and Grants . .14 Extension in Bilingual Education . .118 Enrollment Requirements . .15 Bilingual Education . .119 Registration . .15 Childhood Education . .124 Academic Policies and Regulations . .16 Childhood Education: Services and Facilities Available to Students . .17 Mathematics/Science Specialization . .126 Research Centers and Institutes . .21 Counseling Programs . .128 Course Designations . .23 Early Childhood Education . .130 Abbreviations . .24 Literacy Education . 132 Special Education . .134 SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES . .25 Special Education Advanced Certificates Anthropology . .26 and Extensions . .142 Art . .28 TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Biochemistry . .31 Other Languages) . 145 Biological Sciences . .33 School of Education Course Listings . .149 Chemistry . .37 . Classics (Latin) . 39 SCHOOLS OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 170 School of Health Sciences . .173 Computer Science . .42 Communication Sciences . .174 Economics/Accounting . .42 Physical Therapy . .183 English . .46 Urban Public Health . .187 Film and Media Studies . .49 The Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing . .193 Geography . .52 Community/Public Health Nursing . .195 German . .58 Community/Public Health Nursing/ History . .59 Urban Public Health . .195 Mathematics and Statistics . .62 Gerontological Nurse/Adult Nurse Practitioner . .195 Music . .67 Adult Nurse Practitioner . .195 Philosophy . .70 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner . .195 Physics and Astronomy . .71 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Political Science . .73 Advanced Certificate . .196 Psychology . .74 Nursing Administration/ Romance Languages . .78 Public Health Administration . .196 French . .80 School of Nursing Course Listings . .196 Italian . .80 Spanish . .81 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK . .199 Sociology/Social Research . .82 School of Social Work Course Listings . .204 Theatre . .85 Urban Affairs and Planning . .87 STUDENT RIGHTS AND SCHOOL POLICIES . .208 Students’ Rights Concerning Education Records . .208 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION . .93 Student Regulations and Rights . 209 Teacher Education Programs . .94 Board of Trustees . .210 Administration/Supervision Advanced Certificate . .97 Bylaws of the Board of Trustees . .212 Adolescent Education . .98 CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity . .217 Biology . ..