First-Year Orientation
Fall 2014
Early Childhood Education (P–5)
ECE Birth through Kindergarten
(Traditional and Montessori)
Middle Grades Education (4–8)
History Education (6–12)
Education Undeclared
6/25/14
Dr. Maurice Wilson
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
Allyson Bianchi
University College - Graduation Coach
FY Seminar and Learning Communities
Teacher Education Admissions
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Admission to teacher education is separate
from admission to KSU – see advisor!
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Cleared background check
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≥ 2.75 GPA
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GA Pathways /Teacher Apprenticeship?
- 3 hours AS credit for EDUC 2110
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:
• KSU 1101 “Original” First-Year Seminar
• KSU 1111 Tomorrow’s World Today
• KSU 1121 Be the Change
• KSU 1200 Leadership
• KSU 2290 Special Topics: Challenging Assumptions
FIRST-YEAR REQUIREMENT
FY Seminar or Learning Community
Education Learning Community “Class Act”
LC #8 or LC #9
ENGL 1101 and TPS 1107
• Satisfies FY requirement
• Does not contain a FY seminar
• Education checklist: no “electives”
Recommended first-semester
(1) FY Seminar or Learning Community
ENGL 1101
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•
Education Learning Community “Class Act”
or LC
#9 1101 if you
Do not choose aLC
LC#8
with
ENGL
expect APENGL
Credit1101 and TPS 1107
• Satisfies
FY requirement
Select
a Learning
Community without ENGL1101
• Does
nota contain
a FY ENGL
seminar
and
choose
stand-alone
1101
• (2)
Education
checklist:
ENGL 1101
– if not no
AP “electives”
Credit (do not
Recommended first-semester
(1) FY Seminar or
Learning
Community
MATH
Education Learning Community “Class Act”
ECELC
& #8
HIED
majors
or LC
#9 :
MATH
MATH
ENGL 1101
1101 or
and
TPS 1111
1107
- Science
and Math concentrations:
•MGE
Satisfies
FY requirement
MATH
1112 not
or MATH
1113
(Math
Placement Test)
• Does
contain
a FY
seminar
• Education checklist: no “electives”
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
REGISTRATION SCREEN SAMPLE
Impacting Lives
Bagwell College of Education
(TRAC)
KH 2001-2009
Resources Available for Checkout:
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Education-related books
Student & teacher edition textbooks (K-12)
Theme-related activity guides
Supplemental kits
Children’s literature
Over 1,500 educational DVD programs
Computers and laptops
Production Workroom:
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Print/Copy Station
Large-format poster printers
Laminators
Binding machines
1. Log on to your computer Net ID and password
2. Open the internet web browser Mozilla Firefox
and go to the KSU homepage
3. Make sure you have the correct checklist:
• Birth through Kindergarten (Traditional or Montessori)
• ECE (PK – 5th grades)
• MGE checklist (4th – 8th grades)
• HIED checklist (6th – 12th grades)
Selected Learning Communities
Education Learning communities LC #8 and #9
ENGL 1101 and TPS 1107
Without a FY Seminar
 Learning Communities without ENGL 1101
(include a FY Seminar)
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24
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