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College of Education & Human Development Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture. Freshman Meeting Fall 2013. TLAC Advisors. Front Desk : 979-845-5312. Making Appointments. All TLAC students are required to meet with an advisor EVERY semester.
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College of Education & Human DevelopmentDepartment of Teaching, Learning, and Culture Freshman Meeting Fall 2013
TLAC Advisors Front Desk: 979-845-5312
Making Appointments All TLAC students are required to meet with an advisor EVERY semester. Advising Office:Heaton Hall Suite 115 Office Hours: Monday-Friday (8:00 am - 5:00 pm) Walk-ins: Fridays (8:30am-4:30pm) Phone:(979) 845-5312 Website: https://sundial.tamu.edu/tlac
Advising Office Communications • Your TAMU email account is the official communication method of the University and the TLAC Advising Office. • Newsletters, course announcements, and important info are sent to you from the Advising Office- you are responsible for reading them! DO NOT have your TAMU email forwarded to Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc- often the messages don’t get to you and you miss important info!
TLAC Website & MyCEHD http://tlac.tamu.edu mycehd.tamu.edu
Teacher Certification Options Early Childhood • Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 6 • With ESL Supplemental Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) • Language Arts/Social Studies • With ESL Supplemental • Math/Science- HIGH NEEDS AREA!
Student Responsibilities • Achieve and maintain a minimum 2.75 GPR. Freshmen- you have until the end of Spring 2014 to achieve this GPR. • If you don’t meet this requirement, you WILL be dismissed and asked to change your major. • No Ds or Fs are allowed on our degree plans. • So the goal is: 2.75(or better- AIM HIGH!)
Student Responsibilities • Attend mandatory advising session once per semester. • Schedule & register for the proper courses each semester. (This may mean taking a class @ TAMU that you’d planned to take elsewhere.) • Progress thru your degree plan in a timely manner. (Again, this may mean taking classes @ TAMU instead of a CC.)
Student Resources Byrne Student Success Center Shailen Singh ‘01- Director- and your new best friend! Located in Heaton Hall, next to the TLAC Advising Office. 979-862-8489 shailensingh@tamu.edu Also: Academic Success Center, Multicultural Services, Student Learning Center…
Advising Session • What will we discuss in the mandatory advising session? • Plan the next three semesters • Questions and/or concerns about classes and grades • Catalog requirements • Registration procedures • Community college equivalent courses
Q-Drops Recommendation: Do your best in the class. Talk to your instructor if you are struggling, but stick it out. If you are not passing at the Q-drop deadline, we can assist you in dropping the class.
Teacher Education(Or “Upper Level”) • To be admitted into Teacher Education, you must meet the following requirements: At least 45 hours of course work on degree plan Completion of ENGL104, and TEFB 273 or INST 310 Completion of Math 141/166 and Math 142/131 Completion of 8 hours of science courses 2.75 overall GPR *When you successfully complete all requirements, you will be admitted to “upper level” by an advisor.
Junior & Senior Methods • Junior Methods • 2nd semester Junior year • 1 full day per week in field placement • 2 courses, 6 cr. Hours, TEFB 471 & EDCI 454 • Senior Methods • Taken semester prior to Student Teaching • Two full days per week in field placement • Block of courses, 12 hours • All coursework must be completed by this point
Student Teaching • Last semester before graduation from TAMU • Student teaching office will place you, may be local or distant • 12 weeks of student teaching, including 4 weeks of full responsibility • No other coursework allowed this semester • Great field experience!
Other Information • You must complete the online questionnaire before your mandatory advising meeting- bring it with you to have your hold lifted. • The questionnaire is available on the MyCEHD website. Look for it on the TLAC Advising page, next to the date/time for this meeting. • We will begin seeing freshmen on Oct. 21.
Any Questions? • Remember, we are here for you! Please feel free to call or email us with any questions you have, and we will answer them! • Don’t be afraid to ask, we promise we have probably heard it before! • Thanks and Gig ‘Em!