Inter-College Transfer into the College of Education

1. Inter-College Transfer into the College of Education

2. Rules Inter-CollegeTransfer (ICT) • All Freshmen must stay in their College of Admission for at least one year. • All incoming transfer students must stay in their College of Admission for at least one semester. • Students may still get advising information from the College of Education. • Students may either transfer into the Pre-Teacher Education program as Sophomores or may apply directly into the professional teaching program.

3. Transfer into the Pre-Teacher program • Freshmen can transfer into the program either March of their Freshman year or in August of their Sophomore year. • All pre-teacher students must have at least a 3.0 cumulative and Illinois GPA to transfer. • This is advantageous to do as you will have better priority to get into classes that are reserved for College of Education majors and it allows you to only have one advisor. • Students who do not meet the GPA requirement must apply directly into the professional program but can still get advising from the College of Education. • Students should fill out an ICT form during the appropriate time to apply to ICT into the Pre-Teacher Program, education.illinois.edu/saao/documents/authorization_to_change_colleges_form.pdf

4. Applying to the Professional Education Major • Applications vary depending on what program you are applying to: Special Education: Apply February 1st Freshman Year Deadline to apply February 1st Sophomore Year (5-year Program) Elementary Education: Apply February 1st Sophomore Year Deadline to apply February 1st Junior Year (5-year Program) Early Childhood Education: Apply February 1st Sophomore Year Deadline to apply February 1st Junior Year (5-year Program) If you are beyond, this time frame, due to campus restrictions, you must look at graduate certification.

5. Applying to the Professional Education Major • Deadline is February 1st. • Missing the deadline will require you to reapply next year (5-year plan). • Keep a copy of your application materials for your records.

6. An Application Packet Consists of: • An Application • An 500 word essay • An up-to-date resume • Hours Verification Form Nothing else should be included.

7. Requirements to Apply • The Illinois Basic Skills Test • Information on signing up for the test and the test dates are located at www.icts.nesinc.com. • You only need the Basic Skills Test! • You do not need to take the APT or any other test at this point. • Paper Test is suggested. • There is a computer based test, but it is double the cost and is only offered at certain limited locations. • You must pass it by the November test date before the February you are applying.

8. Requirements to Apply • Grade Point Requirements (GPA) • A minimum of a 2.5 Illinois and Cumulative GPA is required. • It is suggested that students have a 3.1 GPA or higher. • Admission is competitive and is wholistic and meeting any GPA does not guarantee admission to the program.

9. Requirements to Apply • Essay • All students will have to complete a 500 word essay. • It will be highly critiqued by the faculty selection committee. • Students are advised to seek assistance from the writers workshop, www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop

10. Requirements to Apply • Must have already taken the following courses (EL ED and ECE only): • A College level Math course (QRI) • PSYC 100

11. Requirements to Apply • At the time of admission, you must be taking or have taken: • EPSY 236 or PSYC 216 • American History HIST 171/172 or equivalent. • EPS 201 or 202 • A literature class as shown on the “Labs and Lits” sheet.

12. Requirements to Apply • Resume An up-to-date resume that includes name, title, address, and phone number of three references, one of which must be a college professor or teaching assistant and one must be from a supervisor of your formal experience with students. (Letters of reference will not be accepted or included in the review process.)We suggest you obtain professional assistance in creating your resume. www.careercenter.illinois.edu/resume-guide

13. Grades of C- and Below DO NOT COUNT for Certification, Endorsements or Approvals The Illinois State Board of Education recently adopted changes to the certification, endorsement, and approval requirements and will no longer allow a course with C- or lower in a content and/or professional education courses to count toward certification, endorsement, or approvals effective February 1, 2012. This affects students graduating after the effective date.

14. Once you are Accepted: • All students will need to attend a mandatory meeting which will be announced in your admission letter. • All students are suggested that they have a laptop for the program. See User Services for more information if you need assistance in selecting a laptop. For specific information visit education.illinois.edu/mobilelearning. • All students enrolled in teacher preparation programs in Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary and Special Education will be assessed a one-time public school certification clinical experience fee to partially cover costs associated with early field and student teaching experiences. This non-refundable, currently $767 fee (subject to change with Board of Trustee approval), will be assessed in the first term of your enrollment in the program at the approved rate. Accepting the offer of admission is an agreement on your part to pay this fee. • You will be required to do a criminal background check.

15. Once you are Accepted: • Background Check: • Conducted by the FBI and will report any criminal record and will update the school if you are subsequently arrested. Any offense which would keep you from getting certified by the State of Illinois could remove you from the program. • Keep your Social Networking sites clean! The College of Education typically does not check these but school districts, students and parents often do which has led to problems with recommendations and job searching. • Don’t put anything on the web you do not want to be public!

16. Student Organizations • There are five registered student organizations with affiliations with the College of Education: • EPSILON DELTAwww.uiuc.edu/ro/ed • SEA (Student Education Association)www.ieanea.org/local/uisea • MAFE (Minority Association of Future Educators)mafe.uiuc@yahoo.com • SAGE (Student Advancement Group for Education)www.uillinoissage.com • NSTA-UIUC (The National Science Teacher’s Association)www.uiuc.edu/ro/nstauiuc

17. Important Resources • There are several items that may be advantageous for to be familiar with: • “Labs and Lits” sheet (Enclosed) • Inter-College Application Information - education.illinois.edu/saao/ug_ict_appl.html • Hours Verification Form- education.illinois.edu/saao/forms.html • ICTS Handout (Enclosed) • Curriculums in Education (Click on link to view) Elementary Education Special Education Early Childhood

18. Individual Advising Appointments • You may call (217) 333-2800 to schedule an advising appointment with the Pre-Teacher Education Advisor. Appointments are 30-minutes. Please let the office staff know that you have viewed this power point by giving them the password “iteach”. • Information presented in this presentation will not be covered in the meeting but if you have questions you may e-mail the Pre-Teacher Education Advisor at ed-preteacheradvisor@illinois.edu • Even though you are meeting with an advisor in the College of Education, you may still need to meet with your advisor in your college to be eligible to register .