Dear Advisors,

As the undergraduate coordinator in World Languages and Literatures, I am responsible for working with students who are submitting retroactive credit requests for basic language courses.  I occasionally receive requests from students who have been informed by advisors that, if they have placed into and passed 2020 of a particular language, they must apply for retroactive credit for 2010 of the same language in order to fulfill the language requirement.

In short, this is not entirely accurate.  It is true that UMdegree is looking for 6 hours of the same language at the 2000 level.  However, if a student has placed out of 2010, and then takes and passes 2020, they have in fact fulfilled the requirement as far as we are concerned, and do not need the retroactive credit for 2010.  A request can be submitted by the student’s advisor to the graduation analyst to force completion in UMdegree.

That being said, there are several situations in which students may want to petition for retroactive credit for language courses they’ve placed out of.  The two most common are:

1. A student nearing the end of their academic career may be short on hours for graduation and wish to apply for retroactive credit for any or all of 1010 through 2020, depending on which level they’ve placed into.
2. A student with a minor in a language may need to apply for retroactive credit for any or all of 1020, 2010 and 2020, since these are listed as requirements for the minor.

I also work with students who are native speakers of a language other than English, who received their high school diploma at a school where that language was the primary language of instruction, and who wish to apply for credit to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill hours towards graduation.  These students can be referred to me to start the process for obtaining credit.

One final note: The Registrar’s office usually only processes requests for retroactive credit while classes are in session (and this excludes the exam period).  Since the credit is posted to the student’s transcript in the semester in which they are currently enrolled, this can only be done during the semester.  Rare exceptions can be made if the student needs the credit to graduate that semester.

I hope all of this information is useful.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks.

Will Thompson

Dear CAS Advisors,

Below is an email from Ryan Crews about the SmartStart program.  Please be aware of the timeline. I will also post this information on the advising blog.

• December 5^th – Tuition and fee assessment (Student will see fees for the Tiger SmartStart program)
• December 6^th – students will receive an email with more program details
• December 18^th – The opt out option becomes available

There is also an FAQ link below. Please familiarize yourself with this info so you can help guide students through this new program that we expect will provide them significant cost savings and other benefits.

https://www.memphis.edu/auxiliary/smartstart.php#faq

Thanks,

Rika

Email from Ryan Crews

Good Evening Everyone,

With spring 2023 tuition and fee assessment beginning today and eBills set to go out December 5^th, you may begin getting questions from students about the Tigers SmartStart program as they see the fees on their UofM accounts.

It is expected that students will receive an email with more program details on December 6^th including opt out dates. Students who decide to opt out of the program for the spring will be able to do so beginning December 18^th.

I wanted to share the FAQ link below and encourage you all to familiarize yourself with this info so you can help guide students through this new program that we expect will provide them significant cost savings and other benefits.

https://www.memphis.edu/auxiliary/smartstart.php#faq

Thanks,

Ryan

Some MAC users are not able to enter permits in Banner. This information comes from Dr. Holliday Ridge in the Registrar’s office.

There is a known defect some BannerAdmin Pages on Macintosh computers.

• Can you try using the “Banner 9” link in https://umapps.memphis.edu to access SFASRPO?  This has been the work-around for other Macintosh users.
  We are still waiting for the vendor to release a fix for the issue.  A communication will be sent out when the issue is resolved.
• This is another workaround that is posted by the vendor:

  Using the mouse, click on a corner of the browser window and drag diagonally inward to resize the window to a smaller size.  Continue until the page resizes and displays the missing rows.  Then drag the corner of the window diagonally outward, again, to return to the original size.  The rows will remain displayed.
  Another option is to use set the Application Navigator Page Layout to expanded or comfortable view. (In App Nav select the Gear icon in the upper right corner, scroll down to Page Layout and choose Expanded or Comfortable view.

  Issue reported on (but not limited to):
  MacOSX (Monterey 12.4)  with browsers Edge v103, Chrome v103, Safari v15.5
  Monitors that are 4K HD monitors set at 1920×1080 did not seem to have issue
  Monitors set to 1080P did have issues.

CAS Faculty and staff met with Ms. Keith Hembree, Dr. Celia Anderson and Dr. Nichelle Robinson  to discuss the Education minor. The zoom recording will be posted here.

Attached are the updated Education Minor Flyer,  Course Sequence Advising Sheet and website for Praxis study support.

• K-12 in Education Minor Flyer_f22_update
• k12_educationminor_advising_f22
• https://www.memphis.edu/tep/praxis/index.php

The zoom recording will be posted here: http://Ed Minor Zoom Meeting 11_28_22

The road to licensure is broken down in two steps. The third step will lead to a masters degree

1. The undergraduate student can pursue a minor with 18 hours of undergraduate coursework
2. The student enters Graduate school and completes 15 hours of coursework
3. 15 more hours of graduate work will lead to a M.S. degree. this will allow the teacher to receive masters pay.

Declaring the K-12 minor

Any CAS major can purse the K-12 minor.  To add the minor, email casgraduation@memphis.edu. The CAS dean’s office will add the minor.  Student will receive the license to teach in Tennessee at the end of the minor.

