Retention
Education majors are expected to maintain a quality of achievement
significantly above minimum UMKC standards for degree work.
Individual student progress will be monitored throughout the program.
Satisfactory progress is required of all students for retention in the teacher preparation
program. Students are expected to maintain academic standards,
perform satisfactorily in clinical courses, refrain from academic
dishonesty, comply with the established University
and teacher education timetables and requirements, and refrain from unethical or unprofessional behavior or
behaviors that obstruct the training process or threaten the
welfare of the student or others. Other circumstances involving
student behavior will be addressed by the faculty on an individual basis.
Title II Notice
Title II of the Higher Education Act requires that every
institution of higher education provide public information
regarding the pass rate of the institution's graduates on
the teacher certification or licensure assessment of the
state in which the institution is located. Additionally,
Title II requires that a comparison of each program's pass
rate be made with the average pass rate in the state.
Graduates of the teacher education program at UMKC have
achieved a 98 percent pass rate on the Praxis II, a nationally
normed examination required by the State of Missouri for
certification purposes. The average pass rate in Missouri
is 96 percent.