Freshmen Group Advising Session 2011

1. Freshmen Group Advising Session 2011 www.education.msu.edu

2. College of Education Advisors(134 Erickson Hall) • Jean Brown – brownj32@msu.edu • Special Education Advisor • Elementary Education Advisor • Special Education Honors Advisor • Janet Chegwidden – chegwid1@msu.edu • Elementary Education Advisor • Special Education Advisor • Joella Cogan – coganj@msu.edu • Honors Advisor • Appointments by phone at 517-353-9680 • Kristy Dumont – kdumont@msu.edu • Elementary Education Advisor • Cohort Program Advisor • Chris Gajda – gajda@msu.edu • Elementary Education Advisor • Honors Advisor • Amy Tratt – tratt@msu.edu • Elementary Education Advisor • Cohort Program Advisor • Jennifer Watson – watsonj4@msu.edu • Elementary Education Advisor To schedule an appointment with any COE advisor: Use your MSUNet ID to sign up online from the COE website (www.education.msu.edu)

3. What is a Major? • Your Degree Major is either: • Elementary Education • Special Education • Child Development • Your Teaching Major is: • Language Arts • Social Studies • Integrated Science • Math This is what appears on your MSU Diploma Teaching majors appear on your MSU transcript after you are awarded your teacher certification

4. College of EducationProgram Requirements Part 1 – University Requirements IAH/ISS Diversity Requirement Course choices must include 2 out of the 3 designations: “I”, “N” or “D” TOTAL – 28 credits *Waived for Science majors *One of these must fulfill the arts requirement of the Planned Program

5. College of EducationProgram Requirements Part 2 – Education Studies TOTAL – 21 credits All perquisites for TE courses must be passed with a 2.0 or higher before moving to the next course

6. College of Education Program Requirements Part 3 – Teaching Area Options (MUST CHOOSE ONE TEACHING MAJOR) Language Arts Science • 36-38 credits • 56-59 credits Social Studies Mathematics • 49 Credits • 32 credits

7. College of Education Program Requirements Teaching Minor Options (ADDITIONAL & OPTIONAL) MinorsCredits Arabic* 20 Chinese * 24 Computer Science 21-22 English 21-23 Japanese * 24 French * 21 German* 24 History 23-26 Mathematics 20 Russian* 23 Spanish* 24 Teaching English to Speakers 20-25 of Other Languages (TESOL)** *These minors require an additional oral language proficiency exam to qualify for certification **TESOL minor requires documentation of world language learning experience. See TE Forms menu. Credits can be double counted with teaching majors.

8. College of Education Program Requirements Part 4 – Planned Program Must total at least 20 credits, that are not double counted with the teaching major. No grade in a Planned Program course lower than 2.0.

9. Special EducationProgram Requirements Learning Disabilities Program Plan

10. Degree Requirements 1. Integrative Studies 28 credits 2. Education Studies 21 credits 3. Teaching Major 32-59 credits 4. Planned Program 20+ credits 5. Learning Disabilities Special Education Majors Only 6. Electives (as many as needed to reach graduation total) _________ 120 credits required* *123 credits required if you took MTH 1825 at MSU Consider applying for additional endorsements such as TESOL, Early Childhood or Math

11. Using Technology • Proficiency and expertise in technology will be acquired as a part of the TE curriculum • College of Education Laptop Requirement for admitted students http://education.msu.edu/resources/students/laptop-requirement.asp • MUST USE MSU EMAIL ACCOUNT • This is the only e-mail address that the University will use for sending official communications to students after they enroll • Need to check your MSU account regularly • Can forward MSU account to another email • When emailing an advisor in COE be sure to include your name & PID and major • Read all email messages from the Registrar and MSU email accounts

12. Summer Classes/TransferMSU • You may take courses at a community college until you reach 56 total credits. You can always take courses at a 4-year university. • Grades never transfer, but you must earn at least a 2.0 for the credit to transfer! • Check with an advisor to make sure the course you are taking will transfer correctly. • Check the Transfer MSU Credit Evaluation System at transfer.msu.edu • ISP/ISB transfers can be tricky. MSU requires 2 credits of lab and most other schools only offer 1 credit labs! Don’t get stuck!

13. Calculating Your GPA • CREDITS earned in course XGPA in course =POINTS • Add all POINTS together • Add all CREDITS together • Divide total POINTSby total CREDITS = GPA CourseCreditsGradePoints ISS 210 4 3.5 14 WRA 150 4 4.0 16 MTH 103 3 1.0 3 TE 150 3 3.0 9 14 42 42 / 14 = 3.00

14. Repeat Course at MSU CourseCreditsGradePoints ISS 210 4 3.5 14 WRA 150 4 4.0 16 MTH 103 3 2.0 6 TE 150 3 3.0 9 14 45 45 / 14 = 3.21 When a course is repeated at MSU, only the most recent grade and credits are counted toward the GPA calculation. GPA: Repeating a Course Repeat Course at another college CourseCreditsGradePoints ISS 210 4 3.5 14 WRA 150 4 4.0 16 MTH 103 3---- ---- TE 150 3 3.0 9 11 39 39 / 11 = 3.54  For courses repeated at another institution, only the credit is transferred back to MSU, not the grade.

15. Application Process Students apply fall semester of their sophomore year • Online Application • Available at www.education.msu.edu during the month of September • GPA Requirement • Minimum overall 2.75 at end of fall of sophomore year to be considered • Basic Skills Test • www.mttc.nesinc.com recommend July or October • Remedial/Developmental Courses • If you had to take MTH1825 and/or WRA1004/0102, must be passed by fall of sophomore year • Essay • Proctored 1 hour essay in testing office. Sign up for time on online application. $20 scoring fee paid during the application process. • Volunteer or paid experience working with children is helpful • Pre-Admission Experience • Required for all Special Education majors. 42 hours of experience with children with learning disabilities • Conviction Disclosure Form

16. Conviction Disclosures Students, interns and teacher certification candidates are obligated to report convictions to the Certification Officer. http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/conviction-disclosure-responsibility.asp • Students must submit a Conviction Disclosure Form (CDF) • Prior to admission to the TE program • Prior to internship placement • Prior to initial certification • After admission students are obligated to report subsequent convictions to COE Certification Officer within 3 business days and provide court documents • May be denied admission, field placement or recommendation for certification because of a conviction for a misdemeanor or felony • Failure to report a conviction or falsification could result in dismissal from the TE program • ICHAT Search (Internet Criminal History Access Tool) • Internet search for criminal history • Required for TE 301, 401 and 402 Failure to disclose conviction history is falsification! A conviction does not disappear from your record!

17. TEAM Tomorrow’s Educators for the Advancement of Multicultural Students gunnings@msu.edu Friendshop An enrichment program for elementary school children run by MSU students friendshop@msu.edu Kappa Delta Pi International honor society of, about and for educators kdp@msu.edu MSU Student Literacy Corps Trains and places volunteers to serve as mentors and tutors to at-risk children in the Lansing area Patricia Williams 420-1849 Student Council for Exceptional Children The group promotes awareness of exceptional children through discussion and service scec@msu.edu Specialization in Coaching or Health Promotion 134 Erickson Hall Service Learning Center Volunteer placements are in classrooms with youth groups and with tutoring programs http://www.servicelearning.msu.edu/ http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/get-involved.asp Ways to Get Involved

18. Questions? College of Education Office of Student Affairs 134 Erickson Hall 517-353-9680 Schedule an advising appointment: http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/advising-scheduling.asp