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Purpose of the Professional Education Committee

The primary purpose of the Professional Education Committee (PEC) is to review courses and programs and to define those policies and procedures that ensure professional education programs at Missouri State University (Missouri State) meet state and national guidelines for preparing qualified school personnel.  The PEC represents the Professional Education Unit (PEU) as a governing body. Missouri State is organized such that professional education programs are offered in each of the six academic colleges. The PEU was established to encompass all professional education certification programs across the various colleges. 

Responsibilities of the Professional Education Committee

• Develops policy and makes recommendations concerning professional education programs.
• Conducts on-going reviews of all professional education programs and participates in the preparation of accreditation reports.
• Monitors changing regulations and accreditation standards and makes recommendations for program revisions to accommodate new requirements.
• Reviews, to approves or rejects, proposals for substantive changes to professional education programs and courses as described in Article VI of these bylaws.
• Promotes collaboration among and provides professional development opportunities for members of the PEU and between PEU and the public schools to enhance the quality of professional education.
• Ensures curricular coherence in professional education.
• Develops quality control procedures for professional education programs.
• Reviews student appeals concerning exceptions or waivers to any Teacher Education Program policy or requirement and makes recommendations.
• Reviews and makes recommendations to the Head of the PEU to ensure that unit policies and practices are consistent with national, regional, state, and university standards and requirements.