PsTL highly values undergraduate teaching and learning:

• Our faculty members have won more undergraduate teaching awards than any other department;
• Our introductory-level courses are taught by full-time faculty members with expertise in their fields;
• Our faculty members participate in regular workshops to improve and refine their teaching;
• Our faculty members are committed to challenging students while supporting their learning by designing innovative classrooms that use active-learning techniques and a variety of learning assessments;
• Our classes prioritize respect for diversity of thought, experience, opinion, and cultures;
• Many of our classes meet CLE requirements for undergraduates. 

The First Year Experience:  Building Foundations for CEHD Students' Success in College

Whether you are the first in your family to attend college or you have taken college courses while still in high school, the first year of college is a big transition. PsTL’s First Year Experience is designed to support CEHD students’ transition to college by nurturing the development of academic and interpersonal skills that will lead to success at the University of Minnesota.

TRIO and College English Transitions (CET) Programs

TRIO and CET are programs that support first-generation college students, multilingual students, and students with disabilities. Jointly sponsored by CEHD’s TRIO office and PsTL so as to provide comprehensive advising and academic services, TRIO and CET programs provide academic support, supplemental instruction, learning communities, leadership development, and intensive academic English instruction for non-native English speakers. If you are enrolled in either of these programs, you will participate in PsTL’s First Year Experience curriculum and Integrative Learning courses, and be a part of the TRIO/CET and CEHD undergraduate communities.