West Virginia University Title II Institutional Report for 2002

West Virginia University offers a fully accredited, state approved program to prepare future teachers for the nation and state's schools. The West Virginia Department of Education established a pass rate of 100 percent for all graduates completing state approved teacher preparation programs. West Virginia University achieved a 100 percent pass rate for the 218 program completers of this institution's program from September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2002. Highlights of this institution's program are as follows:

• In 1867, West Virginia University was established.
• In 1927, the teacher education program was established at this institution.
• The institution places teacher education candidates in field experiences and student teaching in a total of 58 public schools. Of these public schools, 41.38% qualify for Title I services and 22.2% of students enrolled receive special education services.
• Currently, 596 students are enrolled in the teacher education program.
• Between September 1, 2001 and August 31, 2002, 142 completed the teacher education program.
• During the same time period, 171 students were enrolled in student teaching.
• Prior to student teaching, students in the five year program complete 400 clock hours of field placements related to their programs of study; students in the other teacher education programs complete an average of 75 clock hours.
• Student teaching requires 15 weeks or 600 clock hours of actual supervised classroom teaching.
• There are currently 18 full time faculty members and 45 part time faculty members who supervise student teaching.
• The student teaching/supervising faculty ratio is 2.71 student teachers to 1 supervising faculty.

We certify to the best of our knowledge that the information contained in this publication is accurate, complete, and conforms to the definitions and instructions used in The Reference and Reporting Guide for Preparing State and Institutional Reports on the Quality of Teacher Preparation, published by the U.S. Office of Education.