Infant & Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

This program has options to begin in the fall, spring, and summer.

The summer and fall applications are currently open.

Application Deadlines

• Applications are reviewed in rounds to ensure you receive a timely decision.
• You will have five business days after the application deadlines to finish providing any missing required materials. Incomplete applications will be moved to the next round for consideration.
• In some cases, applications submitted after the final deadline will be reviewed on a space available basis.
• We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. This guarantees the most timely admissions decision and the broadest consideration for scholarships and financial aid.

Summer 1, Summer 2

Fall

Admissions Criteria

In addition to meeting other admissions requirements, to be eligible for admission to the Infant & Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education program you must:

• Hold a valid New York State certification in Childhood Education, Grades 1-6 or Early Childhood, Birth – Grade 2.

Please review How to Apply for full details on the application process, admissions criteria, and application requirements.

Tuition

At Bank Street, tuition is charged per credit. The Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education program requires 36 credits for completion. Read more on our Tuition page

Financial Aid

The majority of Bank Street students receive some type of financial aid. We strongly recommend applying early and submitting your FAFSA at the time you apply for the broadest consideration for scholarships and financial aid. Read more on our Financial Aid page

View the coursework for this program.

The heart of the program is a year-long supervised fieldwork experience.

• Your opportunity to connect theory and practice.
• You will have a reflective relationship with a mentor and a group of peers.
• Your experiences will include typically developing children, as well as children with disabilities.
• You will have the flexibility to do your fieldwork in a paid position or as a student teacher.

New York State requires all graduate students in this program to have a supervised fieldwork experience in a special education or inclusion setting. Student teachers fulfill this experience through their placement in the fall or spring. Working teachers and assistants may need to enroll in an additional fieldwork placement, where they will be placed by Bank Street in the appropriate setting to fulfill their degree requirements.

Certification

When you successfully complete the program, you will receive a master’s degree and be eligible for New York State certification in Students with Disabilities, Birth – Grade 2, provided you complete all other State certification requirements. Read more on our Certification page

Careers

The early childhood field is creative, and flexible. After graduation, students pursue a range of career opportunities including:

• Special or general education teacher in nursery schools, child care centers and Early Head Start Programs
• Early Interventionists in homes and group programs
• Child care directors or educational directors
• Working as a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT)
• Developmental evaluators or developmental specialists
• Family support specialists
• Play group leader
• Consultants

Students at Bank Street have full access to our robust Career Services, including the CareerConnect job site, opportunities to attend job fairs and workshops, and connections to our alumni network nationwide.