SVSU College of Education Forms

Teacher candidates who are admitted to the Teacher Education Program and need to change their major and/or minor should complete the COE Undergraduate Program Change Form (38kB) and submit it to the College of Education Dean's Office, 2nd floor, Gilbertson Hall or email it as an attachment to coeconnect@svsu.edu to obtain the change in program.

The Course Request Form may be used to submit a request for a College of Education undergraduate or graduate level course in the term of interest if all existing sections are full, or if the course is not currently in the schedule.

NOTE - This information is important for planning purposes, but there is no guarantee that a section will be added. Please monitor the Course Schedule Lookup and your SVSU email account for updates.

The Saginaw Valley State University College of Education would like to recognize individuals from all aspects of the educational community (e.g., administrators, teachers, clerical, paraprofessionals, custodians and cook staff, coaches, bus drivers, school volunteers) for their outstanding and heroic contributions that have positively impacted the lives of students. If you would like to nominate a deserving individual, please complete the 2018 Heroes in Education (133kB) Nomination Form and mail by Thursday, March 29 to the:

Dean's Office
SVSU College of Education
Gilbertson Hall, GN 275
7400 Bay Road
University Center, MI 48710

or by email to: coe-dean@svsu.edu

A ceremony recognizing all those that have been nominated will be held on Thursday, April 19th on the campus of SVSU in the Ott Auditorium in Gilbertson Hall. Please plan to join us in honoring them.  SVSU campus map. Free parking is available in Lots G3 & G2.

Questions: Contact us at 989-964-7107

Approved Michigan Department of Education
Career Technical Education (CTE) Program
TE 100/TE 101 Waiver Requirements

SVSU students who have successfully completed a Teacher Cadet Program in its entirety through a high school approved by the Michigan Department of Education and are seeking a waiver of SVSU's TE 100; Exploring Teaching: K-12 or TE 101; Exploring Teaching in Physical Education may receive the equivalent SVSU credit provided that they have completed each of the twelve (12) segments of a Career Technical Education (CTE) program, including the fieldwork component, with a grade of "B" or higher.

To obtain approval, applicants must:

• be accepted to SVSU and begin classes at SVSU within three (3) years of high school graduation;
• apply for the TE 100/TE 101 waiver no later than five (5) years after high school graduation;
• have successfully completed at least twelve (12) SVSU credit hours as a full-time degree-seeking student at the time of application and have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.

How to Apply for TE 100/101 waiver:

Complete the CTE Credit Application Form (124kB) (124kB) and the SVSU TE 100-101 Course Petition Waiver Form (110kB) (110kB) and submit both to the SVSU College of Education Dean's Office, 2^nd floor, Gilbertson Hall, for processing.

Please include the following documents with your submission:

• High school transcript showing CTE credit and final grade(s) posted.
• Copy of CTE Certificate
• Documented field experiences (if available)