Infant & Family Development and Early Intervention/Dual Degree with Hunter College School of Social Work

This program begins in the summer.

The summer application is 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 2

Admissions Criteria

No prior teaching certification is necessary for this program.

In addition to meeting other admissions requirements, to be eligible for admission to the Infant & Family Development and Early Intervention/Dual Degree with Hunter College School of Social Work program you must:

• Apply separately to the Hunter College program and be admitted into both.

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 & Family Development and Early Intervention/Dual Degree with Hunter College School of Social Work program requires 34 credits from Bank Street for completion. The Master of Social Work from Hunter requires an additional 51 credits, which are billed by Hunter at their current tuition rate. 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 with children with more specialized needs.
• You will have the flexibility to do your fieldwork in a paid position or as a student teacher.

Note: Additional fieldwork is required at Hunter College.

Certification

This program culminates in a Master of Science in Education, requiring 34 credits, and a Master of Social Work, with additional course requirements for the social work degree from Hunter College School of Social Work.

This program does not lead to certification in education.

Careers

After graduation, students pursue a range of career opportunities including:

• Clinical social worker in mental health clinics, school settings, private practice, community agencies
• Family support specialists and child development specialists
• Child/Parent psychotherapists
• Family specialists in early intervention
• Parent/child group facilitators
• Early Head Start family workers
• Play therapists
• Foster care case workers
• Home visitors and home visiting supervisors

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.