Our vision is to prepare professional educators who have the knowledge, skills and dispositions to positively impact students in a diverse and changing world.
The mission of the Teacher Education Program at Oklahoma City University is to develop teachers who will be strong leaders with the ability to educate others successfully. The faculty is committed to offering a personalized professional degree that carries a reputation for academic excellence focusing on the knowledge, skills and dispositions to promote the success of each graduate and instill a desire for lifelong learning and service.
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Preparation
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability
Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators
Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC)
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Oklahoma State Department of Education
United States Department of Education
Due to COVID, our data collection for Completer Effectiveness for 2019-20 and 2020-21 was disrupted. The data from the 2021-22 school year was never released from the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
• Satisfaction of Employers (Principal/Mentor Teacher Survey)
• Satisfaction of Program Completers (First Year Teacher Survey)
• Candidate Competency at Completion
| OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY PASS RATE FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS FOR OKLAHOMA EDUCATORS | OCU 2019-2020 | STATE 2019-2020 | OCU 2020-2021 | STATE 2020-2021 | OCU 2021-2022 | STATE 2021-2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGET (GENERAL EDUCATION) | 66.7% | 69.7% | 75.0% | 80.0% | 50.0% | 70.4% |
| OPTE (PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE/PEDAGOGY) | 100.0% | 84.9% | 100.0% | 90.0% | 80.0% | 72.7% |
| OSAT (SUBJECT AREA TEST) | 100.0% | 65.7% | 82.3% | 67.5% | 89.0% | 72.0% |
| OCU OVERALL PASS RATE FOR ALL THREE TESTS | 92.6% | 80.9% | 82.0% | 80.0% | 76.0% | 70.0% |
• Ability of Completers to be Hired
• Impact on P-12 Students (4.1)
| OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY PASS RATE FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS FOR OKLAHOMA EDUCATORS | OCU 2018-2019 | STATE 2018-2019 | OCU 2019-2020 | STATE 2019-2020 | OCU 2020-2021 | STATE 2020-2021 |
| OGET (GENERAL EDUCATION) | 73.7% | 81.1% | 66.7% | 69.7% | 75.0% | N/A |
| OPTE (PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE/PEDAGOGY) | 100.0% | 87.2% | 100.0% | 84.9% | 100.00% | 86.2% |
| OSAT (SUBJECT AREA TEST) | 92.3% | 67.2% | 100.0% | 65.7% | 76.5% | 67.9% |
| OCU OVERALL PASS RATE FOR ALL THREE TESTS | 88.9% | 81.6% | 92.6% | 80.9% | 82.0% | N/A |
