Freshmen Group Advising Session

2 College of Education Advisors (134 Erickson Hall) Jean Brown – –Special Education Advisor –Elementary Education Advisor –Special Education Honors Advisor Janet Chegwidden – –Elementary Education Advisor –Special Education Advisor Joella Cogan – –Honors Advisor –Appointments by phone at Kristy Dumont – –Elementary Education Advisor –Cohort Program Advisor Chris Gajda – –Elementary Education Advisor –Honors Advisor Amy Tratt – –Elementary Education Advisor –Cohort Program Advisor Jennifer Watson – –Elementary Education Advisor To schedule an appointment with any COE advisor: Use your MSUNet ID to sign up online from the COE website (

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

College of Education Program Requirements Part 1 – University Requirements 4 ISS 200-level4 credits ISS 300-level4 credits ISB*3 credits ISP*3 credits 1 Lab*2 credits IAH ( )*4 credits IAH (211+)*4 credits WRA4 credits TOTAL – 28 credits *Waived for Science majors *One of these must fulfill the arts requirement of the Planned Program IAH/ISS Diversity Requirement Course choices must include 2 out of the 3 designations: “I”, “N” or “D”

5 College of Education Program Requirements Part 2 – Education Studies TOTAL – 21 credits CourseCreditsNotes TE 1503 credits TE 2503 creditsSP ED & Child Dev students must take CEP 240 in lieu of TE 250 TE 3014 creditsPrerequisite: TE 150 AND TE 250/CEP 240 TE 4015 creditsPrerequisite: TE 348 AND MTH 201 AND TE 301 TE 4026 creditsPrerequisite: TE 401 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 credits Social Studies 49 Credits Science credits Mathematics 32 credits

7 College of Education Program Requirements Teaching Minor Options (ADDITIONAL & OPTIONAL) MinorsCredits Arabic*20 Chinese *24 Computer Science English Japanese *24 French *21 German* 24 History Mathematics 20 Russian* 23 Spanish* 24 Teaching English to Speakers 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 MTH 201Elementary Math for Teachers I3 MTH 202Elementary Math for Teachers II3 SME 301Science for Elementary Schools3 GEO 204World Regional Geography3 TE 348Reading & Responding to Children’s Literature3 IAH 208/ IAH 209/ IAH 241 A,C,D,E or F Music & Culture/Art, Visual & Culture/Music & Society in the Modern World/Cultural & Artistic Traditions of Europe/Theater & Society in the West/Creative Process/Traditions in World Art 4 MUS 463/ THR 421/ THR 422/ DAN 420 Methods & Materials of Elementary Music/ Creative Dramatics/Children’s Theatre/ Creative Dance & Learning 3 LIN 200/ ENG 302/ CSD 333/ LIN 401 Intro to Language/Into to the English Language/Oral Language Development/Intro to Linguistics 3-4 HST 202U.S. History to KIN 355Physical Activity & Health Education for Elementary Teachers 3 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.

Special Education Program Requirements 9 Learning Disabilities Program Plan All of the following courses: CSD 333Oral Language Development3 cr CEP 301Literacy Instruction for Students with Mild Impairments3 cr (Spr Sem) CEP 449Behavior Management in Special Ed3 cr (Spr Sem) CEP 451Models of Special Education Admin. And Services3 cr (Fall Sem) CEP 452Students with Disabilities in the Regular Classroom3 cr (Fall Sem) PSY 101Into to Psychology4 cr Internship Year Studies: FALLCOURSECREDITSSPRINGCOURSECREDITS TE 501Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners I 6CEP 502A Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners II: Learning Disabilities 6 CEP 802AReflection & Inquiry in Teaching Special Education I: Mild Impairment 3CEP 801A Collaboration and Consultation3 CEP 803AProfessional Role in Teaching Special Education II: Assessment of Mild Impairment 3CEP 804A Reflection & Inquiry in Teaching Special Education II: Mild Impairment 3

Degree Requirements Integrative Studies28 credits 2. Education Studies21 credits 3. Teaching Major32-59 credits 4. Planned Program20+ credits 5. Learning DisabilitiesSpecial 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

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 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 and major Read all messages from the Registrar and MSU 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.edutransfer.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 CREDITSXGPA=POINTSCREDITS earned in course X GPA in course = POINTS AddPOINTSAdd all POINTS together AddCREDITSAdd all CREDITS together DividePOINTSbyCREDITS = GPADivide total POINTS by total CREDITS = GPA CourseCreditsGradePoints ISS WRA MTH TE / 14 = 3.00

14 GPA: Repeating a Course Repeat Course at MSU CourseCreditsGradePoints ISS WRA MTH TE / 14 = 3.21  When a course is repeated at MSU, only the most recent grade and credits are counted toward the GPA calculation. Repeat Course at another college CourseCreditsGradePoints ISS WRA MTH TE / 11 = 3.54  For courses repeated at another institution, only the credit is transferred back to MSU, not the grade.

15 Application Process Online Application –Available at during the month of Septemberwww.education.msu.edu GPA Requirement –Minimum overall 2.75 at end of fall of sophomore year to be considered Basic Skills Test – recommend July or Octoberwww.mttc.nesinc.com 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 Students apply fall semester of their sophomore year

Conviction Disclosures 16 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 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!

17 Ways to Get Involved 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 – dergraduate/get-involved.asp

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