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Early Childhood Education P-5Middle Grades
Education 4-8History Education 6-12
11/21/08
Bagwell College of Education

• Transfer Orientation Spring 2009

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Bagwell College of Education

• Dr. William D. Impey Teacher Education
• Advisement Center (TEAC) KH 3018
• Ms. Rachel Blase
• Associate Director, Undergraduate Advising
  Services
• Ms. Mary Lynn Orr
• Assistant Director, Undergraduate Teacher
  Education Admissions
• Ms. Runi Perkins
• Academic Advisors

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• Bagwell College of Education

• Faculty Representatives
• Early Childhood Education
• Middle Grades Education
• Department of History and Philosophy

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Bagwell College of Education
Agenda

• Teacher Education Admission
• GACE Basic Skills
• Hope Promise
• Transfer Information and Advising Tips
• Foundation classes Field Experiences
• Program Checklists and Scheduling
• Registration

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Bagwell College of Education

• Teacher Education Admission

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Bagwell College of Education

• Admission to Teacher Education is separate
  from admission to KSU.
• Transfer students must have a completed
  transcript evaluation by the Office of the
  Registrar in order to be considered for admission
  to teacher education.

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Bagwell College of Education
Application Fee

• Applications must have a receipt attached for
  the 20.00 TE Admission Application fee.
• payable at the Bursars Office in the Student
  Center

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Bagwell College of Education
TE Application

• Submit an application with requisite signatures
• KSU Advisor Signature
• ECE, MGE and History Education signed by TEAC

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Teacher Education ApplicationDEADLINES
Bagwell College of Education
Summer 2009 Feb. 15th Fall 2009 April
15th Spring 2010 Sept. 15th

• You do NOT have to have completed all the
  requirements for admission to the teacher
  education program at the time of application

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Teacher Education Admission Criteria
Bagwell College of Education

• Satisfied an employment criminal history
  clearance
• If transferring EDUC 2110 or EDUC 2201, you will
  need to submit a background check authorization
  form with your application

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Teacher Education Admission Criteria
Bagwell College of Education

• Completed ENGL 1101 ENGL 1102 with grades of
  C or higher

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Teacher Education Admission Criteria
Bagwell College of Education

• Completed at least 45 semester hours of
  coursework from accredited institutions

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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria
EDUC 2110 (or EDUC 2201) with grade of C or
higher Transferred or taken at KSU
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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria

• Received one positive faculty recommendation
• EDUC 2110 (or EDUC 2201)

• Supplemental recommendations are only required if
  you are substituting EDUC 2110 (or EDUC 2201)
  from another institution

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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria

• Education Transfer GPA 2.75 or higher
  Education Transfer GPA includes core curriculum
  and lower division courses required for teacher
  education
• AND
• KSU Adjusted GPA of 2.75 or higher for all
  KSU courses attempted

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Teacher Education Admission Criteria
Bagwell College of Education

• Passed or exempted the Regents Test
• Passed GACE basic skills or provided proof of
  exemption

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Bagwell College of Education
GACE Basic Skills or exemption

• GACE Basic basic skills assessment in reading,
  writing and math.
• Exempting GACE Basic Skills Assessment
• SAT At Least 1000
• Verbal (Critical Reading) Math
• ACT At Least 43 (English Math)
• GRE At Least 1030 (Verbal Quantitative)
• SAT prior to April 1995 or ACT prior to 1989
  eligible for recentering typically adding
  points

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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria

• Professional, responsible behavior in all
  classes, field experiences, and interactions with
  peers and faculty
• Positive evaluations in field experiences
  
  
• Potential for success in the program
• Satisfied any additional admission requirements
  specified
• by a major

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Hope Promise Teacher Scholarship
Bagwell College of Education

• Maximum of 1500 each for two semesters for a
  maximum of 6000
• Work 1 year in a Georgia Public School for every
  1500 given
• 3.0 gpa cumulative to all college courses taken
• Considered a junior (60 hours)
• Must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program
• Money subject to availability
• See certification officer for additional
  requirements (koxford_at_kennesaw.edu)

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Bagwell College of Education

• Advisement

• See your advisor once per semester!
• Impey Teacher Education Advisement Center
• KH 3018

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Transfer Evaluations
Bagwell College of Education

• The KSU Registrar assigns KSU course numbers
  if transfer courses are determined to be
  equivalent.

Elective credit will be assigned if a course can
not be deemed an exact equivalent. EDUC
1T00 - 4T99
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Bagwell College of Education
Advising Tip

• Bring a course description from your previous
  school (see the catalog) for possible
  substitution

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Core Evaluation
Bagwell College of Education

• Students transferring from a University System of
  Georgia Institution should request a Core
  Evaluation from the
• KSU Office of the Registrar

www.kennesaw.edu/registrar/forms
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Bagwell College of Education
Advising Tip

• The core evaluation will determine what areas A-E
  have been satisfied at your previous University
  System of Georgia (USG) school

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Transfer Evaluations
Bagwell College of Education

• KSU Office of the Registrar
• www.kennesaw.edu/registrar
• KSU Transfer Course
• Equivalency Database
• Database of courses offered at
• other colleges and universities that will
  transfer successfully to KSU

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Bagwell College of Education
Advising Tip

• Do not register for any course for which you may
  possibly receive transfer credit

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Bagwell College of Education
Advising Tip

• If you are currently enrolled at another
  institution, your transcript evaluation may not
  reflect all courses be sure to tell your
  advisor

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SECOND BACCALAUREATE INFORMATION
Bagwell College of Education

• Teacher education students who have received a
  bachelors degree from a regionally accredited
  institution are exempt from general education
  requirements with the exception of ENGL 1101
  1102, the Georgia Legislative history and
  Constitution requirements, and prerequisites for
  courses in the major. Students pursuing a second
  bachelors degree and initial certification from
  the state of Georgia must fulfill all program and
  residency requirements. www.kennesaw.edu/education
  /teac/secondbac

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Bagwell College of Education
Advising Tips Second Baccalaureate Students

• See CAPS about test out option for Legislative
  History and Constitution requirements

• See English Department about ENGL 1101 and ENGL
  1102 optionsif not on transcript

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Bagwell College of Education
EDUC 2110 Spring 2009 Investigating Critical and
Contemporary Issues in Education

• Students must complete 15 hours of FX --
  observation and participation in an appropriate
  school setting.
• ENGL 1102 pre-requisite

Will NOT be offered in Summer
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Bagwell College of Education
EDUC 2120 Sociocultural Issues in Teaching and
Learning
Requires a 15 hour Field Experience in a
school setting
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• Opportunities for study abroad and for global
  learning
• www.kennesaw.edu/getglobal
• International Field Placement
• www.kennesaw.edu/education/ifp/
• EDUC 2120 Opportunities Summer 2009

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Bagwell College of Education
Frequently Asked Questions
TEAC Website www.kennesaw.edu/education/teac
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Bagwell College of Education
Please Remember To

• Complete the
• information form and leave in appropriate box.