Bagwell College of Education Transfer Information Session

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General Information Session
Rachel F. Blase, Associate Director Undergraduate
Advising Services Mary Lynn Orr, Assistant
Director Undergraduate Teacher Education
Admissions Kellie Oxford Certification
Officer Runi Perkins Academic Advisor
11/07/08
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Bagwell College of Education

• Dr. William D. Impey
• TEACHER EDUCATION ADVISEMENT CENTER (TEAC)
• Kennesaw Hall Room 3018
• 1000 Chastain Road
• Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
• [phone]
• www.kennesaw.edu/education/teac

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Bagwell College of Education
Agenda

• Programs Offered
• GACE Basic Skills
• Promise Teacher
• T.E. Admission Criteria
• Advisement
• Resources

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KSU Undergraduate Programsleading to Georgia
Teacher Certification
Bagwell College of Education

• P-12
• Art Education
• Foreign Language Education Concentration,
  French or Spanish
• Health and Physical Education
• Music Education

• Early Childhood (P-5)
• Middle Grades (4-8)

• Secondary 6-12
• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education Track
• English Education
• Math Education
• History Education

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Bagwell College of Education
GACE Basic
or EXEMPT!
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Bagwell College of Education
Exemption from GACE Basic Skills Assessment

• Present qualifying scores on one of the following
  tests
• SAT Min. 1000 (Critical Reading/Verbal Math)
• ACT Min. 43 (English Math)
• GRE Min. 1030 (Verbal Quantitative)
• Bring a copy of your scores (unofficial copy may
  be accepted) to the Advisement Center in KH 3018.
  
• SAT scores prior to April 1, 1995, and ACT
  scores prior to 1989, were recentered,
  typically adding points. See the certification
  officer for details.

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Where might I find my exemption scores?

• Original score report
• Transcripts from first college
• High school transcripts
• Testing company ()
• KSU online student records. (The KSU registrars
  office will NOT release copies of test scores.)
  If on student record, you will still need to
  BRING a copy to TEAC.

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GACE Basic Skills Assessment

• Test of basic competencies - Reading, Writing and
  Math
• Similar to the Regents Test and the SAT
• Writing section includes an impromptu essay
• All other questions are multiple choice
• Passing scores have been set at 220 for each and
  all GACE exams

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GACE Basic Information

• Paper based exam
• 7 Test Dates this Academic Year
• Next test date is January 10, 2009
• Online registration
• Scores report in 4-5 weeks
• 95.00 (3 exams/single test day)
• www.gace.nesinc.com

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How do I prepare for GACE Basic?

• Preparation guides are available on the GACE
  website (www.gace.nesinc.com)
• Math Lab (Library 433)
• Writing Lab (Humanities 242)
• TRAC Continuing Education Workshops
• PAGE GAE Workshops
• CAPS Center

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Hope Promise Teacher Scholarship
Bagwell College of Education

• 1500 per term for up to 4 terms
• Service Cancelable 1 year of work in a GA
  Public School for every 1500 given
• 3.0 gpa cumulative to all college courses taken
  at every institution attended
• Junior (60 hours) and MUST be admitted to the
  Teacher Education Program
• Awarded on first-come, first-serve basis
  beginning July 1st until funds are exhausted
• See certification officer for other conditions
• You CAN have HOPE and HOPE PROMISE at the same
  time

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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 be fully accepted to
  KSU and 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
TE Application

• Application requires two signaturesyours and
  your
• KSU Advisor
• ECE, MGE and HIED signed by TEAC advisors
• All other programs must be signed by your
  department advisor

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Application Fee

• Application 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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Teacher Education ApplicationDEADLINES
Bagwell College of Education

• For Summer Feb. 15th
• For Fall April 15th)
• For Spring 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
Matriculation Date 1st term officially enrolled
at KSU
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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 at least 45 semester hours of
  coursework from accredited institutions

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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria

