Programs

Undergraduate | Graduate

Programs offered by the School of Education, Health and Human Services are classified as either preprofessional or professional. Preprofessional programs are for students seeking initial teacher certification or certification as a teacher assistant, whether at the undergraduate level or the graduate level. Professional programs are designed for students already certified (provisional or permanent) or experienced as teachers (e.g., in private schools, in the Peace Corps, etc.) and who wish to pursue advanced studies in a specialized field of education.

The School of Education, Health and Human Services also offers minor programs to undergraduate students interested in education as an additional field of study and inquiry. Such programs normally do not meet certification requirements. Consult individual departments for advisement.

In addition, the School of Education, Health and Human Services offers major programs to undergraduate students interested in a variety of areas in human services and health-related occupations.

Bachelor of Arts
The Department of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership offers a program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a co-major in elementary education and a major in the liberal arts and sciences or a co-major in secondary education and major in the liberal arts and sciences.

Bachelor of Science
Leading to Certification: Health Education
No Certification: Exercise Specialist, Community Health, Athletic Training, Health Science

Bachelor of Science in Education
Students taking programs (art education, dance education, music education, and physical education) leading to the Bachelor of Science in Education degree, should see the appropriate department for the admission criteria.

Preprofessional Programs
Preprofessional programs are for students seeking their first teaching certification, whether at the undergraduate or the graduate level, or are preparing for entry-level positions in selected allied human services fields (non-school based). With a few exceptions, our Master of Science in Education Programs, in areas leading to certification as a classroom teacher, are for such students. Consult individual departments for advisement and specific program information. 

Professional Programs
Professional programs are designed for individuals already certified (provisional or initial) to teach and those experienced as teachers (e.g., in private schools) and who wish to pursue advanced studies in a specialized field of education, and those who wish to pursue advanced studies in a specialized field in selected allied human services. With a few exceptions, our Master of Arts Programs, in areas leading to certification as a classroom teacher, are for such students. Consult individual departments for advisement and specific program information.

Undergraduate Preprofessional Teacher Preparation Programs

Degree candidates are admitted after application to specific programs within the School of Education, Health and Human Services. Undergraduate degree candidates typically successfully complete a prescribed distribution of liberal arts and sciences course work, designated by each program before admission to the program. Enrollment is open to students showing qualities which indicate potential as teachers of children and youth. Judgments concerning these qualities are accumulated in reports plus field-based experiences from several of the students' instructors, including faculty in liberal arts and education and cooperating teachers in the schools. Prospective teachers should obtain applications from the proper department in the School of Education, Health and Human Services even though initial enrollment may be in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Zarb School of Business or the School of Communication.

* The Elementary Education and Secondary Education programs are under the supervision of the Department of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership. Special Education is under the supervision of the Department of Counseling, Research, Special Education and Rehabilitation.