Institution Name: Union University Address: Box 1904/ 1050 Union University Drive City: Jackson   State: TN Zip: 38305
Number of Program Completers: 76
SECTION I. PASS RATES
Institutional Single Assessment Pass-Rates
Type of Assessment		Assessment Number		# Taking Assessment		# Passing Assessment		Institutional Pass-Rate		Statewide Pass-Rate
Professional Knowledge
Biology: Pedagogy		234		LTR		LTR		LTR		98
Elementary Education: Content Area Exercise		012		39		39		100		100
Elementary Education: Curriculum Instruction, And Assessment		011		39		39		100		93
Language, Literature, Composition: Pedagogy		043		LTR		LTR		LTR		98
Mathematics: Pedagogy		065		LTR		LTR		LTR		92
Principles Of Learning And Teaching (Plt) 5-9		523		LTR		LTR		LTR		87
Principles Of Learning And Teaching (Plt) 7-12		524		25		25		100		96
Principles Of Learning And Teaching (Plt) K-6		522		48		48		100		97
Professional Knowledge		520		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Academic Content
Art: Art Making		131		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Art: Content Knowledge		133		LTR		LTR		LTR		97
Art: Content Traditions, Critcism & Aesthetics		132		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Biology: Content Essays		233		LTR		LTR		LTR		89
Biology: Content Knowledge, Part 1		231		LTR		LTR		LTR		97
Chemistry: Content Knowledge		241		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Early Childhood Education		020		LTR		LTR		LTR		97
General Science: Content Knowledge, Part 2		432		LTR		LTR		LTR		97
Government/Political Science		930		LTR		LTR		LTR		96
Language, Literature, Composition: Content Knowledge		041		LTR		LTR		LTR		98
Language, Literature, Composition: Essays		042		LTR		LTR		LTR		97
Mathematics: Content Knowledge		061		LTR		LTR		LTR		82
Music: Concepts And Processes		111		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Music: Content Knowledge		113		LTR		LTR		LTR		92
P.E.: Content Knowledge		091		LTR		LTR		LTR		77
P.E.: Move. Forms A & D		092		LTR		LTR		LTR		96
Spanish: Content Knowledge		191		LTR		LTR		LTR		96
Spanish: Productive Language Skills		192		LTR		LTR		LTR		80
Theatre		640		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
World And U.S. History		940		LTR		LTR		LTR		78
Other Content Area
Business Education		100		LTR		LTR		LTR		93
Health Education		550		LTR		LTR		LTR		95
Marketing Education		560		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Speech Communication		220		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Special Teaching Populations
Special Education		350		LTR		LTR		LTR		96
Special Education: Application Of Core Principles		352		LTR		LTR		LTR		95
Special Education: Knowledge Based Core Principles		351		LTR		LTR		LTR		94
Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood		690		LTR		LTR		LTR		100
Institutional Aggregate and Summary Pass-Rates
Type of Assessment			# Taking One or More Assessment		# Passing Assessments		Institutional Pass-Rate		Statewide Pass-Rate
Aggregate
Professional Knowledge			76		76		100		94
Academic Content			38		38		100		88
Other Content Area			10		10		100		95
Special Teaching Populations			LTR		LTR		LTR		96
Summary Totals and Pass Rates			76		76		100		91
Note--LTR= Less than 10 rule	In order for data on an assessment to be reported, there must be at least 10 program completers taking the assessment during the academic year.

SECTION II. PROGRAM INFORMATION
Students
Number of enrolled students: 297
Number of students in supervised student teaching: 72
Supervising Faculty
	Full Time		Part Time (regular faculty)		Part Time (non-regular faculty)		Total
	13		14		17		44
Student/Faculty Ratio: 1.636363 : 1
Student Teaching Program Requirements
		Hours Per Week		Total Number of Weeks		Total Program Hours
		40		15		600
State Approved Program: Yes
"Low Performing" Status: No

SECTION III. CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

Union University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Union's Teacher Education Program is NCATE-accredited and offers licensure programs in twenty-nine endorsement areas. Degrees offered include Bachelor's, Master of Arts in Education (licensure or non-licensure), Master of Education (non-licensure), and Educational Specialist (licensure in Professional Administrator or non-licensure). All programs are offered on the Jackson, TN campus; the M.Ed. and Ed.S. programs are offered on the Germantown, TN campus. Of the 13 appointed full-time faculty in professional education, 10 (77%) have the doctorate.       Minimum scores on the Praxis II are required for admission to student teaching or for substitution of experience for student teaching. Approximately 93% of candidates pass the Praxis II on the first attempt. Initial licensure is required for admission to the M.Ed. and Ed.S. programs.       Of the 72 student teachers in the report year, 85% secured teaching positions in their area of endorsement the following school year, 3% were teaching outside their endorsement area, 8% were attending graduate school, and 4% were employed outside teaching. The average number of years taught by program completers from 4 years ago is 3.37 years.