BARFIELD’S ADVISEES
Welcome! I look forward to assisting you in your future learning. We should be meeting at least once each semester to check on your progress and make sure you are ‘on the right track” for graduating or completing your certification. While I will help you with the process as much as I can, YOU are ultimately responsible for completing your degree or certification, including deadlines, paperwork, etc.
Here are several procedures
with which many of my advisees need assistance (click on the underline to
access additional information):
1.
If you are a
transfer student, make sure that you have submitted an official transcript to
Admissions and Records, met with an Advisor to determine which courses will
transfer, and decided which program you want to pursue.
2.
You should meet
with someone from the Financial Aid office to review all funding options and
determine your best financial path. Don’t
forget to apply for Scholarships each year (usually has a February 1st
deadline). Start the process at the
beginning of spring semester so that there is plenty of time for you to gather
letters of recommendation.
3.
Plan of Study –
having a plan of study that proposes your coursework until you leave MSUB
allows you to plan accordingly. This
plan of study needs to be revised each semester as there will be changes due to
scheduling conflicts, filled courses, etc.
I recommend putting the original plan of study in pencil and “penning
in” each semester as you complete it.
To
access the plan of studies for your major (be sure you have the correct year
for your catalog): http://www.msubillings.edu/advise/
Remember
that you can change the catalog you use for your requirements to a more current
year, but cannot use previous years’ catalog when you were not in school (for
example, if you started in the 2009-2011 catalog, you can change to the
2011-2013 one, but cannot use the 2007-2009 one).
2011-2013
Music Ed Major Advising Worksheet.pdf
Elementary
Education 2011-2013 Advising Worksheet
I
recommend that you also fill out a semester-by-semester Plan of Study in order
to give you a better idea of when you will be graduating (Instructions
for Designing your Plan of Study-Elem. Ed., Designing
your Plan of Study – Music Ed)
Elementary Education
2011-2013
4.
You no longer
need separate forms for courses with practicum (EDU 220L and SPED 260); however,
Junior Field Experience (EDU 354) and Student Teaching require applications…you
can access the Junior Field and Student Teaching applications at this website (formerly the
offices of CAFÉ or LSCP): http://www.msubillings.edu/coe/FieldExper/
. You must have a “C” or higher in all teaching methods courses taken to date. ALL courses that have you working in schools
require a background check. This check
is good for only two years, but you need to start the process again in 18
months as it can take some time to get through the system.
5.
During the
semester in which you are finishing your 100-200 level professional core and
general education courses, you need to fill out and submit an application to be
accepted into the Teacher Education Program (TEP). You cannot sign up for upper division T.E.
courses until you have been admitted; you might be provisionally accepted for
two semesters to finish needed coursework or to allow you to retake courses to
raise your GPA (2.65 required).
6.
Secondary and
K-12 You should take EDU 380 before
your methods course if at all possible.
7.
You need to
complete an application for Student Teaching the semester BEFORE you plan to
student teach. It is due Oct. 15th
for spring student teaching and March 15th for fall student
teaching. You must also attend one of the student teaching seminars that
semester before.
8.
You must complete
an Application for Graduation form the semester BEFORE you are student teaching;
if you plan to “walk” for spring graduation but will not officially graduate
until summer or fall, you still need to submit this application in the fall
before you walk the next semester.
9.
If you are a
graduate student, you need to apply to Graduate Studies (complete with a Plan
of Study) no later than after you have completed 12 graduate credits.
10. REGISTRATION Make sure
you register the first day of registration; instructions are on this link.
Please allow me at least one week to review any
submitted paperwork. Waiting until the
last day could result in not meeting your deadlines…I am excited about working
with you!
HELPFUL WEBSITES AND LINKS:
GPA Calculator: http://www.lsugeducation.ucsb.edu/advising/gpbcalc.php
Licensure, Field Experience
and Certification website (formerly CAFÉ or LSCP): http://www.msubillings.edu/coe/FieldExper/
Advising Worksheets (make
sure you have the correct catalog year):
http://www.msubillings.edu/advise/2011-2013%20Worksheets.htm
Plan of Study by Semester worksheets:
2011-2013
Music Ed Major Advising Worksheet.pdf – hard copy
Elementary
Education 2011-2013 Advising Worksheet – hard copy
Elementary Education
2011-2013 – computerized EXCEL spreadsheet
Music
Education 2011-2013 – computerized EXCEL spreadsheet
Here is a valuable checklist
for Music/Elementary majors: CHECKLIST