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Institution name: University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Respondent name and title: Michael Martin / Academic Advisor/Data Manager
Respondent phone number: 715-425-3774 Fax: 715-425-0622
Electronic mail address: michael.martin@uwrf.edu
Address: 410 S. 3rd Street
City: River Falls State: WI Zip code: 54022

Section I Pass Rate

There were a total of 195 program completers.

There are no required state tests in effect at this time.

Section II. Program information.

Number of students in the regular teacher preparation program at your institution: 727

Information about supervised student teaching

2. How many students (in the regular program and any alternative route programs) were in programs of supervised student teaching during academic year 1999-2000? 208

Please provide the numbers of supervising faculty who were:

1. Appointed full-time faculty in professional education: 1.58 FTE. (10 were involved in supervision)

2. Appointed part-time faculty in professional education and full-time in the institution: 1 .54 FTE (4 were involoved with supervision)

3.  Appointed part-time faculty in professional education, not otherwise employed by the institution: 6.36 (17 were involved with supervision)

4.  Total number of supervising faculty for the teacher preparation program during 2000-2001: 9.48
31 were involved in supervision of student teachers.

5.  The student/faculty ratio was: 21.91

6. The average number of hours per week required of student participation in supervised student teaching in these programs was: 39 hours.
The total number of weeks of supervised student teaching required is: 18 Weeks
The total number of hours required is: 700 hours.
The number of hours across programs ranges from 700-1400

Information about state approval or accreditation of teacher preparation programs:

Is your teacher preparation program currently approved or accredited by the state? Yes

7. Is your teacher preparation program currently under a designation as "low-performing" by the state (as per section 208 (a) of the HEA of 1998)? No