Instructions
Welcome to the SARTE (Selective Admission and Retention in Teacher Education) application page. You must apply and be accepted to the Teacher Education Program before you will be able to register for 300 and 400 level education courses.
Please scroll down for detailed SARTE requirements and application instructions.
Attention SARTE Applicants:
Before a student can apply for SARTE online, the student's advisor must first log in and complete the prerequisite information for that student. Education advisors will receive training on this part of the process in September, and will have student data entered in time for the October SARTE application window. Thank you for your patience.
| CLICK HERE for Sarte Online Application Login* |
*You will log in using your Dragon ID and birthdate YY/MM/DD. Please note: Your advisor must first log in and verify that you have met the SARTE prerequisites before you will be able to complete your portion of the SARTE online application. If you find that you are blocked from the online application, please contact your advisor.
SARTE Paper Application Packets:
Disposition Self-Assessment
(Downloadable as a separate document. This is also included in all of the SARTE packets above.)
Instructions for Paper SARTE Application:
1. Submit the SARTE Application Form upon completion of all requirements. You may NOT submit the application during the semester that the required SARTE courses are in progress. If you have required courses in progress, please meet with your advisor to determine whether a one-semester provisional admission to SARTE is warranted. Note: Watch for the notice of the due date for submitting the SARTE form each semester.
2. Attach a DARS transcript, available online, with the following courses highlighted: Ed 205, Ed 205E, Ed 294, and CMST 100 or AMCS 233. (Note: Both CMST 100 and AMCS are needed for licensure, but only one must be completed prior to SARTE application.) Also highlight your overall GPA, Liberal Studies/Draong Core GPA, and PPST (Praxis I). (Note: You must pass all three sections of the Praxis I test for licensure, but only need to have taken the test to be eligible for SARTE admission.)
3. Include a letter requesting admission into the Teacher Education Program. In the letter state why you should be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and how your coursework up to this time has prepared you to become a professional who is knowledgeable, humanistic, reflective and creative. (See SARTE application packet, or go to: Conceptual Framework.)
This is to be a professional-quality letter. Be sure to type it (approximately one page in length) and edit it for spelling, punctuation and grammar. Your typed first and last names need to appear at the bottom of the letter.
4. Transfer students: If a transfer course has been substituted for any of the following courses, it should appear on your DARS transcript as a transfer grade (ex. TA = transfer A). If it does not yet appear on your DARS as a substitute for one of the required courses, attach a copy of the MSUM Departmental Request for Course Exception, signed by the person who approved the substitution. (For questions regarding this, please see the Director of Teacher Education, Lommen 213, 477-2256.)
5. If your current transcript does not indicate that you have taken the PPST, attach a copy of your PPST scores. If you have scheduled the test but have not taken it, you will not be able to submit your SARTE packet. Please meet with your advisor to determine whether a one-semester provisional admission to SARTE is warranted.
6. EECE majors, complete and obtain your advisor's signature on the Writing Competency Verification (see SARTE application packet).
7. EECE majors, complete Verification of Experience with Children. Please provide all of the information requested on the form.
8. Complete the Personal Disposition Self-Assessment (see SARTE application packet).
9. Meet with your advisor to review your application and to obtain his/her signature at the bottom of the form.
10. Submit the completed, signed forms and required documents to the Dean's Office (Murray Commons 202). Upon approval, you will receive an email confirming your acceptance to the Teacher Education Program. Congratulations! (Please KEEP this email on file for your records.)
If you have questions about the SARTE requirements, please contact your advisor first.
If you still have questions, contact Dr. Lynn Mahlum, Director of Teacher Education (Holmquist Hall, 477-2256, mahlumly@mnstate.edu).