New MAPP test date added: Nov 13, 2009

The College of Education has added an additional MAPP testing session for the Fall 2009 term. The MAPP examination is required for all students in the following programs:

BA Early Childhood Education
BA Elementary Education
BA English with Teacher Education
BA Mathematics with Teacher Education
BS Biology with Teacher Education
BS Chemistry with Teacher Education

Candidates who did not sit for the [...]

Winter 2009 Orientation

The Winter 2009 New Student Orientation will be held on Friday, January 16th from 9:00 – 2:30 in the Hall of Honors. This is a very important meeting and all new students should attend.  Contact Sara Acton at 708-235-7356 or s-acton@govst.edu for more information.

Welcome to the 2008-2009 academic year!

Greetings, and welcome to the Fall 2008 trimester in the College of Education at GSU! We’re looking forward to a great academic year:

Get connected with LIVETEXT! GSU ID#s must be in all account profiles! You’ll notice that we will be ramping up to full deployment of LiveText in all education programs. As programs and courses [...]

MAPP Exam Dates for Fall 2008, Winter 2009

MAPP exam dates have been set for the Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 terms. The MAPP examination is required for all early childhood, elementary, and secondary education program candidates at the undergraduate level. The schedule is as follows:
Fall 2008 Trimester:

Friday, September 19, 2008, 9am – Noon in the Hall of Honors (Check-in begins 8:30am)
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 9am – [...]

Math Review Workshops for Illinois Basic Skills Test

The Academic Resource Center presents:

PREPARATION WORKSHOP MATH REVIEW FOR THE ILLINOIS TEACHER CERTIFICATION BASIC SKILLS TEST

THE PRICE FOR THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN LOWERED FROM $150.00 TO $100.00 PER 3 WORKSHOPS!
This 3 week workshop reviews the content, problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills needed to help participants prepare for the math portion of the Illinois Certification Basic [...]

Criminal Background Checks: Certified Background.com

Beginning with the Fall 2008 term, background checks for GSU’s professional education unit programs will be done by Certified Background.com. Certified Background performs its background checks without the use of fingerprints. Candidates can initiate their background checks online at http://certifiedbackground.com. Click on the “Students” button. Use the the package code “go03″. The cost of the [...]

ICTS Exam Dates for 2008-2009

You can find everything you need to know about the Illinois Certification Testing System online. Go to http://www.icts.nesinc.com/index.asp.
To go directly to the testing dates for the year, go to http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL13_testdates.asp.
To register for an exam, go to http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL13_reg_test_toc.asp.
If you need to know which exams you need to take to be certified — or which tests are [...]

New Student Orientation

New Student Orientation
Friday, September 19th
8:15 – 4:00 in the Hall of Honors