 Sequence of classes

ICL 3000 is taught once a year in the summer only. All the other courses are offered in both the fall and spring. There are substitutions available for ICL 3000. We will verify the course with the education department, but any course that teaches how to teach your content area will be considered.  In our English department we have an English course, ENGL 4531, on how to teach English as a Second Language to non-native speakers. This is a wonderful option. History uses HIST 3001: Teaching Historical Thinking

Advising K-12 minors

Ms. Lofties in Education will advise K-12 minors through their undergraduate coursework and will remain their advisor when the student enters graduate coursework.

Internship model

The history department uses HIST 4020 History Internship as a substitution for the ICL 3001 what is offered only in the summer. This gives the student 150 hours of teaching experience in the classroom with students and a teacher mentor. This is an excellent way to prepare the student. The Education department really likes this model and would love for more departments to follow suit. The 150 hours really work well to prepare the student to enter the field

TEP Admission

The applications are open February 1-15 and again July 1-15. Students must apply to TEP before beginning their graduate work. Students should not wait until after they graduate to test the licensure exams. If a student plans to graduate in the May, the student should apply and test the earliest test in January. Many students have to retest so preparing and taking the Praxis exams early is most beneficial.

 Practice Resources

In order to apply to TEP, student must meet three requirements:

1. Have a 2.75 undergraduate GPA. they need a C- or higher in all education classes.
2. Pass all Praxis II Content Exams
3. Have a cleared background check

Although the content exams will focus on information the student learned in the major, students should not take the test cold. On the K-12 minor advising sheet the right hand column has a suggest timeline to begin to prepare for the licensure exams. Students should prepare to take the test by using the resources located on the Praxis Resources website, https://www.memphis.edu/tep/praxis/index.php. There are many supports such as videos, 240 tutoring, library resources and practice tests. The Education department strongly encourages students to take the practice tests. Students should notice things like:

• the structure of the test
• how many questions
• how much time is given

This is a job embedded license, so once students have passed TEP, they should secure a teaching position and begin graduate coursework. Student can contact Ms. Mary Lanier with the Intent to Hire Letter.

Changes to the Academic Fresh start Form – Effective Nov 1, 2022, https://www.memphis.edu/registrar/students/records/academic-fresh-start.php

For Academic Fresh Start, there are two main changes.

1. Previously, students were limited to apply for Academic Fresh Start one year of re-entry to the University of Memphis. That stipulation has been removed because students are not always informed during the first year of the program. Now students can apply for Academic Fresh Start once they learn about it, even after the first year.
2. The process is initiated by the academic advisor who will submit an Academic Fresh Start Application, https://memphiscentral.etrieve.cloud/#/form/248. The submitter of the form does not have to check or confirm eligibility at the time of submission. The Registrar’s Office will review the student’s record to ensure all requirements are met.

When will the changes be effective?

• If approved the changes will go into effect after the census enrollment date.

Transcript

• The student’s University of Memphis transcript will note that an Academic Fresh Start was granted and the effective date.

Note: students who have earned an associate’s degree are still eligible.

For students who complete the course, the Admissions office will enter SAILS credit like the Accuplacer credit on SOATEST. If the placement level is missing or the student mentions that they took the course advisors should notify the Admissions office. Call (901-678-2111) or email Admissions and they will check the state portal to confirm and post it.

From: Eric Bailey (eabailey) <eabailey@memphis.edu>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 4:32 PM
To: Academic Advising Network <aan@memphis.edu>
Subject: Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support (SAILS)

Dear AAN,

The Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support (SAILS) is excited to introduce a new statistics-based course into the high school curriculum that will allow students to begin their higher education career prepared for credit-bearing coursework. Please be aware that our mathematical sciences department at the UofM has reviewed the SAILS Statistics course TBR has developed and has approved it as a prerequisite for MATH 1530. Students who complete SAILS Statistics should be eligible to enroll in Math 1530: Introduction to Probability & Statistics without additional math placement testing.

Sincerely,

EBII

Below is the link to the recording from the AAN Meeting for Wednesday, Nov 16, 2022.

https://memphis.zoom.us/rec/share/JotlDQov3atcQ__wUcTErg_dYPT0-ifB-wLuzNrOQQHxrKbLvgquRQ9leQCK8iO1.bWHtH7rZyxMUmQIy

(Passcode: e&1&SqVK)

http://UM Degree Calculating Elective Hours 10.20.2022.mp4

This video created by Lisa Warmath at Lambuth shows how to calculate the remaining elective hours for a student. This is beneficial in determining a students graduation term and the what courses the student will need to take their final semesters.

Currently, the American Sign Language minor requires AMSL 1010, 1020, and 2010 (formerly AUSP 1010, 1020, and 2010) for the lower division core requirements. We understand that some students who have declared ASL as their minor would like to use those courses to satisfy the BA language requirement. To do that, they need 6 hours at the 2000 level, yet AMSL 2020 is not currently required for the minor. We do not want students to be hindered by this requirement, so we recommend that students enroll in AMSL 3020 – Advanced Fingerspelling – which focuses on language skills to serve as an alternative for AMSL 2020 and to satisfy the upper division requirements for the minor.

AAN –  For clarification, substituting AMSL 3020 for AMSL 2020 will only apply to the small number of students who are currently AMSL minors who don’t take AMSL 2020 as part of the minor program, since it is currently not required.

Students who are not ASL minors or majors and are taking AMSL only to fulfill the language requirement will still need to take AMSL 2020.

Proposals for the 2023-2024 catalog will reflect changes that will make it easier for ASL minors to use these lower division courses to satisfy the BA language requirement.