Early Childhood Education P5 Middle Grades Education 48 History Education 612

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Early Childhood Education P-5Middle Grades
Education 4-8History Education 6-12
05/05/08
Bagwell College of Education

• Transfer Orientation Summer 2008

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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
  Service
• Ms. Mary Lynn Orr
• Assistant Director, Undergraduate Teacher
  Education Admissions
• Ms. Angela Brown
• Academic Advisor
• Ms. Kellie Oxford
• PTEU Certification Officer

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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

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

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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

• Field Experiences

Ms. Janice Traylor, Director Office of Field
Experiences KH 3221
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Bagwell College of Education
EDUC 2110 Fall 2008 Investigating Critical and
Contemporary Issues in Education

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

Will NOT be offered in Summer
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Bagwell College of Education
EDUC 2120 Sociocultural Issues in Teaching and
Learning
Summer 2008 Requires a 10 hour FX in a school
setting.
Fall 2008 Requires a 15 hour FX in a school
setting and a Friday/Saturday Seminar.
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Bagwell College of Education
EDUC 2130 Exploring Teaching and Learning

• Requires 10 hours of observation and
  participation in a non-school setting.

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PROFESSIONALISM and EXPECTATIONS

• Confidentiality
• Teacher Clothes
• Collaborative Worker
• Low-Maintenance
• Use only KSU E-mail Address
• ZERO Tolerance
• Transportation

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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
Spring 2009 Sept. 15th Summer 2009 Feb.
15th Fall 2008 April 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 Summer 2008
(1) EDUC 2110 (or EDUC 2201 if previously
completed at KSU or transferred) with grade of C
or higher

• AND

(2) EDUC 2130 with grade of C or higher
(OR EDUC 2202 Life-Span Development OR EDUC
2204 Human Growth and Development if previously
completed at KSU or transferred) with grade of C
or higher
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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria New
Requirements beginning Fall 2008
EDUC 2110 (or EDUC 2201 if previously
completed at KSU or transferred) with grade of C
or higher
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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria Summer 2008

• Received two positive faculty recommendations
• EDUC 2110 or EDUC 2201 and
• EDUC 2130 or EDUC 2202 / 2204

• Supplemental recommendations are only required if
  you are substituting EDUC 2110, EDUC 2130, EDUC
  2201, EDUC 2202 or EDUC 2204 from another
  institution

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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria Beginning
Fall 2008

• 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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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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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
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.