• GPA
• Semester vs. Cumulative vs. Adjusted

• GPA Requirements
• Before Fall 1999 GPA 2.50 KSU Adj. GPA
• Fall 1999 - Summer 2001 GPA 2.75 KSU Adj. GPA
• Fall 2001 GPA 2.75 KSU Adj. GPA
• AND Education Transfer GPA 2.75
• Education Transfer GPA includes general core and
  lower division courses required for major

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Teacher Education Admission Criteria
Bagwell College of Education

• Passed or exempted the Regents Test

• Entered into GACE Basic database as passed or
  exempt

• Completed ENGL 1101 1102 with grades of C or
  higher

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Bagwell College of Education
Teacher Education Admission Criteria
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

• 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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Teacher Education Admission Criteria

• Professional, responsible behavior in all
  classes, field experiences, and interactions with
  peers and faculty
• Positive evaluation in EDUC 2110 field experience
  
  
• Potential for success in the program
• Satisfied any additional admission
• requirements specified by
• a major program

? ARED, FLED, HPE, and MUED studentssee your
department advisor for additional program
requirements
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Bagwell College of Education
Apply to KSU

• Office of Undergraduate Admissions
• Applications and deadlines
• www.kennesaw.edu/admissions

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Transcript Evaluations
Bagwell College of Education

• Transfer student transcripts are evaluated by the
  KSU Office of the Registrar.

• Once completed, you can view your transcript
  evaluation on Owl Express.

www.kennesaw.edu
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Transfer Evaluations
Bagwell College of Education

• Courses will be assigned KSU course numbers
  if they are determined to be equivalent. Elective
  credit will be assigned if a course cannot be
  deemed an exact equivalent.
• 1T00 - 4T99
• EDUC/L/ELE or EDUC/U/ELE
• EDUC 2290 or 4490

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Transfer Evaluations
Bagwell College of Education
If you have been assigned Elective Credit

• Bring a course description from your previous
  institution to your advisor for a potential
  substitution for a KSU course

Original Catalog Registrars Office
Web site
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Transfer Equivalencies Database
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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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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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
  ENGL 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.html

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TEAC Web site
Bagwell College of Education
Frequently Asked Questions
www.kennesaw.edu/education/teac
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Bagwell College of Education
Advisement

• See your advisor once per semester!

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Advisement
Bagwell College of Education

• Art Education Dr. Diana Gregory [phone]
• Biology Education Dr. Michael Dias (770)
  423-6158
• Chemistry Education Dr. Greg Rushton (678)
  797-2046
• English Education Dr. Katherine Mason (678)
  797-2359
• Foreign Language Education Dr. Kristin Hoyt
• [phone]
• Health Physical Education Ms. Kyra Whitten
• [phone]
• Math Education Dr. Wendy Sanchez (770)
  423-6167
• Music Education Dr. Barbara Hammond (770)
  423-6151

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Bagwell College of Education
Advisement

• Early Childhood Education
• Middle Grades Education
• History Education
• Advised in the Impey Teacher Education Advisement
  Center (TEAC) until admitted into the Teacher
  Education Program
• Call for appointment [phone]

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Graduate Programs in Education
Bagwell College of Education

• Ms. Alisha Bello
• Graduate Programs in Education
• (770) 423 6043
• KH 3026
• www.kennesaw.edu/education/grad

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Bagwell College of Education
New Student Orientations

• Opportunity to register early!
• Call the Counseling, Advising and Program
  Services (CAPS) Center
• (770) 423 6600
• www.kennesaw.edu/caps
• sign up through Owl Express

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TEAC Website
Bagwell College of Education
Frequently Asked Questions
www.kennesaw.edu/education/teac SECOND
BACCALAUREATE INFORMATION www.kennesaw.edu/educati
on/teac/secondbac
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Bagwell College of Education

• Forms Available on line
• www.kennesaw.edu/education/teac
• Applications for admission to teacher education
  (must be signed by a KSU academic advisor)
• Employment criminal history background consent
  form
• Supplemental recommendations form