Student teaching is undertaken in cooperating middle and high schools, both city and suburban.
A committee of social studies faculty and cooperating professionals from the school to which the student is assigned supervises and evaluates the student teacher's work. This program is registered by New York State. Chosen from courses offered through the Program, Department of Arts and Humanities, and at Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. It is highly recommended that students also take a course in developmental psychology or cognitive development. At the heart of the 38 point program is the student teaching experience.