Sylvan is correct about that, it has nothign to do with the course itself, it is because the instructors do not want to be babysitters, and rightfully so. BUT, I was going to inquire about the shooting requirement. My hunter saftey course years ago, and the ones now taught at my club, do not have a shooting requirement, which means NYS doesn't. Enroll him in place which follows only the state guidelines and does not add its own requirements, and then take him out shooting yourself.