Secondary Education Accelerated Program

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 All Secondary students are assigned to the same team and can see any advisor in 134 Erickson Hall ◦ To schedule an advising appointment:  Team Coordinators: ◦ Trudy Sykes – 346 Erickson Hall  English, Social Studies, Art, Music, Agriscience ◦ Kelly Hodges – 353 Erickson Hall  Math, World Languages, all Sciences

Part 1 – Completion of Major  Your major advisor is your primary advisor for major courses, graduation requirements, etc.  Must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA in your major area (usually differs from what your major college requires)

Part 2 – Completion of Teaching Minor  See COE website for listing of teaching minor courses and departmental contact names  HST teaching minors must be approved by advisor in that department. New version pending, see advisor.  TESOL teaching minor requires the completion of the TESOL Minor Agreement Form  Non-conforming teaching minors must be approved by that department, with approval by form, or posted in ESAF  Must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA in teaching minor area  No course credits counted in a teaching minor can be double counted toward the credit requirement of the teaching major, or vise versa 5

 Students who will intern FS14 or later will likely be held to additional requirements to meet MDE standards. ◦ For students with majors in:  History Education  IDS: Social Science Education  James Madison – Social Science ◦ For students with minors in:  History  Economics*  Political Science*  Geography* 6 * These must be paired with IDS:SSE, JM or HST Ed majors for interns FS14 or later.

Must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA in TE courses, with no individual grade below 2.0 Part 3 – Education Studies CourseCreditsNotes TE 1503 credits TE 2503 creditsCSD students must take CEP 240 TE 3024 creditsPrerequisite: TE 150 AND TE 250/CEP 240 TE 4075 creditsPrerequisite: TE 302 TE 4086 creditsPrerequisite: TE 407 TOTAL – 21 credits

 If you would like a morning class, pick section 101  If you would like an afternoon class, pick section 102 Make sure to sign up for a section with an advisor and the Student Affairs Office will give you an override. Remember to enroll yourself for the specific section that you requested. 8

Check the section notes to make sure you are in the correct section! Sample Only

Proficiency and expertise in technology will be acquired as a part of the TE curriculum College of Education Laptop Requirement for admitted students MUST USE MSU ACCOUNT – –This is the only 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 When ing an advisor in COE be sure to include your name & PID Read all messages from the Registrar and MSU accounts

Academic Requirements Subject Area Tests World Language oral proficiency exam Professional Standards Internship Classes – –TE501 – 6 credits- TE502 – 6 credits – –TE801 – 3 credits- TE803 – 3 credits – –TE802 – 3 credits- TE804 – 3 credits Conviction Disclosure

1212 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 302, 407 and 408 Students, interns and teacher certification candidates are obligated to report convictions to the Certification Officer. Failure to disclose conviction history is falsification! A conviction does not disappear from your record!

 Effective immediately, all students seeking initial teacher certification must prove that they are certified in: ◦ Adult CPR ◦ Child CPR ◦ First Aid  MDE - Approved Providers of Courses for First Aid and CPR ◦  First Aid certification is valid for 3 years  CPR certification is valid for 1 year  Must be current at time of certification. Earliest to take them is late August before internship begins.

TEAM – –Tomorrow’s Educators for the Advancement of Multicultural Students – Friendshop – –An enrichment program for elementary school children run by MSU students – Kappa Delta Pi – –International honor society of, about and for educators – MSU Student Literacy Corps – –Trains and places volunteers to serve as mentors and tutors to at-risk children in the Lansing area – –Patricia Williams Student Council for Exceptional Children – –The group promotes awareness of exceptional children through discussion and service – Specialization in Coaching or Health Promotion – –134 Erickson Hall Service Learning Center – –Volunteer placements are in classrooms with youth groups and with tutoring programs – – graduate/get-involved.asp

 Reply forms are due Friday, March 18  Count your credits! You will need 120 total to graduate (123 if you took MTH1825 at MSU)  Check News & Announcements on the COE website for updates  Chicago Internship requires separate application process. Must be in good standing with the College of Education.  If you need to change your major based on admission, do it ASAP!  For those the History major, or minors in PLS, GEO, HST or EC, or a science teaching area, check with a COE advisor about adding additional endorsements!

College of Education Office of Student Affairs 134 Erickson Hall Schedule an advising appointment: