First-Year Orientation
Fall 2013
Early Childhood Education (P–5)
ECE Birth through Kindergarten
(Traditional and Montessori)
Middle Grades Education (4–8)
History Education (6–12)
Education Undeclared
5/31/13
Dr. Maurice Wilson
Interim Director, Education Student Services
Associate Professor, ECE
Rachel Blase
Associate Director, Academic Advisement
Mary Lynn Orr
Assistant Director, Teacher Education Admissions
Susan Roberts – Academic Advisor
Dr. Kay Reeve – Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
Nancy Gillis – MGE Lecturer and advisor
Learning Communities
FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT:
All first-time, full-time students with fewer than 15 credit
hours are required to take either a Learning Community
OR a First-Year Seminar during their first semester at KSU:
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KSU 1101 Classic seminar
KSU 1111 Global focus
KSU 1121 Community Engagement focus
KSU 1200 Leadership
KSU 2290 Special Topics: Systematic Inquiry
First-Year Seminars
Learning Communities
All the World’s a Stage - for students
interested in Education
LC #7 OPTION 1
81290 ENGL 1101 MW 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Cheryl Thrash
82578 TPS 1107 MW 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. James Davis
LC #8 OPTION 2
82603 TPS 1107 MW 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. James Davis
81291 ENGL 1101 MW 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Cheryl Thrash
Admission to Teacher Education is
separate from admission to KSU
•Application process
•Deadlines
•Requirements
Teacher Education
Admission Requirements
Pass GACE Basic Skills
or provide proof of exemption…
SAT: at least 1000
(Verbal and Math)
ACT: at least 43
(English and Math)
Teacher Education
Admission Requirements
ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 w/C or better
EDUC 2110 w/C or better
(or approved High School program)
Cleared Background Check
Positive Recommendation and professional,
responsible behavior in all classes, field experiences
45 hours college credit
2.75 KSU adjusted GPA
ECE Birth through Kindergarten
ECE P-5, MGE, and HIED
advised in TEAC (Kennesaw Hall 1314
FY Advising HOLD:
required academic advising
Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
See your advisor once a semester!
Recommended Fall 2013
All majors:
ENGL 1101 or LC w/ENGL 1101
or
ENGL 1101 and First-Year Seminar
or
ENGL 1101 and LC w/o ENGL 1101
All ECE majors :
MATH 1101 or MATH 1111
How many courses should I take?
12 semester hours considered “full time”
(4 three-hour courses)
15 semester hours (5 three-hour courses)
if you don’t want to attend summer
You must earn 30 semester hours to become a
sophomore!
Sample Schedule Worksheet
Monday
8:009:15 am
9:30 –
10:45 am
Tuesday
Wednesday
CRN #
CRN #
ENGL 1101
ENGL 1101
CRN #
CRN #
CRN #
HIST 1110 MATH 1101 HIST 1110
11:00 –
12:15 am
12:30 –
1:45 pm
Thursday
CRN #
MATH 1101
CRN #
CRN #
HPS 1000
HPS 1000
Friday
Saturday
Professional Teacher Education Unit
Urban Education Option
• The mission of the Urban Education Option is to partner with Cobb
County teachers, parents, community groups, administrators, as
well as students to prepare teacher candidates to effectively teach
in high need schools.
• Junior and senior level education courses and field work take place
at seven Cobb County public schools and are taught by teams of
KSU faculty and Cobb County faculty.
The Urban Education Option at KSU will increase your
MARKETABILITY, and, more importantly, it will make you a highly
EFFECTIVE teacher with all students!
Contact urbaned@kennesaw.edu for additional details
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KSU’s Study Abroad Program
Learn more about the world of other
cultures while making progress toward
your degree.
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Costa Rica
Impacting Lives
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