Student Support

Undergraduate Advising Information

Portfolio
The process of developing a portfolio helps candidates make connections between course work and practice. The portfolio is a baseline of performance that allows for continuing reflection and professional development. Through this comprehensive approach, candidates demonstrate their growth in knowledge, skills and dispositions as outlined in the College of Education’s Conceptual Framework.

Students are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor each semester to confirm that their Plan of Study is accurate and complete and that each portfolio benchmark has been met. If necessary, changes and updates should be made in order to ensure that program requirements can be completed in a timely manner. Faculty advisors work with students to explore appropriate internships, co-operative education placements and/or experiential learning opportunities that will enhance the student’s academic program. In addition, advisors provide assistance in selecting elective courses that support the student’s interests, career plans, Plan of Study, and portfolio completion.

Students need to bring to advising sessions their College of Education Initial portfolio. The portfolio is a collection of artifacts collected by the students that is based on the Initial Conceptual Framework developed by the faculty.

Academic advising services for freshmen education majors are provided through the Advising Center in McMullen Hall, Room 100. During the sophomore year, education majors will be assigned to a faculty advisor in their department for upper division advising. Advising files for upper division students are maintained by the student’s faculty advisor within the department. Although advisors are available to assist students in designing their Plans of Study, students are ultimately responsible for meeting degree requirements.

Post-Baccalaureate Program

The Post-Baccalaureate Program is a non-degree program leading to initial teacher certification and/or subject area endorsements or student enrichment.

Portfolio
All Post-Baccalaureate students are required to complete the College of Education Initial Portfolio. The portfolio is a collection of students’ work based on the Conceptual Framework developed by the faculty. For other details concerning the graduate degree and post-baccalaureate program, see the Graduate Catalog. Graduate Catalogs may be obtained from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research Compliance, McMullen Hall, Room 200, Montana State University Billings, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0245, (406) 657-2238.

The process of developing a portfolio helps candidates make connections between course work and practice. The portfolio is a baseline of performance that allows for continuing reflection and professional development. Through this comprehensive approach, candidates demonstrate their growth in knowledge, skills and dispositions as outlined in the College of Education’s Conceptual Framework.

Students are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor each semester to confirm that their Plan of Study is accurate and complete and that each portfolio benchmark has been met. If necessary, changes and updates should be made in order to ensure that program requirements can be completed in a timely manner. Faculty advisors work with students to explore appropriate internships, co-operative education placements and/or experiential learning opportunities that will enhance the student’s academic program. In addition, faculty advisors provide assistance in selecting elective courses that support the student’s interests, career plans, Plan of Study, and portfolio completion.

Students need to bring to faculty advising sessions their College of Education Initial portfolio. The portfolio is a collection of artifacts collected by the students that is based on the Initial Conceptual Framework developed by the faculty.