EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 2008

For All Students
* You must be sure that you are in the right program.  Go to www.sunyorange.edu/education for details on our programs. Access your academic transcript and other personal information: log on the www.sunyorange.edu, follow �mysunyorange� and �Banner Self-Service� links, log in (User ID# located on your student ID card) follow �Student Financial Aid�. 
* If you haven�t taken EDU 107, read the online description. If you are going to work with children, you�ll need this.
* If you are in any transfer program, you�ll need a Foundations of Education course.  Take EDU 207 here, save money, and be ready.
* Remember the Education Curriculum Resource Area, second floor, in the Library.  We are now up to over 900 volumes, lots of teacher resources and quality children�s literature.

For students in the Jointly Registered Teacher Education Program
* If you are graduating from Orange in December 2009 for Spring 2009 admission to New Paltz, apply NOW .
* If you are graduating in May 2009, apply before January 15, 2009.
* The minimum GPA accepted in JRTEP is 2.75, but 3.25 is more realistic.  New Paltz gives first look to those with a completed AA or AS degree, and reviews applications on a space available basis.  As a competitive program, the academically gifted are taken first.
* A �B� is required in ENG 101 and ENG 102 for JRTEP 7-12, a �C� is required in those courses for JRTEP B-2 and 1-6.
* A �B� or better is required in EDU 103 for those in B-2 or 1-6.
* New Paltz will accept a maximum of 30 hours in transfer of observation or participation at �legitimate� sites toward the 100 hours needed before you student teach at NP.  They prefer hours connected with college coursework, and extra hours are a plus.
* Our liaison from New Paltz is Mary Beth Egan at 845-257-2884. eganm@newpaltz.edu.  Contact her with questions and concerns.
* Transfer Admissions Coordinator is Michael Salerno at 845-257-3217 or salernom@newpaltz.edu.  He�ll be here 9/12, 10/20, and 12/4.
    Call for an appointment at the SUNY Orange Counseling Center.




For students in AAS/Certificate- Early Childhood Development & Care 
* Consider taking one or two �extra� classes beyond your AAS course sequence and get a Teaching Assistant Certificate as well.  Check the Education Department website or advisor for details.


For students in the general transfer AA/AS 
Liberal Arts Foundations of Education
* Listed in your course sequences you will see unrestricted Electives, 9 in the AA degree and 12 in the AS.  They can be taken at any time as long as there are no prerequisites.  This is where you can take any Education courses.  
* Recommended first for those seeking to work with children from Pre-K through Grade 6:   EDU 103, EDU 107 and most other EDU courses, and Child Psychology.
* Recommended first for those seeking to work with secondary level: EDU 207, EDU 107, and Adolescent Psychology.


Contact Information
* Records and Registration 		341-4140
* Advising and Counseling		341-4070
* Education Department			341-4054



�It is not as important that a child be taught,
As it is that he be given the desire to learn!�


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 to the Education Department
at SUNY Orange.